Genesis 39: 1-4: “And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand. And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.”
Joseph was no longer in control of his own destiny. We are encouraged, these days, to make sure that we always stay in control of our own destiny. We know that we have to set goals and write down our dreams so that we can make sure that we achieve what we set out to achieve in our lives. However, there are times when everyone loses control of their own destiny. Sometimes we do something foolish or at other times we are the victims of another persons malicious or foolish acts. In those case we can remember Joseph, or other heroes of faith. The Lord was with Joseph but this was because he maintained his faith in the Lord and the fact that the Lord was in control of his life. Joseph didn’t lose sight of the fact that the Lord promised Abraham that his descendants would spend time in Egypt but then they would come out of Egypt (Heb 11: 22 “By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.” compare this with Gen 15: 13 “And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;”) Even if we feel as though we have lost control of our lives we can still trust the Lord because He hasn’t lost control of anything.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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