Confronting Crisis
Read the Bible through:
AM – Psalm 42-47 : PM – Acts 24
WHEN DREAMS DIE
Genesis 37:34-35
36 “Now the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.”
Read the Bible through:
AM – Psalm 42-47 : PM – Acts 24
WHEN DREAMS DIE
Genesis 37:34-35
36 “Now the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.”
Job loss, divorce, infertility, loss of a home, disability bankruptcy – each of these occurrences signals the death of a dream. For Joseph, his dream of being a ruler evaporated the moment his brothers sold him into slavery. Through a simple monetary transaction, he fell from the status of favored son to lowly slave.
Joni Earickson Tad’s life was changed, and her dreams shattered, in a diving accident. However, the very event that destroyed her dreams opened her life to be used by God in mighty ways. Though confined to a wheelchair, she ministers to thousands on a daily basis through Joni and Friends. Her books and paintings inspire many more to grow in Christ.
At our most hopeless times, when we feel God has forgotten us, let us remember Joseph and Joni and how, in spite of shattered dreams, they followed God faithfully.
Dear Lord, give me the faith of Joseph, who followed You even when the way was dark.
