04/10/2026
He was 17. The favorite son. Wrapped in a coat of many colors.
And God gave him dreams that one day even his own brothers would bow before him.
Big mistake... telling THEM that.
Genesis 37 says his brothers hated him because of it. Their jealousy turned dark.
One afternoon, they threw him into a pit. Then pulled him out and sold him to slave traders for 20 pieces of silver. Then they dipped that coat of many colors in blood and told their father Jacob he was dead.
In one afternoon, Joseph lost his family, his future, and his freedom.
In Egypt, he rose again in Potiphar's house. But then a false accusation sent him to prison for something he did not do. Genesis 39
Forgotten. Abandoned. Even the cupbearer he helped interpret a dream for forgot him for two full years.
But here is the verse that changes everything. Genesis 39:21 says, "But the Lord was with Joseph in prison."
God never left the pit. God never left the prison.
Then one morning, Pharaoh had dreams no one could interpret. Joseph was summoned from his cell, still in prison clothes.
"Seven years of plenty, then seven years of severe famine."
In one moment, the prisoner became the prime minister. Second most powerful man on earth.
Years later, his brothers came begging for food during that famine. And they bowed before him. Just like the dreams said when he was 17.
He could have taken revenge. He had all the power.
Instead he wept and spoke one of the most powerful lines in the entire Bible. Genesis 50:20
"You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good."
If you are in a pit right now, betrayed, falsely accused, forgotten, stuck in a prison season that makes no sense...
Remember Joseph. The pit was never the end of your story. It was the setup for your purpose.
The same God who was with Joseph in the pit is with you in yours.
What pit are you in right now? Type GOD MEANT FOR GOOD below and I will pray for you.