In middle school, I remember begging for one of those plastic Magic 8 Balls for Christmas. When I finally got one, I sat in my room with that ball, asking it only the most important questions in life. Did my 12-year-old crush just happen to like me too?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every time I got an answer I didn\u2019t like, I shook that Magic 8 Ball again, and it gave me profound answers such as \u201cOutlook not so good\u201d and \u201cReply hazy, try again.\u201d It never actually gave me the answers I was looking for, but I kept asking anyway, as if somehow that little toy would give me the assurance I wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These days, most of us don\u2019t rely on a Magic 8 Ball for wisdom or the answers to our greatest questions. But we do tend to look to our friends, endless Google searches, and social media deep dives as if, somehow, the answers to the problems of our lives will be found \u201cout there.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the same way, when Pharaoh had his dreams in Genesis 41, he consulted all the magicians and wise men of the day, but they had no answers for him (Genesis 41:8). Yet a royal cupbearer who just happened to be imprisoned at the same time as Joseph remembered him in that moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I love that when Joseph was cleaned up and brought before Pharaoh to interpret the dreams, he didn\u2019t try to portray himself as an expert. He didn\u2019t come in with confidence in himself because he knew where his help would come from. He said, \u201cI am not able to,\u201d Joseph answered Pharaoh. \u201cIt is God who will give Pharaoh a favorable answer\u201d (v.16). Joseph was quick to point out that through Pharaoh\u2019s dream, God revealed what He was going to do through Egypt. God Himself is the ultimate source of wisdom because He is the originator of the dream and plan (v.28).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pharaoh recognized God\u2019s Spirit in Joseph, which is why Pharaoh chose Joseph to become a leader in Egypt (Genesis 41:37\u201338). What a wild turn of events!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we look at Joseph\u2019s life, there are so many details that had to happen just so for him to end up here at that moment. The chief cupbearer and Joseph were both used by God in this unexpected situation to save countless lives. God provided the opportunity that would change Joseph\u2019s destiny, and it was also God who brought him face-to-face with his brothers again (Genesis 42:5\u20137).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Way back then, and still today, the wisdom of this world will never give you and me the answers we\u2019re looking for. But we can find comfort in knowing that, just like in Joseph’s life, the God of the universe has written a story that all fits together. He has been forming and working it into place, one puzzle piece at a time. And all the answers and wisdom that we need will come from the faithful One who wrote our story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In middle school, I remember begging for one of those plastic Magic 8 Balls for Christmas. When I finally got one, I sat in my room with that ball, asking it only the most important questions in life. Did my 12-year-old crush just happen to like me too?! Every time I got an answer I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":71769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[294],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genesis25"],"acf":{"hero_background_image":false,"related_plans":[71878],"weekly_truth":false,"grace_day":false,"share_text":"#SheReadsTruth","devotional_text":"JOSEPH IN PHARAOH'S COURT<\/b>
\r\nby Abby Flynn<\/i>
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In middle school, I remember begging for one of those plastic Magic 8 Balls for Christmas. When I finally got one, I sat in my room with that ball, asking it only the most important questions in life. Did my 12-year-old crush just happen to like me too?!<\/p>
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Every time I got an answer I didn\u2019t like, I shook that Magic 8 Ball again, and it gave me profound answers such as \u201cOutlook not so good\u201d and \u201cReply hazy, try again.\u201d It never actually gave me the answers I was looking for, but I kept asking anyway, as if somehow that little toy would give me the assurance I wanted.<\/p>
\r\n
These days, most of us don\u2019t rely on a Magic 8 Ball for wisdom or the answers to our greatest questions. But we do tend to look to our friends, endless Google searches, and social media deep dives as if, somehow, the answers to the problems of our lives will be found \u201cout there.\u201d<\/p>
\r\n
In the same way, when Pharaoh had his dreams in Genesis 41, he consulted all the magicians and wise men of the day, but they had no answers for him (Genesis 41:8). Yet a royal cupbearer who just happened to be imprisoned at the same time as Joseph remembered him in that moment.<\/p>
\r\n
I love that when Joseph was cleaned up and brought before Pharaoh to interpret the dreams, he didn\u2019t try to portray himself as an expert. He didn\u2019t come in with confidence in himself because he knew where his help would come from. He said, \u201cI am not able to,\u201d Joseph answered Pharaoh. \u201cIt is God who will give Pharaoh a favorable answer\u201d (v.16). Joseph was quick to point out that through Pharaoh\u2019s dream, God revealed what He was going to do through Egypt. God Himself is the ultimate source of wisdom because He is the originator of the dream and plan (v.28).<\/p>
\r\n
Pharaoh recognized God\u2019s Spirit in Joseph, which is why Pharaoh chose Joseph to become a leader in Egypt (Genesis 41:37\u201338). What a wild turn of events!<\/p>
\r\n
When we look at Joseph\u2019s life, there are so many details that had to happen just so for him to end up here at that moment. The chief cupbearer and Joseph were both used by God in this unexpected situation to save countless lives. God provided the opportunity that would change Joseph\u2019s destiny, and it was also God who brought him face-to-face with his brothers again (Genesis 42:5\u20137).<\/p>
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Way back then, and still today, the wisdom of this world will never give you and me the answers we\u2019re looking for. But we can find comfort in knowing that, just like in Joseph's life, the God of the universe has written a story that all fits together. He has been forming and working it into place, one puzzle piece at a time. And all the answers and wisdom that we need will come from the faithful One who wrote our story.<\/p>","share_image_height":"640","day_number":"30","scripture":"Genesis 41:1-57, Genesis 42:1-38, 2 Corinthian 3:5, 1 Timothy 1:16","available":true,"ad_banner_name":"","ad_banner_image":false,"ad_banner_url":"","songs":"","key_verse":"","key_verse_reference":"","background_image":false,"background_color":"#FBF7F3","scripture_references":false,"share_image":false,"author_name":"","author_bio":"","guest_social_media":false,"show_ad":true,"ad_override":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}