Today is Monday, December 10, 2018, and here is your daily devote. Sometimes it is difficult to see what God is doing in the moment. We need to take a step back and look at the bigger picture to see his hand. Until Pharaoh's pronouncement, Joseph could have summarized his life with a question, why is this happening to me?
The answer to that question comes into focus when we look at his journey as a whole. If Joseph's brothers had not ceased him, they would have not thrown him into a pit. If they had not thrown him into a pit, they would have not drawn him out of the pit to sell him to the Ishmaelites. If he had not been sold to the Ishmaelites, he would not have made it out to Potiphar's house, and on and on until he was ushered into an introduction with Pharaoh.
It was probably difficult for Joseph to see God at work during each link in this chain of events, but with each one, God was working to spare the lives of not only the Egyptians, but also Joseph's brothers, and through one of them, the promised future Messiah would be born. Think about this. What is the advantage of looking at all of Joseph's trials through the big picture? How can we do the same for our own?
Why is it easier to go through trials by focusing our attention on God rather than our circumstances? Thanks for listening to the daily devote. I would love to connect with you either on social media or you can send me an email at www.atomburton.net. Also, please share this, like it, send it to somebody who it might be a benefit to.
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