It’s amazing how the steps of a righteous man are ordered of God. There are countless episodes in the Bible that demonstrate this fact. Remember the man Joseph? He played a prominent role in the history of Israel, to fulfill God’s dream for His chosen people. He not only saved the life of his family, but also rescued the entire nation of Israel from famine.
Joseph was a man after God’s heart with the yeast of God in him to rise. He rose from slave boy to overseer of Potiphar’s house. When he was falsely accused of indecent behaviour, Joseph was made worse than a slave; he was reduced to a prisoner, awaiting his final sentence.
Some people are so bothered with where they are today. They’re so disturbed about their present situation that they have no time to think or reason out their lives through God’s Word. The truth about Joseph was that he suffered when he was very young, but he also experienced God’s favor at a very young age. Genesis 41:46 says, “And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt”
Do you know Pharaoh took his signet ring off his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand? He clothed him with fine linen and gold, had him ride in the second chariot which he had and made all the people bow their knees before him. This was Joseph, a foreigner and slave in the land of Egypt, an ex-prisoner, now turned leader of the whole nation! Your life is not measured by what you are today, but where you’re going. One thing is certain though: complainers don’t go far, it’s only visionaries that do. So have a vision for your life and future today!
