From a sermon delivered 26 August, read Genesis 41.
When we look at this episode in Joseph’s life it’s as if his break comes when he had stopped striving for it. As a youngster he had always tried to be the best, the most popular, the brightest, yet all his striving only caused disappointment, division, and rejection.
In prison he’d hoped that the right connections would help him – but as we recall his ‘connections’ forgot him.
Now two years later – we imagine he’d resigned himself to his fate when unexpectedly – a lifeline – he is called upon to help Pharaoh. Hope restored. Continue reading
