Do you feel
misunderstood and forsaken by the people you love? Have you been falsely
accused and stripped of everything, without a dime to your name? Maybe today,
you feel that you have hit rock bottom and you wonder if you can ever rise
again.
Joseph, who was sold
by his brothers into slavery (see Genesis 37:28), went through all these
experiences and emotions. Still, he was conscious that God was in it with him
every step of the way. Though his life was a “mess,” he believed that it was
not an accident. Though the things that were happening to him were not good, he
believed that God was making all things work together for his good. And it was
indeed so—Joseph eventually rose to occupy the most powerful position in Egypt,
second only to Pharaoh (see Genesis 41:40).
Probably, this
consciousness that God was in it with him was the reason he forgave his
brothers when he met them again later in his life. Joseph told them, “But now,
do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here;
for God sent me before you to preserve life” (Genesis 45:5).
So like Joseph,
whatever you are facing now, be conscious that God is in it with you. Be
Jesus-conscious. Though you may have nothing or not much now in the natural,
the truth is that you have everything when you have Jesus!
The same Jesus who
went around blessing others with 12 baskets full of leftovers, a net-breaking,
boat-sinking load of fishes, and who never impoverished anybody, will empower
you to succeed in life. The same Jesus who went about doing good will cause
good to explode in your life. The same Jesus who went about healing the sick
and never giving anyone sickness will keep you in divine health and protect you
from harm.
Beloved because “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever” (Hebrews 13:8), as He was with Joseph, He is with you right now. And He will empower you to live the high life—the abundant life in which you will see God’s promises manifest! (Article & Picture; courtesy of Joseph Prince Ministries used with kind permission).
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