TRUST GOD TO PROVIDE FOR YOU AS HE DID JOSEPH
I. From prison to palace
II. From forsaken to forgiven
Genesis 41:41-49 41 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the
whole land of Egypt.” 42 Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his finger and
put it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold
chain around his neck. 43 He had him ride in a chariot as his second-in-command,
and men shouted before him, “Make way!” Thus he put him in charge of the
whole land of Egypt. 44 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without
your word no one will lift hand or foot in all Egypt.” 45 Pharaoh gave Joseph the
name Zaphenath-Paneah and gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of
On, to be his wife. And Joseph went throughout the land of Egypt. 46 Joseph was
thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And
Joseph went out from Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout Egypt. 47
During the seven years of abundance the land produced plentifully. 48 Joseph
collected all the food produced in those seven years of abundance in Egypt and
stored it in the cities. In each city he put the food grown in the fields surrounding
it. 49 Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea; it was so
much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure.
In the name of Jesus Christ, provider of all good things, dear Christian friends,
Distrust. Mistrust. Did you even know these were actual words? Distrust is a
lack of trust based on experience, while mistrust is a lack of trust based on a feeling.
Here is an example of distrust. Hank hires Frank as his right hand man at the
shop. Frank shows up late every day, doesn’t show up some days, fails to meet deadlines
and speaks poorly to others of the workplace. Hank now distrusts Frank as a co-worker.
Here is an example of mistrust. Hank interviews Frank but doesn’t hire him