Gen 41:16 “I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”
Joseph has grown and matured greatly in the 13 years since he eagerly told his brothers his dreams about becoming so great that the entire family bowed down to him. All that he’s endured since that time has brought him to this place—both the physical place where he can interpret Pharaoh’s dream and the emotional place where he can give God the credit and the glory for knowing how.
Gen 41:38 So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God?”
And as I ponder the lesson God would have me to learn here, I know without question that He is urging me to let go of the anger and bitterness I cling to about certain situations in my life. Joseph endured so much greater hardship, but because he was able to let go of bitterness, God was able to grow and mature him so Joseph was ready when God’s timing was right. By choosing to hold feelings of anger and bitterness, I am not able to grow and mature in the way God would have me to. Jesus, Help me.
Gen 41:39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one so discerning and wise as you.”
Lord, Thank You for this day, for this scripture, for this reminder that if my hands are clinched in anger and bitterness them they are not open to receive Your blessings. The world says that if I let go of my anger and resentment that I am condoning the behavior, but that’s not how You work. Help me, Lord, to let go of the things of this world, including my anger and bitterness. Help me to forgive and move forward so that You can mature me into the person You need me to be. Draw me closer. Amen.
Gen 41:40 “You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.”
Have a blessed day.
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