Reflections

Genesis 40 ends with Joseph being forgotten by Pharaoh's cupbearer whom he helped in prison. But we learn in the next chapter that God had an awesome purpose for his delay in rescuing Joseph.

Where are you in your own story? Maybe you feel forgotten by friends. Maybe you have literally been forgotten or passed over or ignored at work or some other setting. Joseph's story is a reminder that God's children are not ultimately defined by the neglect, forgetfulness or sin of others-being known and loved by God is all that truly matters.

In Mark 8 Jesus tells us to deny ourselves and take up our cross and follow him (Mark 8:34). Even if following and serving Jesus feels like losing your life, it's actually the only way to save it. There's no point in gaining the whole world if you forfeit eternal life. It's better to lose your life for Jesus then have "so called life" apart from him. It's better to be forgotten by man in a prison cell and remembered by the Almighty then free and far from the only One who can give us real life and freedom.


Still Hungry: Mark 8:34