Written by
Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
God promotes to show forth His glory in life. He
does not need to consult anyone to promote you. Promotions are orchestrated by
God and there is a due time for God’s promotion (Habakkuk Chapter 2 verses 2 to
3). God has His own timing for everyone (Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 verse 11). Beloved,
it is just a matter of time. I see God bringing you to His rest for you in
every area of your life – marriage, financial, spiritual. You will move from
glory to glory in Jesus mighty name.
Joseph’s case is
a classic case study of exponential divine promotion which is usually beyond
human imagination. The king sent for him. He did not seek to see Pharaoh.
Joseph had no status, no background that could have made it possible for him to
see Pharaoh yet God orchestrated the meeting by creating a need that only
Joseph could meet in the heart and life of Pharaoh. Only God decides who occupies
positions of high authority and greatness and it can be exponential and can
happen suddenly. Please see Genesis Chapter 41, 1st Samuel Chapter 2 verse 8.
God had a plan for Joseph’s life though hatred made
his brothers attempt to kill him and in the end, they sold him into slavery. If
Joseph had remained with his father, he would not have succeeded. Also, he
could not manage his thought processes and always said things as they were. He was
not diplomatic and discreet. He shared openly his dreams. Please see Chapter 37
verses 2 to 11. For Joseph to make it in
life, he had to shed being Daddy’s boy (Genesis Chapter 39 verse 4, John
Chapter 12 verse 24). Joseph was served
at home but in Egypt he learnt to serve. The place of service is the place of
training. As Joseph served, he was made General Overseer, learning
administrative skills that became necessary as the Prime Minister of Egypt.
Joseph was also trained to be more diplomatic and discreet. His choice and use
of language at the time he stood before Pharaoh to interpret Pharaoh’s dream
are clear indications of his spiritual and mental development.
God was
perfecting Joseph in the place of interpreting dreams. He depended on God for
the interpretation of the dreams. Please see Genesis Chapter 41 verse 14. What
you do not perfect you cannot handle. Some of the assignments you are assigned
are actually designed for your promotion. God does not promote lazy people. You
limit the life of a person when you encourage shortcuts. What you do not pay a
price for, you do not value. If you refuse to manage challenges so that they
become stepping stones, you are likely to perceive challenges as uphill tasks
that should be avoided at all costs. As Joseph remained under the tutelage of
God, he made progress. Please see Genesis Chapter 47 verse 20.
Going by the inheritance structures of royalty,
Jonathan would have succeeded Saul but God had ordained and prepared David for
that position and at the appointed time, David was ordained king in Israel.
Any time people
disobey God to please men; they take backward steps in the journey of
spiritual, physical, material, financial and intellectual progress. The only
person Who strengthens you is God. As
Potiphar’s wife tempted Joseph day by day, Joseph also asked God for help day
by day. Though Potiphar threw Joseph in prison, he did so because he did not
know the truth (Genesis Chapter 40).
You may be assailed by challenges in diverse areas
of life. WAIT for God and do only what He wants you to do. It may appear as if
you are foolish and not headed anywhere because progress appears slow or is
even nonexistent. Do not despair. God will not let you down. He will make a way
where there is no way for you to come out of that situation, strong and
prosperous in Jesus mighty name. Remember that significantly, God is never in a
hurry at the expense of your destiny. It
took twenty three years for Joseph to actualize his dream should I say vision
of global leadership without necessarily lobbying for it. Therefore, do
away with the spirit of competition and materialism. A certain level of
competitiveness that brings out the best in people is good. This is because the
competitive edge pushes you out of limitations to perform more effectively.
However, when competitiveness goes beyond performance to affect purpose, then
it is no longer wholesome. God gives people their gifts and performance for the
purpose He created them meaning that the gifts and performance are for the
fulfillment of divine purpose. You are best at being yourself, to be who God
created you to be.
You do not have to buy what you cannot afford today
with the resources you need for today and to make today prosperous and then
begin to live like a pauper just because you want to impress people or prove to
certain people that you belong to their class. Instead, forgo that thing and
make today prosperous so that at a later date, you can buy it irrespective of
the astronomical price it goes for. For instance, a billionaire can
conveniently pick up land, houses, private jets, designer items without batting
an eyelid because s/he can afford them. At some point in his or her life, s/he
made sacrifices that facilitated the wealth s/he now throws around.
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