God’s Timing vs Your Timing — Why Joseph Had to Suffer First
— Joseph, Timing, and God’s Promotion
This message teaches that God’s timing—not human timing—governs spiritual growth, promotion, and blessing. Using Joseph in Genesis 39, it shows how injustice, adversity, and delay are part of God’s training process, not evidence of abandonment.
Joseph was betrayed, sold into slavery, falsely accused, and imprisoned—not because God failed him, but because God was preparing him. From age 17 to 30, Joseph lived under undeserved suffering so he could develop:
· Humility
· Integrity
· Objectivity
· Dependence on God
· Capacity to handle blessing
Key doctrinal principles taught:
· Adversity is a training ground, not a punishment.
· Prosperity can be as dangerous as suffering if the believer lacks capacity.
· God can bless you in any environment—freedom or slavery, Canaan or Egypt.
· Promotion comes only in God’s timing, not through human effort or self-vindication.
· Defending yourself destroys spiritual growth—Joseph stayed silent and trusted God.
· Passing a test once doesn’t mean it’s over—tests repeat until doctrine is stable.
· Helplessness teaches grace—only when human strength fails do we truly learn to rely on God.
Even in prison, “the Lord was with Joseph.” God used injustice, temptation, and false accusation to prepare Joseph for future leadership. The message emphasizes that true prosperity is not wealth or status—but God’s presence, doctrine in the soul, and a personal sense of destiny.
Bottom line:
👉 God’s delays are not denials.
👉 God uses adversity to prepare you for blessing.
👉 Promotion comes when you have capacity—not when you demand it.
MC42 617 Doc: Problems & problem solving, part 13. Circumstances do not provide prosperity. Gen 39:1-23; 40:1-15.
Date: 02-14-1993 God’s Timing vs Your Timing — Why Joseph Had to Suffer First
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