Wisdom (5)
Hello everyone,
How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord. We thank God for His wisdom, His grace, His love, His joy and how He is in control. We thank Him for He is our Lord and our times are in His hands (Psalm 31v15). He makes all things beautiful in His time (Ecclesiastes 3v11). Even when things seem to be going awry and not the way we would want it to, God is still in control. One person who can attest to this is Joseph, who was able to tell his brothers that sold him into slavery that “But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive” (Genesis 50v20). In one day, he went from being in prison to being 2nd in command in Egypt. How? What happened was that while Joseph was in prison, Pharaoh had 2 dreams – “And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh” (Genesis 41v8). But the chief butler, who was previously in prison with Joseph, and had a dream interpreted by Joseph, told Pharaoh about him.
Primary Text: Genesis 41v14-40
“Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharoah. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river: And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow: And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good: And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them: And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me. And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what He is about to do. The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one. And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine. This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do He sheweth unto Pharaoh. Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt: And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous. And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through famine. And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants. And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art: Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.” Genesis 41v14-40 (KJV)
Beloved, it pays to serve God and to fear Him. “…Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding” (Job 28v28). “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” (Prov. 4v7). Walk with the Lord, fear Him. The wisdom of this world will fail. We see here that the magicians and wise men could not help the king. We see a similar thing happen in the time of Daniel. Seek the Lord, and His presence evermore.
Supplementary Text:
“But it is from Him that you have your life in Christ Jesus, Whom God made our Wisdom from God, [revealed to us a knowledge of the divine plan of salvation previously hidden, manifesting itself as] our Righteousness [thus making us upright and putting us in right standing with God], and our Consecration [making us pure and holy], and our Redemption [providing our ransom from eternal penalty for sin].” 1 Corinthians 1v30 (AMP)
Prayer
Father in heaven, we bless Your holy name. Today o God, we submit to Your tutelage and to Your Word. Teach us o Your ways o God. We ask for more of Your Spirit this day, in Jesus name, amen.
How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord. We thank God for His wisdom, His grace, His love, His joy and how He is in control. We thank Him for He is our Lord and our times are in His hands (Psalm 31v15). He makes all things beautiful in His time (Ecclesiastes 3v11). Even when things seem to be going awry and not the way we would want it to, God is still in control. One person who can attest to this is Joseph, who was able to tell his brothers that sold him into slavery that “But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive” (Genesis 50v20). In one day, he went from being in prison to being 2nd in command in Egypt. How? What happened was that while Joseph was in prison, Pharaoh had 2 dreams – “And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh” (Genesis 41v8). But the chief butler, who was previously in prison with Joseph, and had a dream interpreted by Joseph, told Pharaoh about him.
Primary Text: Genesis 41v14-40
“Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharoah. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river: And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow: And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good: And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them: And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me. And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what He is about to do. The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one. And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine. This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do He sheweth unto Pharaoh. Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt: And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous. And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through famine. And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants. And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art: Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.” Genesis 41v14-40 (KJV)
Beloved, it pays to serve God and to fear Him. “…Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding” (Job 28v28). “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” (Prov. 4v7). Walk with the Lord, fear Him. The wisdom of this world will fail. We see here that the magicians and wise men could not help the king. We see a similar thing happen in the time of Daniel. Seek the Lord, and His presence evermore.
Supplementary Text:
“But it is from Him that you have your life in Christ Jesus, Whom God made our Wisdom from God, [revealed to us a knowledge of the divine plan of salvation previously hidden, manifesting itself as] our Righteousness [thus making us upright and putting us in right standing with God], and our Consecration [making us pure and holy], and our Redemption [providing our ransom from eternal penalty for sin].” 1 Corinthians 1v30 (AMP)
Prayer
Father in heaven, we bless Your holy name. Today o God, we submit to Your tutelage and to Your Word. Teach us o Your ways o God. We ask for more of Your Spirit this day, in Jesus name, amen.
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