So Pharaoh sent
for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from the
dungeon. When he had shaved and changed his
clothes, he came before Pharaoh. Pharaoh said to
Joseph, "I had a dream, and no one can interpret
it. But I heard it said of you that when you
hear a dream you can interpret it." I cannot do
it," Joseph replied to Pharaoh, "But God will
give Pharaoh the answer he desires." Genesis
41:14-16
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While living with his
brothers his dreams became a nightmare. I'm
sure you know who I'm talking about, Joseph
the great dreamer. His brothers sold him
into slavery and he eventually ended up in
an Egyptian jail. His dreams, and the dreams
of others, played an important part in his
life. But Joseph kept an amazing perspective
on reality. No matter how desperate his
situation got, he knew God had a purpose and
would work things out. It's somewhat like
looking at a tapestry. If you look at the
back side that faces the wall you will see a
myriad of threads that may not appear to
have a pattern or design. Some threads may
even seem loose and mistakenly misplaced.
But when you flip the tapestry over the
myriad of threads come together to become a
work of art. God works similar to this. In
our lives we may experience bad things that
appear to serve no purpose. But have
confidence like Joseph, that God can use the
loose threads of life to weave a beautiful
tapestry.
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