“Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. But Joseph [first] shaved himself, changed his clothes, and made himself presentable; then he came into Pharaoh’s presence.
And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it; and I have heard it said of you that you can understand a dream and interpret it. Joseph answered Pharaoh, It is not in me; God [not I] will give Pharaoh a [favorable] answer of peace.
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This is the message just as I have told Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.
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And the plan seemed good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his servants. And Pharaoh said to his servants, Can we find this man’s equal, a man in whom is the spirit of God? And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Forasmuch as [your] God has shown you all this, there is nobody as intelligent and discreet and understanding and wise as you are.
You shall have charge over my house, and all my people shall be governed according to your word [with reverence, submission, and obedience]. Only in matters of the throne will I be greater than you are.
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh took off his [signet] ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in [official] vestments of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck; He made him to ride in the second chariot which he had, and [officials] cried before him,
Bow the knee! And he set him over all the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without you shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.”
Backdrop to this would be Genesis 41, a space that may deeply resonate with a handful if not many. It was heralded by a series of seemingly unfair instances dealing a difficult hand to Joseph. One that echoed loss of voice to speak one’s truth as you deal with the subsequent inevitable.
Nevertheless, our God and redeemer chooses to interweave each of these experiences turning out to the good of Joseph. From being sold as a slave by his brothers to being accused indecency by Potiphar’s wife to the prison and eventually out in the palace.
Unbeknownst to Potiphar’s wife, it was the platform which she built that thrusted her immigrant slave, Joseph, into the culmination of his destiny call.
Loosely translated, she was a destiny helper.
Reality:
She was out prove a point through her muscle power over this young slave.
Bulldozing to be precise.
But as for Joseph:
He stood his ground.
He pursued what he knew best, righteousness.
He chose faithfulness.
He had every reason to lament, to share his story but didn’t.
He decided to shine through the darkest of nights.
Yes, he did experience humanistic moments of despair.
Yet he chose to honour his God.
Because when all is said and done,
It is always for the audience of One.
Hugs and kisses.
HIGHCARBLIVING 