I expect we all know the story of Joseph really well, how he went from the prison to the palace, and that Joseph is a 'type' in the Old Testament of our Lord Jesus who was to come many years later.
As we read the sequence of events in this verse bear in mind that we are now 'in Jesus, in Christ', that we are heirs of God with Him and through Him. Galations 4:7 Now you are no longer a slave but God's own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir.
In the story of Joseph we see a part of what it means for us to be God's heirs through Jesus -
God was with him. God rescued him from all his troubles. God gave him favour. God gave him unusual wisdom. God promoted him. God gave Him influence.
I think that is so encouraging for us as individuals because as He was with Joseph, that is how God is now dealing with us because of Jesus. God gives all those things to each of us if we'll believe God's word and receive it.
If we were told we'd been given a huge inheritance we would go and find out about it wouldn't we? Well God is wanting us to lay hold of the huge inheritance He's given us in the here and now as well as in the hereafter.
We are heirs of God with Jesus today so let's believe it and enjoy it.😊
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