In yesterday’s message , we discovered that Joseph was forgotten in a prison cell. As we unpacked the idea that being forgotten, I asked: “How can you trust God when you feel forgotten?” So, this week, slow down and sit in your own waiting room with God. Each day offers a short reading, a quiet thought, and one honest question. You are not forgotten, friend.
Scripture Reading: Genesis 40:12-15, 23
12 “This is what the dream means,” Joseph said. “The three branches represent three days. 13 Within three days Pharaoh will lift you up and restore you to your position as his chief cup-bearer. 14 And please remember me and do me a favor when things go well for you. Mention me to Pharaoh, so he might let me out of this place. 15 For I was kidnapped from my homeland, the land of the Hebrews, and now I’m here in prison, but I did nothing to deserve it.”
23 Pharaoh’s chief cup-bearer, however, forgot all about Joseph, never giving him another thought.
Reflection:
Nobody picks the waiting room. You find yourself there, magazines worn thin, clock barely moving, wondering when your name will be called. Joseph knew that feeling. He interpreted the cupbearer’s dream, then asked for one small kindness: remember me. He understood his situation perfectly, and it still made no sense. Notice that Joseph never pretended otherwise.
Joseph told the truth about where he was and how much it hurt. That’s where trust begins.
Before you can ask God for help while you wait, you have to admit you are waiting. Maybe it’s a prayer unanswered, a door still closed, a season you did not choose. Sunday’s invitation was simple: accept the reality. Not because it’s pleasant, but because God meets you in what is real, not in what you wish were true. Today, say it plainly to Him: “Lord, I’m in a waiting room. Please help me be here honestly.”
Application Question: What “waiting room” are you in right now, and what is it honestly like to be there?
