Seeing God Through Us

Today's Verse

Genesis 39:3 (NKJV)

And his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made all he did to prosper in his hand.

Read: Genesis Chapter 39

Thoughts

Joseph’s story covers more than 25 percent of the last chapters of Genesis, summarizing more than nine decades of his life. Here, we see that the Lord had been working in the life of Joseph. Joseph had a roller-coaster ride in his life; he started from up being his dad’s favorite, went down to the pit and then sold as slave, went up to Potiphar’s house, went down to prison for a crime he did not commit, and finally went up to Pharaoh’s palace. Yet, with all those successes and trials, we never saw Joseph complaining about anything, except one when he said “How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” What was his secret? God was with him, and he stayed in the Lord.

It is interesting to know, how Joseph handled everything in his life, much more when he smelled success and slowly getting elevated despite of the downsides that happened in his life. He could have grabbed all the opportunity that he can have, bragged about how good and how handsome he was, taken Potiphar’s wife under his control, taken Potiphar’s position under Pharaoh, and did every successful person can do – got into power and destroyed everyone who wronged him and were against him, just as the world teaches.

Yet Joseph was not looking for his own agenda, he was looking at God’s agenda for his life. He knows that God had much better things ahead, even if God was not holding down the punches of trials in his life that definitely can bring him down. His eyes were fixed on what God had in store for him. At the end, God rewarded him, put him in a position where God can use him more effectively – next to the Pharaoh. Literally, he became the savior and hero of the ancient world, for God used him and blessed him in ways he never expected.

You may be in a situation where everything seems to be going against you. You may feel like throwing down the towel, and say “I quit, I’m done”. And you pondered, you can just go through the currents of life instead. Look at God’s agenda for your life again, and be still and know that God is in the midst of your trials and hardships. Only then, people will see God through you because you reflect His image in your life whatever the situation maybe. Joseph kept his calm in the Lord, until one day, the Lord lifted him up and elevated him where he should be. You can keep your calm, and wait upon the Lord. God is not forgetful in His promises, He blesses those who trust in Him.

Prayer

Lord God Heavenly Father, forgive us for not abiding in You when trials come. Help us to be still and know that You are God, that You are in control of everything. Make us like gold purified in fire, only then Your reflection can be seen through us, when the impurities are burned away and separated. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.