Date: Friday, 20th September, 2024
Text: Genesis 41: 25-44
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
In order to promote a man God can change times and seasons in his favour. The ‘Remote Control’ of the whole world is in his hand and he can flip the channels at will to favour any of his children.
Joseph was a happy child of his father. He was well loved and given a coat of many colours. All was going well until he lost his connection to his family and became a slave in a foreign land.
He was a man that God promised a great future but things were going from good to bad and from bad to worse. Eventually he landed in prison yet he maintained his integrity and great relationship with God.
The word of God says, “But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. The keeper of the prison looked not to anything that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.” Genesis 39:21-23
Joseph tried to negotiate his way out of prison by asking one of the king pharaoh’s officials to help him get state pardon. But the man forgot him inside the prison until God himself stepped into the situation- Genesis 40:9-15; 23.
When the time came for Joseph to be set free and promoted, the Controller of times and seasons caused the king to have dreams that disturbed him. God made sure that he hid the interpretation of the dream from all the magicians.
The solution did not come until Joseph was brought into the picture and finally his elevation came.
No matter the condition you may be currently, just make sure you maintain your integrity with God and he will surely arise and have mercy on you in due time.
Prayer Nugget: Father, arise and have mercy on me; favour me this season in Jesus name.