June 16, 2023
Daily Devotion:
"The Benefits of Enduring Affliction"
Genesis 41:15–16
"Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'I have had a dream, but no one can interpret it; and I have heard it said about you, that when you hear a dream, you can interpret it.' Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, 'It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favourable answer'"
Talk about humility. Talk about absolute integrity This was Joseph's moment in court, his golden opportunity to say, "Do you realize that I could have been out of that place two years ago if that dummy standing right over there hadn't forgotten me?" But there was none of that. Do you know why Joseph could be so humble and speak so openly? Because his heart had been broken. Because he had been tried by the fire of affliction. While his external circumstances seemed almost unbearable during those years, his internal condition had been turned into pure gold. We are now witnessing the benefits of enduring affliction with one's eyes on God.
