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Two years have passed since the chief butler left the prison. Joseph has been waiting hopefully for a release from prison on the chief butler’s promise that he would remember him to Pharaoh. The butler forgot Joseph until Pharaoh had a dream which could not be interpreted. Then the chief butler remembered and told Pharaoh about Joseph, the man who could interpret dreams.
Joseph, a young man of 30 years, was sent for. He was a humble man; he told Pharaoh that only God can interpret dreams, not me.
Joseph was able to interpret Pharaoh’s dream, and he was also able to give direction on how to deal with the 7 years of prosperity and then the 7 years of famine. Pharaoh liked Joseph’s plan and gave him a promotion. He went from being an imprisoned servant to being second in command in Egypt under Pharaoh.
We need to remember that God’s timing is perfect. Joseph would have preferred to get out of prison much sooner but God had a timetable for him. Waiting on God is hard because we do not know what his plans are for us.
We must have humility. Any gifts and talents that we have come from God. God hates pride. Joseph was fruitful in Egypt even though he had no plans to ever go there.
If we would have been Joseph while he was in prison, what would we be thinking as we waited on the butler to remember? What do we do with the things that are not working for us? Can we rest in the fact that God is at work even though we can’t see it? Can we trust Him?