Mold Me

Genesis 45: 3-7

'Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Is my father still living?" But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence.
Then Joseph said to his brothers, "Come close to me." When they had done so, he said, "I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you. For two years now there has been famine in the land, and for the next five years there will not be plowing and reaping. But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance'.

In Genesis 45 when Joseph met his brothers who sold him to Egypt. He could have taken revenge on his brother but he chose not to. Instead he forgives them for their wrong doings and thanked God for what He has prepared for his people.

What makes Joseph such a person? God has molded Him through slavery, temptation, 13 years of suffering in jail for wrong accuse, and also the 7 years of serving under Pharaoh. God prepares all this in advance so that Joseph can become a faithful and righteous person.

It is for our own good that sufferings and temptation is inevitable. It is the perseverance, patience and faith that mold us into a better person to serve in His kingdom. Are we prepared to be molded by God?