Unexpected Appointments

 

The LORD was with Joseph,

and he became

   a successful man,

and he was in the house

   of his Egyptian master.

              Genesis 39. 2

(No matter

    the extenuating situations,

as a slave and prisoner,

being sold by his brothers

   into a foreign culture,

and this unexpected and unlikely

 change of venue and events,

Joseph chose to

   follow God and trust Him,

                 even in this.

The word successful in Hebrew

    means to flourish and prosper,

not dependent in a material sense

            or favorable circumstances,

      but a heart condition.

The phrase "he became"

  shows not what came naturally,

    but a supernatural process,

  growing in relationship with God.

Joseph staked his very life on

   "God is with me."

What fresh choices would we make

   if we saw God differently like that?

And as a result, see others, ourselves

   and our own daily appointments?

What are we choosing and doing

   that we would flourish,

             if not for God?)

O LORD,

Thank You for the witness

    and Joseph's unfolding story

to give us courage in our own,

   and see how You too 

    turn our lives right side up.

Help us to realize that

           trusting You

changes how we 

         see our circumstances.

Help us prepare Your way

      in others' lives

by being a witness with

  unexpected grace

          in an unlikely place.

May we trust You

  and Your strategic appointing.

We stand amazed

  at Your work in our lives.

We give you all the credit

         and all the glory.