Joseph remained humble because he knew there was a mission ahead that God had put him on. He wasn't going to give up on seeing his dreams become reality. He wasn't going to let the blessings of God make him arrogant and undermine what he knew God ultimately wanted to do through him. It can be tempting for us to have the illusion of superiority when we are blessed that feeds our arrogance, but we must fight against it with the power of God. When you get overlooked, it's an opportunity for you to choose and grow in humility, like Joseph.
When you study Scripture, you begin to recognize this pattern that when people remember how God was faithful to them in the past, they're faithful to God in the present. But when they forget how God was faithful to them in the past, they are unfaithful to God in the present. This is a theme throughout all of Scripture. It's why in Exodus chapter 20, God says that when anything good happens, they are to build an altar there to remember how they were blessed. It's also why when Jesus, the night he's arrested to be executed on our behalf, shared a last meal with his disciples, and he said to eat bread and drink some wine to remember the sacrifice he was about to make.
In our hectic and busy lives, it can be easy to forget to intentionally remember how God has continuously blessed our lives, even through our struggles and difficulties. Remembering how God has been faithful in all circumstances in the past helps us remain hopeful and assured of God’s faithfulness in the toughest situations that we are currently experiencing.
Reflection/Discussion Question: What are some examples of God's faithfulness in the past that you can recall to remind you of his faithfulness to come?
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