Divine signal!
Verse for
Today: Friday, August 02, 2013
Genesis 41:1 – When two full years have passed,
Pharaoh had a dream.
God’s
dreamer not only dreams, but interprets
dreams on behalf of God. Joseph believed that one day his teenage dreams
will
come true. He knew God intimately and believed what has been promised to
him
through dreams will come true. He knew that His God was powerful to
speak to other
people through dreams and would use him to interpret dreams. Even after
the cup-bearer of the Pharaoh found Joseph’s interpretation of his dream
to come true,
he was not grateful to Joseph to work to release him from the prison.
But God
would not forget Joseph. God used dreams to reveal Joseph’s divine
wisdom and
to find a window for Joseph to express it in the life of Pharaoh.
Through this
incident, God spoke to Joseph and reassured him that even when people
forget
his cause, God will not. At the right time, God would work things out
through
incidents in the lives of people and upcoming changes in nature that He
was in
control of the lives of His beloved children. God proved to him that
Potiphar, cup-bearer of the king and his own kith and kin might forget
him, but God will
not. It is amazing that God made all the people Joseph served to become
his
servants in a little while. God disturbed Pharaoh’s sleep and peace
until Joseph
was settled in life for the sustenance of his family would be
guaranteed. These
developments in the life of Joseph speak powerfully to us today to trust
God
for His every move in our lives. When years pass by silently, we see
that our
God is still at work quietly behind the scene. He is preparing people,
circumstances and events to accomplish his purpose in our lives. We must
continue to serve Him wherever He has placed us and wait patiently for
His time
to come to lift us up. His delays are not inactive and passive, but full
of preparatory
activities to fulfill His divine purpose in us. We should not jump ahead
of
God, but must wait for His time to come for us to act according to His
will.
Dear friend, are you getting impatient at the slow
pace of developments in your life? Remember, the Master Designer who is at the
controls of this universe is the same Lord who is controlling your life also.
He has a grand design for your life which He will carry forward according to
His wisdom, pleasure and schedule. Perhaps you feel that you are forgotten by
all and sundry, but rest assured that your Lord will never forget you nor
ignore you. He will not forsake you for a moment. His plan for you is based on
His wisdom and understanding of the pace at which you grow spiritually. As you
pass each milestone in your spiritual life, newer vistas will be opened for
you. What God expects from you is to simply wait for newer opportunities, but
to be faithful in whatever ministries you are entrusted with. At the right
time, God will send divine signals for you to move forward in His will. His design
for your life will unfold day by day. He doesn’t expect you to sit and wallow
over your present plight, but to use it as a bridge to cross over the troubled
waters in front of you. Each step of your way forward will be determined by His
perfect will and He will hold your hands. Today He is processing you for
greater vistas of life of faith and will lead you onward in a magnificent manner.
2 Timothy 4:18 – The Lord will rescue me from
every evil attack and will bring me safely to His heavenly kingdom.
Thought for
Today
Your prison cell is God’s workshop to chip, chisel and
remold you for greater usefulness.
Prayer for
Today
Lord: Help me today to take my eyes off my present
miseries and focus on Your great plans for my life which are yet to be
revealed. Amen!
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