Joseph Was Thrown into Prison
It’s been sooooo long since I left you hanging. Did you
forget about me? You know, the story of "Joseph being accused of something he did not do." He was thrown into prison. I’m sure he was in shock and crying out to
God in his heart as he was grabbed quickly, pushed about, and roughly tossed into
an unknown atmosphere. It was probably
darker than normal there. The truth is Joseph
was alone in life, he had no friends. He
didn’t have family members there for him.
He had no one praying for him through his tears and his grief. He didn’t have anyone but God. He talked to God through his problems. His father wasn’t praying for his safety, his
father thought he was dead. I’m sure
Joseph thought of his little brother and his dad each night before he went to
sleep. I mean that would be the human
thing to do. There are several things Joseph
did while he was in prison. He did his very best work. I’m sure he learned new things every day. He met new people each day. He did not have a bad attitude. If he struggled in his heart with bitterness,
he took it to God in prayer. Who knows
what happened to him while he was in prison?
The bible does not tell us every detail of his stay. We know one thing though he was there a long,
long time. He was completely forgotten.
He obviously wanted out of prison, because He mentions it to
two people. Joseph was talented in a
very unusual way. Joseph’s talent was
rejected by his family when he was young.
However, He was believed by people who he knew in Egypt. Once again just like David, Joseph was accused, by
his family of being, prideful. Rejection
and violence were part of their youth because they were judged harshly. Did that mean God wasn’t blessing them? On the contrary, they were the very ones that
had a leadership purpose. God was
preparing Joseph for a life of a leader.
Susan Nikitenko April 17th, 2021 ©
