"GO TO JOSEPH"

 The days were busy for Joseph, and the years fled by.  Just as Jehovah foretold in the dream he sent to Pharaoh; the seventh year of the bumper crops was followed by a drastic change.  The crops failed!  Soon famine loomed over all the neighboring lands. As the Bible notes, though, "in all the land of Egypt there was bread."(Genesis 41:54) No doubt Joseph's inspired prediction and his example of good organization were benefiting the Egyptian people.

The Egyptians may have felt indebted to Joseph and praised his skill as an organizer.  Still, Joseph would not have wanted credit to go anywhere but to his God, Jehovah. If we use any gifts we may have in humble service to our God, he may put them to use in ways that exceed anything we could ever imagine. 

Next time: "GO TO JOSEPH" - Conclusion

From the jw.org publications