#DailyDevotion God Has Plans For You But It Probably Isn’t Being The King Of Spain
4th Sunday in Lent
Read Gen 41:28–57
Gen 41:38-41 And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, in whom is the Spirit of God?” (39) Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are. (40) You shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command. Only as regards the throne will I be greater than you.” (41) And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”
Can you imagine that? Joseph, sold into slavery by his brothers, sent to prison by his master, is now master over all Egypt. This might not be something that will happen to you in your lifetime. It may be hard for you to figure out how this may apply to your life. But it does. For even if the Lord doesn’t make you master over all you see, he does raise up rulers from among the people to do his will. Paul reminds of that in Romans, Rom 13:1 “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.”
God does have a plan for your life and he has promised he cares for you. But not everybody can be king in this life in this age. Yet you are individually important in his plans. There is no one who is not necessary. We cannot always see it and it may not always be made manifest in our lives. We all have our parts to play. Joseph’s brothers and Joseph’s master and his master’s wife all had a part to play in putting Joseph in power to accomplish God’s will.
Hopefully, you as Christians will not be playing the part of Joseph’s brothers or Potipher’s adulterous wife. We should be confident though that God is raising people to positions of power for his good purposes, for the good of the Church and the spreading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We should be humble to take the lots in life God places before us and do everything he has given us to do to the glory of Jesus.
Even if we are not raised to greatness in the eyes of the world we should remember, 1Pe 2:9 “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” We are children, through baptism, of the King of all creation, brothers and sisters of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. And on the last day if we are faithful Jesus will place us on his Father’s throne.
Heavenly Father, ever give us faith in your divine providence that we may live in peace and quietness all our days no matter what callings you have called us to, knowing your plan for us and your Church shall prevail. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.