Genesis 40: 1-4: “And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt. And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.”
While it seemed that Joseph was going through his darkest hour things were just starting to come together. He was in prison and looking after other prisoners because the Lord was with him. Finally the means of his final deliverance arrived in the prison but he didn’t know it. No doubt these two men were arrogant and difficult to deal with because they had been in very important positions in Pharaoh’s administration but Joseph still continued to do his job even though the circumstances were trying for him. Sometimes our responsibility before God is to do the job that we have been given now and trust the Lord. He is in control and will always work for our good. We can’t all expect to end up like Joseph did but we can all be sure that we have everlasting life if we trust in the Lord Jesus Christ.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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