01(Gen 40) So That's What I'm Supposed to Do

Pain, when properly handled, can shape a life for greatness.

I’ve been asking you over the past weeks to review and remember and discover God’s plan for you, the dream you were meant to have, the purpose God has for you.

We have seen God reveal to Joseph thru a dream the plans for his own life. And we have seen that Joseph’s life, under the control of God, has not been a straight path to success as we would lay out such a plan.

Joseph has gone from his father’s favorite to a slave, and then to a prison in Egypt.

But God has not left Joseph. (Gen. 39:19-23)

I.      The Lord was with Joseph – in Prison.

A.     He never leaves us – he never forsakes us (Hebrews 13:5).

§  Deserved or undeserved, God is with His children.

§  Those times when we feel alone, God is there.

B.     The