Given the time I’m spending with our efforts to help the Pesina family, my Bible in a Year blogging efforts may be a bit spotty. If you’ve been following along, please try to stay on top of your readings even if I don’t have posts up. Again, the reading plan can be found here.
Today’s reading was from Genesis 40-43, where we learn more of the story of Joseph. In previous chapters, he had been sold into slavery by his brothers… his father believing him dead.
We pick up in chapter 40, where Joseph, under God’s guidance, interprets dreams. Joseph’s response to the predicament of the cupbearer and baker is interesting:
Genesis 40:8 (NIV)
8“We both had dreams,” they answered, “but there is no one to interpret them.”
Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
Did you catch that?
It’s called faith.
Joseph heard their problem, recognized that God could help by using him to interpret their dreams… and basically said, “alright, let’s go… God will help”.
Joseph’s response is one I can relate to right now… it’s what we’re doing in helping the Pesinas. We’re not interpreting dreams, of course… but we are seeing a need, recognizing that God can meet it, and stepping out in faith waiting for God to provide.
You see, Joseph had no assurance… no guarantee… not even any clear-cut communication that God would do what Joseph needed Him to do. But Joseph had faith, and God met him in mid-leap.
We have no clear-cut assurance that God will answer our prayers and meet the needs of the Pesina family as we envision. But we have faith, and we have complete confidence God will catch us now that our feet have left the ground.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned as a Christian, it’s that faith is required for God to do anything… certainly anything big. We’ve got to step out, take risks, and simply trust that God will be there to meet our needs. It’s scary sometimes… no doubt. But it’s utterly thrilling to see God working, surpassing all our hopes and expectations.
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