Imagine that you are Joseph. What would you do? What would you say? If you think you are by yourself, you say, "You know what, oh King Pharaoh? I can interpret your dream.
Share your dream with me, and I will interpret it, because once I do, you will be so impressed with my ability, and skill that you will make me your right-hand man. I am going to be your dream interpreter. You are going to set up a little place in your palace for me asthe dream interpreter. You just call me, because I am here for you. Trust me." That's what you say if you think you are by yourself and God isn't with you.
But if you are absolutely confident that God is with you, you answer differently. Notice how Joseph answers Pharaoh. He really blows his chance for freedom. "I cannot do it."
The cupbearer interrupts Joseph. "Hold on a minute Joseph. This is life and death. This is your chance to be free.
This is your ticket home, Joseph. What do you mean, you can't do it? You did it for me," says the cupbearer. "You did it for the baker. Come on, you can do it. I told Pharaoh you could do it. We are going down if you don't. You have to do this!"
"'I cannot do it,' Joseph replied to Pharaoh, but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.'" That is a dumb thing to say unless...you are confident that God is with you. But what else would you say if you were absolutely confident that God was with you?
Joseph says, "Okay, here's what's going to happen. There is going to be seven years where things will be really, really good followed by seven years where things will be really, really bad."
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