If you are asked to cast a vote for Self defense or God defense, which one will you pick? Joseph was not afraid of losing his job at Portifar's house. He did the right thing, yet he lost his job anyway. For standing up with integrity he lost his position probably to a mediocre. His resume was spoilt. His reputation stained. Job security was out of the picture because he did not report his master's wife to anyone other from God who sees... Hagar the maid of Sarah called God the one who sees…And the one who sees attended to the situation; treating each person’s mess up accordingly. He will never allow the wicked to go unpunished because He is a righteous God. Joseph allowed God to be his shield; he did not depend on the Labour Union. He was put in prison for depending on the most righteous one.
And because seasons must pass...time has to pass over certain things in our life. Some things have to happen that way [so that the name of the Lord might be glorified...a man was born blind right from birth because God wanted to prove something through that]. Somehow, some things have to be like that for the time being. Jesus said to John the Baptizer, let it be so for now, that we might fulfill all righteousness .The same way it happened for Jesus and Joseph and Jones! [That is you!] It will happen in your life and mine. God will not abort His processes for any reason because He has a purpose in mind. Imagine, how the Lord did not allow the officer Butler remember Joseph after being released from prison and restored to his butlership because He will never have distinguished the favour of God from the influence of man. He will never share His glory with Pharaoh's Butler or any man.If I was Joseph, I would have been very angry and bitter against everyone else but God's spirit and grace was on Joseph. He was not bitter against Butler or Portifar. He was not angry at other people for being forgotten. For not being remembered, referred or rewarded. After two years, the Lord revisited Joseph's situation directly through Pharaoh the king. The access that God alone brings has no attachment to people's efforts. An ordinary dream was what led to his release. If God could use a dream, He can use anything to lift any man He desire to lift!
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