Genesis 39:19-21 NMV
[19] And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke unto him, saying, After this manner did youri servant to me; that his wrath was kindled. [20] And Yosef’s (Increaser; May God the Powerful One add [Yah]) master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners [were] bound: and he was there in the prison. [21] But the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) was with Yosef, and showed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
From my perspective, Genesis 39:19-21 is one of the greatest miracles wrought by God Elohim! Potiphar, as commander-in-chief of the Egyptian armies, had the power to do as he pleased. Yet, despite that authority, he was unable to execute Joseph—because the hand of the Lord was with him. The hand of the Lord shielded and exempted him from the death penalty he should have received. Truly, God Elohim suffered no man to do them wrong; yea, He reproved kings for their sake, saying, “Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm” (Psalms 105:14-15).
The hand of the Lord was so strongly upon Joseph that Potiphar sent him to the king's prison instead of a commoner's prison—all because of the word and prophecies of the Lord over him. If we observe carefully, Genesis 39:5 and 11–19 repeatedly say, “It came to pass,” implying that the actions of Potiphar’s wife—though evil and satanic—were divinely scheduled events, part of Joseph’s journey of elevation as revealed in his earlier visions.
If it came to pass in Genesis 39:5 that the good hand of the Lord was upon Joseph, it may also come to pass for you to be tested, as in Genesis 39:11–19. And surely, though entrenched in difficulty, you will not be overtaken by the storm (Genesis 39:19-20). I can confidently say: it will also come to pass that you will reach your throne.
Are you prepared to drink from the cup of breakthrough you’ve been praying for? We Christians have often misunderstood grace to mean “no process.” But God Elohim is reminding us that He is a God of process. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Just as He was a God of process then, He remains so now and always will be.
Remember, for Jesus to sit at the right hand of God the Father, He had to undergo a process—one so gruesome it’s painful to even contemplate. This process involved drinking from the cup of humiliation at the hands of those He came to save, and enduring an unjust death on the cross. If God Elohim did not spare His own begotten Son from the process of elevation, do you think He will spare you?
What Jesus's sacrifice accomplished was the removal of the eternal consequences of our sinful past and present sins—not the removal of the process required for our growth and elevation. His sacrifice activated in us the infilling of the Holy Spirit, so we wouldn’t feel alone during the journey toward our breakthrough. Through the Holy Spirit, we can be shown an escape route out of our predicament, or even be given a blueprint to the palace.
As we celebrate the triumph of our Lord Jesus Christ over death, let us ask for a mighty indwelling of the Holy Spirit, so we may go through the process without failing God—like Joseph, Job, Daniel, and others before us.
Happy Easter to you all! Let every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord!
Shalom, shalom!
Babasile Daniel I
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