The JOSEPH COMPANY
> -David Wilkerson
>
> Joseph had a vision that his life would be used mightily by God.
> But that vision seemed like a pipe dream after his jealous brothers
> sold him into slavery. The following years of Joseph’s life were filled
> with hardship and injustice. Then, when Joseph seemed to get
> back on his feet, he was falsely accused of attempted rape and
> sent to prison.
>
> Yet, all this time, God was watching over Joseph’s life. And finally,
> after years of turmoil, Joseph ended up serving in Pharaoh’s house.
> Pharaoh eventually appointed Joseph ruler over all of Egypt.
>
> Beloved, that’s how God works; he was preparing a man to save a
> remnant. Indeed, in every generation, the Lord raises up a Joseph
> Company. He takes these devoted servants through years of trouble
> and trials, to prove and strengthen their faith.
>
> What does this mean? Scripture says it’s what Joseph endured:
> “He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a
> servant: whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: until
> the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him”
> (Psalm 105:17–19).
>
> The Lord also has a Joseph Company today. These are godly men
> and women he has touched and called. They don’t seek fame or
> fortune. All they want is to live and die fulfilling the calling God has
> placed on them. And the Lord promised their lives would count for
> his kingdom.
>
> Joseph told his brothers, “God sent me before you to preserve you
> a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
> So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath
> made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler
> throughout all the land of Egypt” (Genesis 45:7–8).
>
> Joseph could look back over his years of suffering and testify, “God
> sent me on this journey. He had a purpose in taking me through all
> these hardships. I see now that everything I’ve endured has led up
> to this moment. Brothers, the Lord has been preparing me to
> minister to you. He orchestrated all of these things, to bring you
> under his preserving grace as he did with me.”
>
> What an incredible revelation for Joseph. Yet, what is the lesson
> here for God’s people today? It is this: Our Lord has preserved us
> in the past and he will preserve us in the days ahead. And, most
> important of all, he has an eternal purpose behind it all. He preserved
> you because he has a purpose for you. He has laid out a divine work
> ahead of you. And only a tried, tested, proven believer can accomplish it.
>
> This is not a time for timid faith. It’s a time when every Christian
> who has endured great testings must step forward. Our Captain is
> calling us to stand up amidst a fearful society and engage in “power
> faith.” We’re to make the Joseph Declaration: “God sent me before
> you…to save your lives by a great deliverance” (Genesis 45:7).
> -David Wilkerson
>
> Joseph had a vision that his life would be used mightily by God.
> But that vision seemed like a pipe dream after his jealous brothers
> sold him into slavery. The following years of Joseph’s life were filled
> with hardship and injustice. Then, when Joseph seemed to get
> back on his feet, he was falsely accused of attempted rape and
> sent to prison.
>
> Yet, all this time, God was watching over Joseph’s life. And finally,
> after years of turmoil, Joseph ended up serving in Pharaoh’s house.
> Pharaoh eventually appointed Joseph ruler over all of Egypt.
>
> Beloved, that’s how God works; he was preparing a man to save a
> remnant. Indeed, in every generation, the Lord raises up a Joseph
> Company. He takes these devoted servants through years of trouble
> and trials, to prove and strengthen their faith.
>
> What does this mean? Scripture says it’s what Joseph endured:
> “He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a
> servant: whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: until
> the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him”
> (Psalm 105:17–19).
>
> The Lord also has a Joseph Company today. These are godly men
> and women he has touched and called. They don’t seek fame or
> fortune. All they want is to live and die fulfilling the calling God has
> placed on them. And the Lord promised their lives would count for
> his kingdom.
>
> Joseph told his brothers, “God sent me before you to preserve you
> a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
> So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath
> made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler
> throughout all the land of Egypt” (Genesis 45:7–8).
>
> Joseph could look back over his years of suffering and testify, “God
> sent me on this journey. He had a purpose in taking me through all
> these hardships. I see now that everything I’ve endured has led up
> to this moment. Brothers, the Lord has been preparing me to
> minister to you. He orchestrated all of these things, to bring you
> under his preserving grace as he did with me.”
>
> What an incredible revelation for Joseph. Yet, what is the lesson
> here for God’s people today? It is this: Our Lord has preserved us
> in the past and he will preserve us in the days ahead. And, most
> important of all, he has an eternal purpose behind it all. He preserved
> you because he has a purpose for you. He has laid out a divine work
> ahead of you. And only a tried, tested, proven believer can accomplish it.
>
> This is not a time for timid faith. It’s a time when every Christian
> who has endured great testings must step forward. Our Captain is
> calling us to stand up amidst a fearful society and engage in “power
> faith.” We’re to make the Joseph Declaration: “God sent me before
> you…to save your lives by a great deliverance” (Genesis 45:7).
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