Joseph has been in prison under a false accusation for a long time. At one point it looked like there was a glimmer of hope. He had interpreted a dream for one of Pharoah's servants, the cupbearer, and he had been freed. Joseph had asked him to remember him, and to tell the king he was innocent, but in two years he never mentions him.
Then Pharaoh has a dream and it all comes back. He remembers and tells Pharaoh. Joseph is sent for and freed.
If Joseph had never been sold as a slave he never would have been falsely accused. Had he never been accused he wouldn't have ended up in jail. If he hadn't been in jail he never would have met the cupbearer. And if he had never met the cupbearer Pharaoh's dream wouldn't have been interpreted.
Had Joseph been set free with the cupbearer he may have headed back to Canaan. Pharaoh would have had the dream but Joseph would have been gone. But that isn't how the story happens. Joseph is in prison another two years, and when Pharaoh has his dream he is right where he can be found.
Men, sometimes it feels like we're just stuck. We have done nothing to be where we are, and the people we believe will help us forget about us. But if we are in the center of God's will, then we can patiently wait for His timing.
Your prayer may be answered with God saying, "Not yet." When that happens let us trust Him, and wait on his timing. He has us right where He needs us, so at the right moment we can be found and used for the big picture.
"Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."
To God alone be the Glory!
Strength and Honor
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