Learning To WAIT UPON THE LORD

12/30/2007 7:59 AM

SPIRITUAL DIARY

My Worship Time                              Focus:  Learning to wait upon the Lord

Bible Reading & Meditation             Reference:  Genesis 39:21-23

            Message of the verses:  “21  But the LORD was with Joseph and extended kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the chief jailer.

22  The chief jailer committed to Joseph’s charge all the prisoners who were in the jail; so that whatever was done there, he was responsible for it.

23  The chief jailer did not supervise anything under Joseph’s charge because the LORD was with him; and whatever he did, the LORD made to prosper.”

            God was steadily moving Joseph to the throne, which would fulfill the dreams that He had given him earlier in his life, but now Joseph would have to continue to wait upon the Lord, to trust the Lord and to learn character and patience while he was waiting. As mentioned in and earlier SD there is not mention of sin in the life of Joseph so I believe that Joseph handled this delay as something from the Lord, even though I am sure at times there was depression in his life over what he was going through.

            Again I see that God was with him so that Joseph became the head guy in the prison that he was in.  I’m sure that Joseph was in one of the best prisons in the land of Egypt, and this probably had something to do with Potiphar.

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  Even though as of yet I have not been in a prison or sold as a slave, I can relate with what Joseph went through while in Egypt.  I would hope that I would conduct myself in the same way that Joseph did so that God will use this time to continue to build my character and continue to teach me patience and contentment while waiting on the Lord.

My Steps of Faith for Today:  I want to continue to trust in the Lord to trust in His promises to get me through these storms that He has sent me into.