“JOSEPH FOUND FAVOR!”

Genesis 39:3-6                            (ESV)

“3 His master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD caused all that he did to succeed in his hands.

4 So “”JOSEPH FOUND FAVOR” in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had.

5 From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had, the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; the blessing of the LORD was on all that he had, in house and field.

6 So he left all that he had in Joseph's charge, and because of him he had no concern about anything but the food he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.”

There are many times when people in general get discouraged while going through trying times.  Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, appears to be going against them and they can’t seem to catch a break.  In the book of Genesis,

Joseph was hated by his brothers, sold into slavery by his own brothers, lied about by Potiphar’s wife, just to mention a few of his “trials”!  But, GOD HAD A PLAN!!!

How could Joseph have thought when he was at the bottom of the well, or in imprisoned following false accusations from Potiphar’s wife that he was right where GOD’s Plan called for him to be?  As it turns out, Joseph had to be in the prison with a man who knew his ability to interpret dreams, so when Pharaoh had a dream he that troubled him greatly, he began asking for ANYONE who could interpret the dream.  Joseph was summoned and GOD interpreted Pharaoh’s dream and because “JOSEPH FOUND FAVOR” in GOD’s sight, he was promoted to number two in all of the land of Egypt.  The only person with authority over Joseph was Pharaoh himself.  

Why can’t we SEE that GOD is in Control when so-called “bad things” happen in our lives?  GOD might be putting us in a prison cell to interpret a dream before a “nobody” who will notify a world leader of GOD using us for HIS Glory!  To understand that GOD is in Control, even when what we think are bad things come about, is part of understanding that we are not HIM!  Man is full of “BAD THINGS” (Mark 7:21-23) and far too often I reveal those ugly things!  For instance, we don’t want to SEE that when a person isn’t “present with the body”, they are “present with the LORD”!  GOD being in Control is a lot better than me being in charge!!

When Joseph was going through his many trials, one might have easily thought he was “out of GOD’s Will”.  But GOD was working HIS Plan and “JOSEPH FOUND FAVOR” from GOD ALMIGHTY!  We too may have to experience some “bad things” from time to time, but knowing that we are being used by our CREATOR as part of HIS Plan makes it all worthwhile.  Like “JOSEPH FOUND FAVOR”, cause me to be reminded that I am YOURS to use for YOUR Glory!!!