Satan the accuser went to God and asked for permission to mess with Job's life. There was a man who had everything a modern rapper, (or anybody else) can wish: Money, money, money, a good name, health, and a beautiful family. So don’t even think about the usual selfie picture for Facebook, when you get to that place…ok? You will arise, not to be king, rich or famous, but to be in a position of influence where God will use you in a mighty way – not for your glory, but for His glory. If you stay loyal, faithful to God, and keep exercising that gift or talent he has given you, there will be a day when victory will come. If Joseph lived in our time, everyone would probably consider him a loser, but God knew his heart, just as He knows yours. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.” Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his finger and put it on Joseph’s finger. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.” You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Genesis 41: 39-42 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one so discerning and wise as you. We’ve all read about Joseph’s way to Egypt’s center of detention, but let’s read about the victory God gave him after Joseph showed stewardship of his spiritual gift and loyalty and integrity and many other things: Jesus had His moment at Gethsemane, didn’t He? So if our beloved David was actually a sinner, why couldn’t Joseph be just as human as all of us and have bad thoughts, or a moments of doubts. They love David who had many wives and concubines, murdered an innocent man and committed adultery with the man’s wife and got her pregnant. They think that people from the Bible never had any bad thought or made any mistake. Hey, most Christians almost worship Bible heroes. Arising from his own human doubts and questions, he put his loyalty and faith in God above everything. His mother did a good job of teaching him the scriptures and the sovereignty of God. He probably thought he was “Bad luck Joe”. He was human and at some point he felt like a failure himself. After declining her “friend requests”, he was “sued” for sexual harassment, and because the lady’s husband was not only the offended partner but also Joseph’s boss, judge, and ruler, poor Joe ended up getting undeserved punishment in jail.ĭid Joseph fail though? This article is about failures but the Bible doesn’t tell us that Joseph committed any mistake or sin. After being bought and “exported” to Egypt he found a nice job but being a hardworking, wise and handsome young man caused him more trouble than he ever thought. They just lost it over a dream and tried to kill him and then they sold him into slavery. However, the misinterpretation of Josephs’ dreams caused his brothers anger and envy. The dreams meant that Joseph was going to be divinely placed in a position with the power and the influence to save Israel, not only as a family, but as a future nation. No, bowing before Joseph, in the dream, didn’t mean he was going to be the king of Israel or the leader of the family. We can read in the Bible though the dream wasn’t about being their king or boss, as his brothers misinterpreted it. Joseph was 17 the first time he had his dreams about ruling over his family. Check out these 5 Bible characters that faced many failures, but still came out successful next to Jesus. There are many characters in the Bible that didn’t always live up to expectations of the Lord, but it didn’t stop them from becoming amazing Christians. God understands that not everyone is perfect, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still be successful. They want to present the best version of themselves to the Lord. When we think of Christianity, many try to strive to be perfect for God.

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