Fulfilling Your Destiny
Genesis 45: 7-8. “And God sent me before you to preserve a posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. So not it was not you sent me ere, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.”
Perhaps you are familiar with the story of Joseph in the book of Genesis. Joseph was the son of Jacob, and the only son of Jacob’s beloved wife, Rachel, and his father’s pride and joy. When Joseph was a boy, Jacob made him a coat of many colors, because Joseph was his favorite son. Then God gave Joseph a vision—that one day his father and brothers would bow down to him. His half-brothers were so jealous that they conspired against Joseph’s life. First, they threw him into a pit while they planned how to take his life. But then—by the hand of God—a band of slave traders passed by, and they sold Joseph into slavery instead of killing him.
Big deal, you might be thinking. Why didn’t God just get him out of trouble and send him back home? Because Joseph had a destiny to fulfill.
Joseph could’ve been bought by anyone, but he was purchased by Potiphar, the captain of the pharaoh’s guards. Joseph prospered under Potiphar’s ownership and became overseer of all his master owned—until Potiphar’s wife falsely accused him of trying to rape her, and he was thrown into Pharaoh’s prison.
Sound like your life? You’re doing your best to serve God, and you think your problems are finally easing up a bit, when suddenly they go from bad to worse. Why? Because you have a destiny to fulfill.
Again Joseph found favor with the keeper of the prison, who put him in charge of all the prisoners. The Lord was with him, and whatever he did prospered (Gen. 39:23). When the king’s baker and butler were thrown into prison, God gave Joseph the correct interpretation for their dreams—that one would live and return to favor, and the other would die.
When the butler was returned to favor with Pharaoh as Joseph predicted, he forgot all about Joseph for two long years, until Pharaoh had a disturbing dream. None of his advisors could tell him what the dream meant, until the butler remembered Joseph. When Joseph was able to interpret Pharaoh’s dream, Pharaoh recognized the wisdom and anointing God had placed on Joseph and put him in charge of his kingdom.
Now, think about this. In Potiphar’s house, Joseph learned the language and customs of the Egyptians and how to run a household. In Pharaoh’s prison, he learned the customs of Pharaoh’s court and how to be in leadership. Without this training, he would not have been prepared to fulfill his destiny.
What is God trying to teach you through your current situation? Ask Him to show you the bigger purpose for what you’re going through. If you don’t know your destiny, Ask Him to show you.
Cathleen
Perhaps you are familiar with the story of Joseph in the book of Genesis. Joseph was the son of Jacob, and the only son of Jacob’s beloved wife, Rachel, and his father’s pride and joy. When Joseph was a boy, Jacob made him a coat of many colors, because Joseph was his favorite son. Then God gave Joseph a vision—that one day his father and brothers would bow down to him. His half-brothers were so jealous that they conspired against Joseph’s life. First, they threw him into a pit while they planned how to take his life. But then—by the hand of God—a band of slave traders passed by, and they sold Joseph into slavery instead of killing him.
Big deal, you might be thinking. Why didn’t God just get him out of trouble and send him back home? Because Joseph had a destiny to fulfill.
Joseph could’ve been bought by anyone, but he was purchased by Potiphar, the captain of the pharaoh’s guards. Joseph prospered under Potiphar’s ownership and became overseer of all his master owned—until Potiphar’s wife falsely accused him of trying to rape her, and he was thrown into Pharaoh’s prison.
Sound like your life? You’re doing your best to serve God, and you think your problems are finally easing up a bit, when suddenly they go from bad to worse. Why? Because you have a destiny to fulfill.
Again Joseph found favor with the keeper of the prison, who put him in charge of all the prisoners. The Lord was with him, and whatever he did prospered (Gen. 39:23). When the king’s baker and butler were thrown into prison, God gave Joseph the correct interpretation for their dreams—that one would live and return to favor, and the other would die.
When the butler was returned to favor with Pharaoh as Joseph predicted, he forgot all about Joseph for two long years, until Pharaoh had a disturbing dream. None of his advisors could tell him what the dream meant, until the butler remembered Joseph. When Joseph was able to interpret Pharaoh’s dream, Pharaoh recognized the wisdom and anointing God had placed on Joseph and put him in charge of his kingdom.
Now, think about this. In Potiphar’s house, Joseph learned the language and customs of the Egyptians and how to run a household. In Pharaoh’s prison, he learned the customs of Pharaoh’s court and how to be in leadership. Without this training, he would not have been prepared to fulfill his destiny.
What is God trying to teach you through your current situation? Ask Him to show you the bigger purpose for what you’re going through. If you don’t know your destiny, Ask Him to show you.
Cathleen
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