And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying,

It is not in me. God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

Genesis 41.16.

Dear God, through today's reading in Genesis 41,

I thank you that you've given me the keys to any prison cell I find myself in.

Through the keys of obedience, I thank you that when I use my gifts, my promotion is within reach. Thank you that, like Joseph, you're putting me

in front of powerful people so that through your power and ability, I can be used as a vessel

of solutions. I confess that my life will be a walking billboard for your goodness and faithfulness.

As I reflect on the many times you've come through for me,

I thank you for expanding my future and putting my life on the fast track.

I thank you that all red tape is being cut when it comes to my destiny.

I declare that open seats of influence are mine,

because I choose to honor you in every victory.

So I thank you in advance for promotion,

for I know that my promotion only comes from the Lord.

Thank you that in a moment you take me from prison to a palace. In Jesus name, amen. Stay tuned to immerse yourself in the greatest stories ever told from

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

Welcome back to Heroes in the Bible.

I'm Ed Young, your host for this series of podcasts on The Life of Joseph, and I look forward

to spending this time together as we unpack some of the timely principles we can learn

from our study of God's man at this

moment of history, Joseph. In the last episode, Joseph was locked away in prison after being wrongly

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