Wait

WAIT!
(Job 14:14)
 
Joseph was sold into slavery by 
his brothers. 
He was a privileged child, the favorite 
of his father. 
But at 17 years of age, he became a slave.
He ended up in Egypt, in the home of 
Potiphar, the Chief of Staff to Pharaoh 
the King. 
His tasks as a slave were given him, 
he did them all to the best of his ability. 
Pharaoh noticed his industry and 
appointed him Head Slave over his home.
But success always brings temptation: 
it came to Joseph from Mrs. Potiphar. 
“Come sleep with me”, she tempted.
She held his jacket.
He took if off and ran.
She lied against him and got him 
arrested. '
He was jailed.
In the prison, he was still very 
industrious and with time, the Jailor 
appointed him Head Prisoner.
He had some respite.
But he remained a prisoner.
A week.
2 weeks.
A month.
6 months.
A year….
Now, the scriptures say in Genesis 
41:1: “After 2 full years, Pharaoh dreamed…”
Joseph was in prison for 2 years 
before his break showed forth.
And I wonder, WHY?
This was an innocent man who was 
sold as a slave by his own brothers, 
who was jailed because he refused 
the advances of his master’s wife. 
He did no wrong, but he suffered 
because of the wickedness of men.
And God let him stew in jail for 2 years!
Why not a week?
Why not 2?
Okay, a month?
Come on!
2 FULL years!
You’d think the “FULL” was added 
to rub it in.
Now, what was Joseph doing for 
these 2 full years?
Waiting.
Just waiting.
Waiting can be HARD.
Especially when you have no idea 
for how long…
But that is what the scriptures 
recommend: WAIT!
Job 14:14 says, “…All the days of my 
appointed time will I WAIT, till my 
change come.” 
I love the NKJV version: “…All the days 
of my HARD SERVICE I will wait, Till 
my change comes.”
The ASV says, “…All the days of my 
WARFARE would I wait, Till my 
release should come.”
Joseph was waiting, despite the hard 
service, despite the injustice. 
He hung in there until CHANGE came.
He was elevate beyond his wildest 
dreams. 
He did not have any godfather, he did 
not have any connection. But he had 
SOMETHING money, power, prestige, 
influence or affluence could not 
buy: The Spirit of God.
“There is a Spirit in man”, scripture 
says; “and the inspiration of the 
Almighty gives him 
UNDERSTANDING” -Job 32:8.
Joseph had an understanding of dreams. 
He had the ability to interpret them. 
He interpreted Pharaoh’s dreams and 
he was lifted.
He was 30 when his change came. 
13 years.
13 YEARS!
God never forgets His people. 
We just need to learn to wait on Him.
For how long, you may ask.
I have no idea. Nobody knows, really.
Jesus said, "It is not for you to know 
the times or dates the Father has set 
by his own authority” -Acts 1:7.
His job is to fix the time and date, 
You job is to WAIT.
Waiting is the DISCIPLINE you 
learn as a Christian. 
Abraham waited 25 years for Isaac. 
He had no idea it would be that long, 
but he waited it out.
 
“Hast thou not known? hast thou not 
heard, that the everlasting God, the 
LORD, the Creator of the ends of the 
earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? 
there is no searching of his understanding. 
He giveth power to the faint; and to 
them that have no might he increaseth 
strength. 
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, 
and the young men shall utterly fall: 
But they that WAIT upon the LORD shall 
renew their strength; they shall mount 
up with wings as eagles; they shall run, 
and not be weary; and they shall walk, 
and not faint.” -Isaiah 40:28-31.
 
Wait for it.
Wait for change.
It may take time, but WAIT, people!

“For the vision is yet for an appointed 
time, but at the end it shall speak, and 
not lie: though it tarry, WAIT FOR IT; 
because it will surely come, it will 
not tarry” -Habakkuk 2:3.
 
Shalom,
Haruna Daniels