| Always Rise to the Top |
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| SCRIPTURE |
| “And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man...” |
| (Genesis 39:2, KJV) |
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| THE WORD: |
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In scripture, many heroes of the faith started out at
the very bottom. Think of Joseph. He was thrown in a pit and sold into
slavery by his own brothers. But even as a slave, he developed his
skills. He was so valuable that he was put in charge of his master’s
whole household.
When he was falsely accused and put into prison, he
was so valuable there that they put him in charge of the whole prison.
What is that? Cream rising to the top. When Pharaoh needed someone to
run the country and administer the nationwide feeding program during the
famine, he didn’t choose a cabinet member; he didn’t choose his
department head. He chose Joseph, a prisoner, a slave. Why? Joseph
developed his skills right where he was. His gifts made room for him,
and he was always rising to the top.
Friend, there’s never an excuse to not keep rising. It
doesn’t matter if you don’t like your current job; it doesn’t matter if
other people don’t treat you right. God is saying, “It’s time to get
out of the pit.” It’s time to shake off the past. It’s time to rise to the top.
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