We are looking at where God is in the midst of suffering. We are looking for these answers through lens of the life of Joseph. Joseph now finds himself in a prison but he is innocent. Joseph has done nothing worthy of being imprisoned. Nothing has gone right for Joseph in his life. Joseph did what his father told him to do, yet his brothers hated him and sold him into slavery. Joseph faithfully served his master, Potipher, in all of his house, yet he was false accused of sexual assault and now is in Pharaoh’s prison. But through all of these terrible and painful circumstances, we are told four times that the Lord was with Joseph (Genesis 39:2, 3, 21, 23). This is what I want us to think about as we approach Genesis 40. The Lord was with Joseph, the Lord is blessing Joseph, but Joseph is in a prison. Joseph’s circumstances still appear hopeless. How is Joseph going to get out of prison? How can any of the dreams that the Lord gave him come true? How can Joseph have any hope for his life considering where he is at this moment? Why not just give up now that he is hopelessly contained in the prison? Let’s see where God is with Joseph in the midst of his suffering…

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