Last time we learned that God's
timing is the best. At exactly the right time He would lead us and
help us through situations. He would open doors when it needs to be
opened and close doors when it needs to be closed. He sees the
bigger picture and knows what is best for us, when we try to force
things to happen earlier than it should, we make trouble for
ourselves. We should never do that, but rather wait on God for His
perfect timing.
And what a better example than
Joseph. Okay, fair enough, he was forced to wait for his moment to
come because he was in jail. BUT he had a good attitude while
waiting. He did his best in jail and worked there as a supervisor.
And as we saw, the moment that he came out of jail, he gave God the
glory for interpreting the dreams. He didn't squirm away from God
and pretend that he could do it all by himself, no, he gave all
glory to God, even though he knew that Pharaoh was seen as a 'god'
himself. And what was also amazing to see is that after Pharaoh
told Joseph his dreams, Joseph didn't ask for time to receive the
interpretation from God. He didn't go away on his own and consult
God first. He lived so close to Him and had His Spirit guiding him,
so he didn't need to do that, God's Spirit just flowed mightily and
he could give the interpretation as well as the solution instantly.
God flowed so greatly through him, that even Pharaoh saw that God
was with Joseph:
"And Pharaoh said to his
servants, "Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the
Spirit of God?" Genesis 41:38
I don't think we realize what a
huge compliment this was. Especially coming from Pharaoh who
himself was considered to be a god. He saw God in Joseph and I do
not think there is a bigger compliment that anyone can give to
someone.
We should also live so close to God
that people can see Him in us. This doesn't just happen. Just like
exercising our physical muscles, we must exercise our spiritual
muscles. And just as we cannot expect to pick up several kilograms
of weights in our first week of training, we cannot expect to just
flow with God's Spirit like Joseph did after spending two mornings
in a row with God. It just doesn't work that way. We need to be
consistent and develop our relationship with God. We need to get to
know Him and His heart for us as well as for others. The closer we
get to Him, the more we will flow in His principles and spread that
to other people.
God wants us so close to Him, that
we can give advice to others in a moment's notice, and it would be
God inspired advice. That is God's plan and will for all of us. He
wants us to be true representatives of Him, speaking to others what
He would have spoken to them. We should follow Joseph's example.
Even though he went through some very tough times, he stuck close
to God and it paid off. People could SEE God in him and that has
made all the difference. And it would make all the difference in
your life too.
I know we are all busy and do not
have the time to spend God. But as Joyce Meyer said the other day,
we always find time for what is important to us. If our bodies are
important to us we find time to exercise, if our children are
important to us we find time to spend with them, if our friends are
important to us we make sure we keep in contact, if our sports are
important to us we make time to watch it. So, is spending time with
God important to you? Is it important to you to be filled with His
Spirit to overflowing? If it is, you WILL make the time. It is your
choice. Everyone gets 24 hours a day, what are you going to do with
it?
Father we want to overflow with
Your Spirit just like Joseph did. We want people to see You in our
lives. We want to be filled with more and more of You. Thank you
for always making time for us. We love You. Amen