Genesis 39: 5, 6: “And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field. And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.”
When a person trusts in the Lord that person can be sure that the Lord will prove to be worthy of that trust because the Lord is faithful. In this case, Joseph was only young and he had been forcibly taken away from his home. He was forced to work as a slave but he still trusted in the Lord. This doesn’t mean that every Christian can expect the Lord to make them prosperous and successful in their lives. Sometimes we have to remember the lesson the Lord Jesus Christ taught his disciples in John 9: 1-3 (“And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.”) God deals in our lives so that His works might be displayed in them. But God is faithful (see 1 Cor 1: 9 “God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.”, 1 Cor 10: 13 “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”) and He will always work for good in our lives (see Rom 8: 28 “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”)
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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