“Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns and say that a ferocious animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.” Genesis 37:20We all know that Joseph had dreams that reflected his great, high calling. God clearly showed him that he would have dominion over his brothers, and that his whole family would bow before him (gen 37:7) when we look at the trials Joseph went through, we see that they were mostly attacks on his high calling. We read ‘they hate him yet the more for his dreams’(gen37:8).
God called
the people of Israel out of Egypt and promised to take them to a land flowing
with milk and honey; but when they faced a trial in the wilderness they doubted
their calling(exo 14:11). They were called to canaan, which is a type of
heaven. Since they lost the vision of their calling, they died in the
wilderness. Even in this age there are some in this world (which is like a
wilderness), who are losing their heavenly vision and perishing miserably.
Let us
not forget our high calling in the time
of trials. Let us remember that in every trial the devil is watching to see
what will become of our calling.
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