Forgotten In A Hole? (1)

Genesis 40:1-23, 41:1-57
When Joseph was 17 years old, God gave him a dream that would forever change his life. The only thing was he didn't know the dream would turn his world upside down. As he shared his dream with his brothers, they became very jealous and angry and plotted a plan to get rid of him.

Their anger escalated to the level to throw him in a pit and kill him. One of the brother's Judah said, "What good will it do to kill him, let's make some money off of him and sale him to this passing caravan of Ishmaelites." Joseph was sold to them for 20 pieces of silver and was taken down to Egypt, placed on the auction block and sold to Potiphar.

Potiphar was fond of him and placed him over his house. Potiphar's wife tried to seduce Joseph but told her husband this Hebrew tried to rape me today. Potiphar in his anger threw him in prison. How long would this innocent man sit in a prison hole? Would he be forgotten? Would he rot in a hole in Egypt? Just what would become of his dream?

Can you imagine what was going through his mind sitting in a dark forgotten hole? Has God forgotten me? Was the dream a hoax from God? I've done nothing to deserve being locked up, what could this be about?

Day after day doubt's tormented his mind. Years have passed sitting in a forgotten hole? One of the inmates in prison was puzzled with a dream. Joseph interprets his dream and the inmate is released just as he revealed. "Don't forget me when your restored back to your old job."The dude forgets Joseph and goes on with his life. Another inmate has a miserable dream. Joseph interprets it and declares, "Within 3 days your head will be taken off." The dream came to pass just as he had spoken.

Now the bigger question is would Joseph believe and hold on to his own dream? Would he ever see the light of day again? What could be made of this oxymoron life that makes no sense up to this point? How do I continue to wrestle with my dream? How many more nights will pass without knowing where, when, how, and why?

The story is not over until God says it's over. Regardless of how difficult, how tough, how hard, and how dark your hole is? God will never forget what He has impregnated in your spirit. Forgotten? Dreams are not to be aborted, forgotten and destroyed, but rather developed and delivered.

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