Scripture: Genesis 40:15
[Joseph said,] “For in fact I was stolen out of the land of the Hebrews; and here also I have done nothing that they should have put me into the dungeon.”
Thought for the Day: People often tell of how Edison failed 10,000 times before finally finding success with the electric lightbulb. I don’t know if that’s true, but it is often used to encourage people to be persistent. It is a nice story, but most of us are ready to throw in the towel when one bad thing is followed by another and then another. We begin to question things after only a few failures. Joseph himself had known many struggles, but he continued to find hope, and it is seen in his ability to partner with God in creating a better future. He doesn’t simply wait for God to act, but in the above passage, he tells his story to someone who might be able to help him…maybe not today or tomorrow, but someday. He’s not a afraid to push forward even after his many deflating struggles. He does so by telling his story to a former servant of the Pharaoh who is presently in jail. That’s pushing forward into what most people would see as a dead end, but as we will discover, it opens another door which opens another door to what will eventually be the fulfillment of God’s desired future.
Prayer: May I never be afraid to push forward toward your future, O Lord, even when that future appears to be rather hopeless. Amen.
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