Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I am reminded of my shortcomings. Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he imprisoned me and the chief baker in the house of the captain of the guard. Each of us had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own. Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams, and he interpreted them for us, giving each man the interpretation of his dream. And things turned out exactly as he interpreted them to us: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged. ”- Gen. 41:9-13 NIV
It's easy for us to spend our lives thinking that the world, or those in power can give us what we want, or what we need: security, prosperity and a long life, but this is a misconception, or as in the case of Pharaoh's servants, just a dream. Any recognition, other than that of God is just fleeting. Any position, any favor meted out by the world doesn't have as much worth as a promissory note. It can be, and often is, taken away at a moment's notice due to no fault of our own. We lose our jobs, the stock market crashes, our insurance is cancelled, the mortgage foreclosed. Our world crumbles and there is nothing we can do to stop it. No one is immune, look at all of the politicians, celebrities, and sports figures who fall from grace even faster than their meteoric rise to fame. There are no guarantees except with God. His mercy never comes to an end. He did not abandon Joseph, not when he was thrown into a cistern by his brothers, not when he was thrown into prison by Pharaoh. He did not abandon him, and he does not abandon us. No matter the circumstance we can be sure that he is aware of it all and just like Joseph, it will be engineered for his good as well as ours.
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