Genesis 40:20–23
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We want instant coffee, instant communication, and instant gratification. And when we bring this mindset to our faith, we demand instant deliverance. We pray for a solution to our troubles, and we expect God to dispatch an angel via express mail before the amen has finished echoing. But God is not a cosmic vending machine, and He is not running for office. He is the sovereign Lord of history, and He operates on a timeline that serves His purposes, not our preferences. His delays are not denials; they are instruments of His providence, designed to shape us, to test us, and to fit us for the greater work He has prepared. The story of Joseph is a masterclass in the school of divine providence. We have seen him thrown into a pit by his brothers, sold into slavery, falsely accused of rape, and thrown into a dungeon.