In the 1995 mini-series Langoliers, written by Stephen King, an airplane experiences a bizarre event, something out of Bermuda Triangle documentary. Those who were sleeping when their plane enters a time gap, a place lost in time, survived only to encounter the langoliers. Like an episode of Macgyver, the core cast of survivors return to the air, searching for this hole in the universe, relying on their instincts to escape calamity.
Joseph, the son of Jacob, lives out a similar nightmare beginning in Genesis 37:12, continuing until Genesis 40:23. His brother’s faked his death, he was sold into slavery, falsely accused of rape and forgotten by the king’s cupbearer while in prison. Despite these unfortunate and untimely events, Joseph demonstrates a perseverance mentioned in James 1:2-4. Lost in time, Joseph displays an unswerving faith until God rescues him from the chains of prison, Genesis 41:14.
While I can’t speak for everyone, I feel as if I’ve seen this movie before except this time I am the one lost, forgotten, waiting for someone to remember, Genesis 40:23. Though Joseph’s commentary is not contained in Genesis, if he kept a journal during his ordeals, I am sure he was scratching his head, trying to figure out what God was doing. Fortitude was a key ingredient, giving Joseph the courage to press on regardless of what trial flew his way. Thus, if you are feeling like road kill, left for dead and forgotten, bear down and lift up your situation to the God of the Living so that redemption will occur soon. Keep the faith!
by Jay Mankus
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