"God Meant It For Good!"

"And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream,

 behold, a vine was before me;  And in the vine were three branches: and it was as 

though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought 

forth ripe grapes:  And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and 

pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.  And Joseph 

said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:  Yet 

within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: 

and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former

 manner when thou wast his butler."

(Genesis 40:9-13)

Oh, how Joseph longed for yesterday, when in the midst of the 

test and trial; he cried for the days of yore

If he could only go back to when the Lord was close, the tears

 were dry, and this prison was no more

Tests are a desert so hot and dry, loneliness is our companion

 and a stillness of the hovering heavens

It's a place where we come face to face with our inner being, a

 loudness of our own soul that deafens

Questions plague us, mourning cloaks us, depression seeks to

 overtake us, but our faith offers rebuttal

For every "Why?" our faith grabs hands with our soul and

spirit, and together they form a holy huddle  

It's a war against the flesh so bleeding and torn, seeking to rob

 our belief that Almighty God's still there

Even though we can't see Him, or touch Him; that faith

floods us like an epee, in the throes of a dare

We thought we had lost it in the middle of prison and despair, but

the Word rises up in a fight to the finish

Our own hearts are surprised, when we have no proof that we'll

live, but the hope will not be diminished

The fire shut up in our bones comes to our rescue in times of war,

 when God tells satan, "You can only go this far!"

It seems to be the only voice from above that we're sure of, and

it blows in the winds, shoving aside the stars

As we moan in gasping breaths, that we wish we hadn't been

born, the Lord emerges with Lion-like force

He says, "Where were you when I formed the foundation of the

world?" and lists His power, as a matter of course

We're suddenly humbled in arrogance of stature, realizing we're

but "dust," and God's hand's in the matter

It's clear now that it all began with accusations from the cast out

one, the doomed for the Lake of Fire adder

For Joseph, the trial is saved by a dream; to everything there

is a season, and a time to every purpose

When we belong to our God, our trials are in His realm; we

were bought with His blood, and purchased

Perspective comes into view, and the desert seems to have an

oasis; and it's cancelling our desire for the past

The presence of the Lord has brought a new angle to this test,

and we are enlightened to a new forecast

The times on the wheel only make us stronger, if we hold tight to

the horns of the altar, and refuse the devil a bow

We should know the trial is always about our faith, our stand, our

trust in the Holy One, to whom we vowed

As Jacob wrestled with the angel and wouldn't let him go, so

fierce was the battle, disjointing his thigh

So we must love our Savior, our Lord, through every test and

every "Why," with trust as ever our trial's cry

Joseph was innocent, and thrown in prison by a lie; but God gave

 him a gift to interpret dreams, to save him

Through every hardship, we must know that God has gone before

us to deliver us; we must not see it as grim

For we are His beloved, and every day in every way, the Lord 

 could spare us from trials, and you know He would

But, we might miss the blessing at the end, by seeing the devil

meant it for evil, but "God Meant It For Good!" 

  

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It happened exactly as Joseph's interpretation stated, but the butler forgot Joseph for 2 more years. Then, Pharaoh dreamed a dream no one could interpret  ...  and then providence, the butler suddenly remembered imprisoned Joseph, and he was finally brought before the Pharaoh and he interpreted the dream. Joseph was then delivered from prison, made second in command under Pharaoh, and saved his family and people from famine!  As we know happens with our God; "God Meant It For Good!" 

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 Coming Sunday, March 27th, the second presentation of 

our Easter celebration, "Sing The Savior's Love."  

Please join us; Live streaming @ promiselandchurch.net.

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We know that everything is made right 

in His Presence!  Thank You, Lord Jesus!

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