Believe the Dream

Genesis 50:20 "But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive" 

This scripture is Joseph speaking to his brothers who had long before wronged him. The story of Joseph is one that will surely draw you in; beginning in Genesis 37 and ending in Genesis 50 you will not be able to put your Bible down. 

Joseph was favored; both by his father and by God. With favor comes hatred and his brothers definitely hated him for the favoritism their father showed him. As a teenage boy Joseph was a dreamer later becoming a dream interpreter. He shared his dreams of becoming a leader/ruler with his brothers to which they responded with anger and ridicule. Joseph's father, who favored him, thought the dream was crazy; however, he didn't dismiss the idea. Joseph's brother's decided to plot against him; selling him to Midianite merchants who were headed to Egypt then telling their father he was killed by an animal. The Midianites then sold Joseph to Potiphar, an official of Pharaoh. 

At this point I can understand how you might not see the favor over Joseph's life, but if you keep reading you'll soon recognize it. Potiphar recognized something in Joseph, that something was God. Potiphar trusted him because of this making him ruler over his household, so much so that Potiphar himself only had to worry about the food he ate. Again, Joseph was plotted against by Potiphar's wife which ultimately caused him to be imprisoned. And AGAIN, because of God's favor,  the warden put Joseph in charge of everyone being held in the prison. Are you seeing the pattern here? While in prison Joseph was able to show himself as a dream interpreter which ultimately gave him control over the entire land with only Pharaoh having more authority. This happened when Joseph interpreted Pharoah's dream of 7 years of abundance followed by 7 years of famine. During the years of famine Joseph's brother had to come to him for the provisions they needed to survive the difficult time.

Relevance: 

Believe the Dream! Believe what God has placed in you! It doesn't matter where you find yourself in this very moment or how many setbacks you THINK you've had God's plan will still come to pass. In the words of Bishop T.D. Jakes "Favor Ain't Fair". It only takes one person to believe in your dream and that person is YOU. Joseph was ridiculed, plotted against TWICE, lied on, and etc yet he was till exalted. Luke 14:11 says "For whosever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted". Even when Joseph was knocked down he did not complain. He humbled himself, continued to work hard, and waited for God to put him in his rightful place. You may be in a place where you feel like you don't belong, but remember God favors you. When people plot against you to move you out it's actually God moving you UP closer to your rightful place where those who plotted against you and mistreated you will need you.

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