Years of famine...years of plenty...

Years of famine...years of plenty...

Joseph, of old, foretold years of plenty and years of famine to the Pharaoh in Old Testament...after experiencing some famine times in his own life...sold as a slave, he prospered as He followed for Lord in his servitude...then taken as prisoner, He still serves the Lord in his time of famine...his service in these times was a training ground for his eventual    leadership of all of Egypt in their years of plenty and years of need...saving his own family from their own famine...

I imagine we all have years of famine and years of plenty... in the physical, emotional and spiritual realms...times when all may seem against us...times of darkness with no light, times when the answers seem hidden, times when our bodies are just don’t work...followed by each days marked with praise for the good...when our energy is boundless...when the heavens opened with bounty...

No matter where we are, serving the Lord is the key...whether in the dungeon or on the throne...obedience to what He has shown us in the light follows what He continues to show us in the dark...

I liked the phrases in Genesis...

The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master. 

But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 

The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph's charge, because the Lord was with him. 

And whatever he did, the Lord made it succeed. 

The name of the second he called Ephraim, “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

Genesis 39:2,21,23,41:52

Joseph was acknowledged over and over as a man whom God was with...

Fast forward...how can I show that same attitude?  

Grow in grace...

Exhibit the Fruit of the Spirit...love, joy, peace, Long suffering, patience, goodness, kindness..

Love my neighbor...love ...praise...be a light...

And so much more...

Thank YOU...help me to be an Ambassador of Christ in the famine and in the plenty...walking with You...