Faithful When It Doesn't Make Sense

 

...God had sent a man 

           ahead of them,

Joseph,

   who was sold as a slave.

           Psalm 105. 17

As a favored son,

slavery came out of the blue, 

       totally unexpectedly,

and definitely not on Joseph's roster

        of dream jobs.

But unbeknownst to him,

       Joseph was standing 

   deep in the midst of God's purposes,

  strategic timing, divine appointments,

and right on the path of being equipped

      to serve God faithfully.

Slavery was just the training ground.

  and God turned Joseph's life

rightside up 

   to impact the known world

               for God's glory.

What is unknown to us

   is not unknown to Him.

Joseph could not yet see

how God was unfolding his story.

And now more than 3700 years later,

we are still reading about,

   touched and influenced by

the story of his faithfulness to God,

God brings forth His purposes

     in unexpected ways

and for the wellbeing 

of those all around us

   and even yet unborn.

God sends all of us

   to prepare His way

in more ways 

     than we can imagine.

O LORD,

We basically have no idea

       what we are doing

or what You are forming in us

    through this situation.

But we can be faithful to You

   in all that we do,

            both great and small.

And let You 

    unfold the wonders here.

Sometimes we catch a glimpse

          of Your glory.

But in the meantime, dear Lord,

       find us faithful.