Joseph's Turning Point

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What have we been talking about?

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Joseph is in jail and he interprets the bakers and cupbearers dream

later the cupbearer tells Pharoah that Joseph had interpreted his dream.

m,,,,,,, Joseph interprets his dream.

Then Joseph becomes in charge and he use the info to make Egypt prosper

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God Gave Joseph The Interpretation

Genesis 41:16 NIV

16 “I cannot do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.”

We see here that Joseph did not interpret these dreams buy his own knowledge. He got this ability from the Lord.

In this same way we need to seek the Lord for his knowledge and power

Joseph could have taken the credit and they would have believed him

God Will Bear Fruit In Your Suffering

Genesis 41:52 NIV

52 The second son he named Ephraim and said, “It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.”

We see here that Joseph is praising God by naming his son this

Joseph recognizes that God has turned his land of suffering into a land of fruitful. Now Joseph has a family and he has been raised up to do wonderful things

If you are in a season of suffering this is something to remember. That God makes fruit in the midst of our suffering.

God Will Use Your Abundance To Bless Others

Genesis 41:57 NIV

57 And all the world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe everywhere.

We see here that God used what Joseph was doing to help them bless others in their famine.

In the same way God can use you to bless and feed others when you have abundance to give.

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