When Joseph was seventeen years
old, his brothers plotted against him; and Joseph were sold as slave and was
brought to Egypt. Genesis 37
On that time slaves were sold as
merchandises; they had to stand naked on public markets and the buyers could see if the
slaves had the body, health and size suitable for the job in need.
Things were quite bad for that
young boy. He had no money, family, friends and cloths. Can you for a second
imagine what would be the thoughts of that young boy on a situation like that?
Before he was so loved by his father Jacob, and then, he was standing on a line
of naked slaves.
As humans, we can immediately predict
his future by saying: “poor boy, his life is over”.
Fortunately, God does not see
things as we see. In fact, God sees rock bottom as opportunity. AND JOSEPH was
brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain and
chief executioner of the [royal] guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the
Ishmaelites who had brought him down there. But the Lord was with
Joseph, and he [though a slave] was a successful and prosperous man; and he was
in the house of his master the Egyptian. Genesis
39:1-2 AMP
How
come a naked slave, be a successful and prosperous man? That is the point! My
friend, our success does not depend on WHAT we have, or on what we are going through, but WHO we have.
Because
Joseph had the Lord in his life; the position of slavery was not a problem for
him, because even down there the Lord made him a successful and prosperous man.
And his master saw that the Lord was with him
and that the Lord made all that he did to flourish and succeed in his hand. So
Joseph pleased [Potiphar] and found favor in his sight, and he served him. And
[his master] made him supervisor over his house and he put all that he had in
his charge. Genesis 39:3-4
Potiphar was an
Egyptian, he didn’t know anything about the Lord, but the Bible tell us that he
SAW that the Lord was with Joseph and that the Lord made all the work of Joseph’s
hands to flourish and succeed. For sure he saw great miracles and wonders
through Joseph’s hands; otherwise, it would not call his attention. Definitely,
Potiphar didn’t see ordinary things!
My friends, do not
limit the power of Jesus in your life by confessing the things that you don’t
have, and the things that you wish to have in order “to succeed”.
Do not deceive
yourself by thinking that if you have “more this and more that”; you will be
happier, prosperous, healthier and whatsoever.
It is not what we have but WHO we have.
When we have
Jesus in our lives, HE will bless our ways even if we lost everything. The Lord is powerful
and mighty to turn a “nobody” into “somebody”!
So Pharaoh
said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.”
Genesis 41:41 NIV
As we can see, a mere slave becomes a ruler over
the whole land of Egypt.
Seek the Kingdom of God above all
else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:33 NLT
Halleluiah Amen!
