And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him yet the more.

Genesis 37.5

Heavenly Father, as I greet this new day, I thank you, Lord, that I'm growing in blessing and influence.

Like Joseph, I thank you for uncommon favor with everyone I come in contact with.

Like his coat of many colors, I thank you that my unique giftings can be seen by all around me.

And when others around me plot against my future and try to derail the dreams you've given me,

I will refuse to become a slave to their bitterness and envy.

I will not allow fear to make me forget my future.

I will not abandon my position of power,

for I know that he who began a good work is faithful to complete it.

I decree and declare that my dreams are still alive, and that they will come to pass.

In Jesus' name. Amen.

Stay tuned to immerse yourself in the greatest stories ever told

from pray.com's podcast, Heroes in the Bible.

I'm Ed Young, and I'd like to welcome you to this first episode

in The Heroes of the Bible series of podcasts on

the Life of Joseph. I called him Joe. The Bible devotes an astonishing 14 chapters to the book

of Genesis to Joseph's story. So as we journey through these chapters together, I think we can trust that we will learn a great deal from Joseph's story. So as we journey through these chapters together, I think we can trust that we will

learn a great deal from Joseph's life about how God works in our lives and how he provides for us

in times of adversity as well as times of prosperity. We will see that Joseph experienced amazing extremes in his circumstances,

from a life of privilege as a favorite son of his father Jacob, to years as a slave,

and then a prisoner in Egypt, and finally to a position of prominence and power, second only to that of Pharaoh himself.

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