DAILY READINGS: 1 Kings 21; Jeremiah 32:26-44; Hebrews 4:1-13
Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give
Pharaoh an answer of peace. Genesis 41:16
The dreams referred to here, were the third set that Joseph experienced.
The fi rst concerned his brothers, his immediate family arena;
the second (the butler and baker) moved beyond family to the immediate
world; these last ones had even wider implications—the national
and international world. In addition to the dream’s expanding
sphere, Joseph’s approach to explaining them grew with each. There
was more Joseph and less God in the fi rst group, but more God and
less Joseph in the third. God was moulding his man through divine
messages! As we grow, are we diminishing too? —Craig Funston
Learning to lean, learning to lean, I’m learning to lean on Jesus;
Finding more power than I’ve ever dreamed, I’m learning to lean on Jesus.
—Anon.