Friday, January 17, 2025

Sent as a Savior, Sold as a Servant

Broadcast 4270
Click here for the audio version (with audio Bible): www.streamglobe.org/aud4270

Psalm 105:17 (KJV) "He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant: Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him. The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free. He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance: To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom."

“How did I get here?”

Have you ever had one of those moments when prevailing circumstances suddenly make you realize how far off you seem to be from the desired future that God promised you? And what’s more, you can’t seem to pinpoint where you might have gone wrong—in fact, as far as you know, you’ve followed everything correctly.

Well, welcome to the club of many great Bible patriarchs (and matriarchs).

Mary, for example, was greeted by an angel with words that could make anyone green with envy: “You are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” This was further corroborated by Elizabeth, who exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women!” But guess what? It wasn’t long before this favored Mary had to flee Bethlehem—and Israel altogether—in the middle of the night to escape Herod’s wrath. Some thirty years later, she watched as the whole nation turned against her Son and subjected Him to an excruciating death. I don’t think she felt very “favored” in those moments.

Joseph’s story wasn’t much different. He dreamt of divine grandeur and envisioned himself as a ruler, with even his brothers bowing before him. The dreams were so significant that he had them twice. Yet, for the next 13 years, he found himself thrown into a pit, sold into slavery, wrongfully accused, and imprisoned with no hope of release. Nothing seemed farther from his dreams and expectations.

Sometimes, on our journey to destiny, we pass through the most unlikely of places. These moments can leave us questioning if we are headed in the right direction or if the Lord has abandoned us. In such moments, remember the story of the one sent to deliver his people from famine, who was paradoxically sold by these same people as a slave. Even in the midst of it all, Scripture affirms again and again that “the Lord was with him.”

Don’t despair when things don’t seem to go as you expect. Keep trusting the Lord. He who has promised is faithful to bring it to pass.

Go into today with full assurance of faith that the Lord, who has promised, is faithful to keep you and to give you an expected end.
—Ikechukwu Mpama
Want to be saved? Click here: www.streamglobe.org/33

If you wish to start receiving Streamglobe Devotional early every day, join our WhatsApp Channel through this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LFbRirvMpPC1KmzfDpr0bO

Bible In 1 Year: Nehemiah 5-9 (in today's audio)

Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this devotional and let's touch lives together.

Listen to our 24/7 Radio here: www.streamglobe.org

No comments:

The Power of Honoring God’s Messengers

Broadcast 4294 Click here for the audio version (with audio Bible): www.streamglobe.org/aud4294 Matthew 10:41-42 (NET) Whoever receives a pr...