‘Poor, poor Joseph,
what'cha gonna do?’ This line is repeated at several points in ‘that
musical’ about Joseph, but rather than feeling sorry for him just look at his
story and you will see that his life was actually pretty rich. Why? Because he
made some really important decisions, whether in the pit, the prison or the
palace.
Joseph didn’t mope around feeling sorry for himself, he got
on with the life that other people threw at him, made some great choices at
just the right time and put himself in a great position – available for God to
use.
Okay, he might have been annoying and arrogant at times,
like us all, but, as Carl Beech says, he ‘displayed
incredible self-discipline and never gave in to circumstances.’ He was
thrown in a pit, sold into slavery, rose up the ranks, thrown in prison for
something he didn’t do, saved the nation and was reconciled with his family.
How do you do that? You keep God first and remember that everything you do affects
God, whether it is your disobedience or your obedience, and that was enough to
keep Joseph available whatever the place he was in.
Isn’t it amazing that when we are in a place that pleases
God, ‘it blesses everyone near you as well.’
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| Hang it up! |
So wherever you are, whoever you are with, whatever the
temptations you are facing, whatever the circumstances, if you hold the line
today, God is going to bless you and everyone who is near you as well.
Hang the coat up and stay faithful to God.
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