Days Of Famine...

DAYS OF FAMINE…There have always been droughts upon the earth. They don’t come in annual rhythms like the seasons, so we tend to be surprised when they show up. But God has ordained the days of famine just as the days of plenty. There are lessons to be learned then!
“Then Egypt’s seven good years came to an end and the seven years of famine arrived, just as Joseph had said. All countries experienced famine, Egypt was the only country that had bread.” ~Gen. 41:53-54
Joseph found himself center stage in one of the world’s worst droughts. And that brings us to the first lesson; God uses people in days of famine that had been set on the shelf previously. Joseph was rushed out of prison, cleaned up and marched right into Pharaoh to interpret his dream. With instant divine wisdom Joseph forecasted the coming drought and what to do about it. And that brings us to the second lesson; God always makes a way for his people to outlast famines. Believe it or not, Egypt was God’s plan to keep the entire Mediterranean basin alive. The Egyptians saw themselves as superior to everyone else in that day. How interesting that God chose them to become the ‘welfare department’ of the region. We must be ready for God to use unexpected people and unusual circumstances to supply our lack. But the greatest surprise was Pharaoh himself. On the basis of a Hebrew prisoners interpretation of a dream, he rewired the entire government of Egypt in a day. Wow! Lesson three; Keep your eyes open because amazing things happen in DAYS OF FAMINE! ~verlon