Your gift is a powerful tool
1 – “And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
2 – And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
3 – And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
4 – And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
5 – And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
6 – And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.
7 – And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?
8 – And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.
9 – And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
10 – And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:
11 – And Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.
12 – And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:
13 – Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
14 – But think of me when it shall be well with you and show kindness, I beg of you, to me, and mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this house.
15 – For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
16 – When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:
17 – And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.
18 – And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:
19 – Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
20 – And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
21 – And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:
22 – But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.” (Genesis chapter 40 verses 1 to 22)
There is nothing that is accessible in the spirit without a proper observation of God’s place.
Joseph has the gift of discernment of dreams. That was a great tool for his elevation. It is individual responsibility to understand one’s gift and be able to nurture it the right way through having and observing a proper alignment with God. Every good gift flows through proper alignment with God. There is nothing that is accessible in the spirit without a proper observation of God’s place.
Your gift is not all about you, your gift is about God and God’s glory. That gift of God upon your life is for God’s glorification. You are the temple of God and you are God’s dwelling place. It is God in the inside, working on the outside. God’s gift in your life is to distinguish you and make you relevant in the affairs of life, so that at the end that will bring glory to God. Everything that God does through you with His gift that is in your life is to bring glory to you.
You are just a steward of God’s gift in your life.
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” (James chapter 1 verses 17)
You must realise that it is never your gift in the first place. You are just a steward of God’s gift in your life. Because some persons take it to be their gift and take God out of the scene have made many of them to loose the clue to function in their uniqueness which have eluded their relevance. You must realised that whatever gift you are operating from, come from God Almighty. He placed such an awesome gift in you for His glory.
May you be found relevant on the day God’s gift in your life is required.
Joseph found himself in the prison, even when he was innocent of the crime that brought him in prison, yet he never played with his devotion with God. He maintained his alignment with God. He never allowed his predicament to elude him of his place with God. When one lost his or her place with God, it can cost the effectiveness of God’s gift in one’s life. Your God gift is from God and you need to acknowledge God wherever you find yourself.
Those who were servants of the king, who were also in prison with Joseph had a dream in the same night that needed urgent interpretation, Joseph was available to solve the problem. May you be found relevant on the day God’s gift in your life is required. You must maintain your walk with God for you to be relevant at all time. Joseph became so relevant in the prison that everyone cherished him.
Conclusion:
He was cherished not because he was Joseph, he was cherished because of the activation of God’s gift in his life. Your gift is a powerful tool that has the capacity to pave way for you into your desired future. Do not look down on God’s gift in your life. Always nurture it and maintain a proper alignment with God.
