The Timing of God's Providence
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
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🗓️ 6 April 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever felt that God was late in answering your prayers? Take heart: His purpose is good and His timing is perfect. Today, R.C. Sproul offers counsel from the life of Joseph for those who are waiting on the Lord.
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Meet Today's Teacher:
R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
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| 0:00.0 | Joseph continued to languish in his dungeon. |
| 0:05.0 | His plight had gone from bad to worse. |
| 0:08.0 | Now for the first time, there is a glimmer of hope. |
| 0:12.0 | He has a messenger to plead his case with Pharaoh. |
| 0:17.0 | And don't you think that in the initial days after the butler was released, every time Joseph |
| 0:23.3 | heard footsteps in the corridor of the prison, his heart would be buoyed up with anticipation |
| 0:30.1 | and with encouragement that now somebody was coming to release him. |
| 0:35.8 | Nobody came. |
| 0:37.4 | Not for a week, not for a month, not for a year. |
| 0:42.0 | In fact, two years pass. |
| 0:46.7 | And Joseph doesn't hear a word from the court of Pharaoh. |
| 0:51.9 | Music from the court of Pharaoh. |
| 1:01.0 | Sometimes it can be difficult to wait upon the Lord, waiting for a wrong to be made right, |
| 1:04.0 | waiting for a prayer to be answered. |
| 1:06.0 | But as we remember that our God is sovereign, |
| 1:09.0 | we remember that his timing is never late. Welcome to another |
| 1:14.3 | week of renewing your mind. I'm your host, Nathan W. Bingham. We see an example of one who |
| 1:20.8 | waited and the incredible providence of God when we consider the life of Joseph. And that's what |
| 1:27.3 | we'll be doing all week as you hear |
| 1:29.4 | messages from R.C. Sproles' 20-part series, The Life of Joseph. You can request access to the |
| 1:36.5 | complete series, along with his hardcover book, Joseph, from dreamer to deliverer when you give a |
| 1:42.4 | donation in support of renewing your mind at |
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