At age 17, Joseph of Egypt was a young man full of life, but faced trials and tribulations that reached him all around, it seemed that even the devil was in control, everything seemed to conspire against him. But Joseph loved the Lord and God was with him. Joseph knew the character of God and, therefore, even under the circumstances, did not fail to love God. He was sold by his own brothers to slave traders from Egypt. When Joseph came to Egypt he was again sold as a slave to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, and in this man's house, did not accpeted the proposal of lust of Potiphar's wife. However, did not left his love for God and did not stop of profess his faith on Him. Sometimes, before difficult situations, we do not know to wait the time of GOD. Only He knows the right moment and the right time. He doesn´t get late and never mistakes the day and time to fulfill every promise in our lives. Joseph was faithful to God in his heart He was waiting every moment for the fulfillment of the purpose of the Lord. He became the governor of all the land of Egypt, the greatest power of that time (Genesis 37 and 47). I know a very dear boy, drummer and father of six children. The kids are very kind to me. One day I received a hug of the youngest one, who called my attention by hby having his face cutted, stained with mercurochrome. I asked him what happened. Immediately, his sister said, "Oh, pastor, he shaved his beard." The boy took his father's razor and cut himself on the trial to shave the beard , because it was not the right time for this thing to be done.
We have to learn early in life that " To every {thing there is} a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven." (Ecclesiastes 3:1) When we really surrender to the Lord, He begins to act. When the Bible says that all things cooperate for our good, it not only refers to big dreams, but also to the little things. If you get at your job and your boss tells you that your salary will increase tenfold, you say: "Glory to God, hallelujah!" But if you are fired, what will be your attitude? God is still the same God. We need to see with the eyes of the Lord and to know how to really rest in Him and believe in the Word. Just as He was with Joseph, He is with you. At the moment we assume the truth of the Word of God in our lives, nothing, any circumstance can overshadow what we have with the Lord. And above any situation, continue in faith like Job stating: “For I know {that} my redeemer liveth, and {that} he shall stand at the latter {day} upon the earth. I know that thou canst do every {thing}, and {that} no thought can be withholden from thee. {no thought can be...: or, no thought of thine can be hindered} Job 19:25, 42:2
Heliene Lobato and Andre Fujimori
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