Coat

His Dad gave him a coat that was the envy of his brothers. He dropped his coat and she claimed he tried to seduce her. He wears stinky prison clothes. He meets the king and is given new clothes. He is put in charge and gets a robe made of fine linen. From decorated to the dungeon, from ordinary to extraordinary, Joseph went through “it” but never lost his faith nor his favor with God. (see Genesis 37-41)

“Blessed be your Name, when the sun’s shining down on me, when the world’s as it should be, blessed be your Name. Blessed be your Name, on the road marked with suffering, when there’s pain in the offering, blessed be your Name.” (Matt Redman–Blessed Be Your Name)

These words gave me, and give me hope.

~ by frohnafactor on July 7, 2008.