I grin as I read this, because if anyone ought to had a miserable face, it should have been Joseph. They were there on an impulse of the Pharaoh and certainly wouldn’t be there forever. But Joseph had been charged by the chief executioner’s other half and did not know if he’d ever see the light of the day. But despite his very own circumstance, he spotted the predicament of these two men. When your heart is right, although the bottom could have dropped out of your life, it is extraordinary how delicate you may be to someone else in need.

Instead of asserting, “You think you have got a lot to gripe about, hear my story of woe. “Joseph expounded, “How come you are so sorrowful today, guys? What’s wrong?” I admit it could be saying the plain to ask this in a dungeon, but it shows Joseph’s capability to think beyond his very own immediate cares and wants to minister mercy to others.One of the beautiful things about the right perspective is that, with it, each day has sun. You do not have to have cloudless days for there to be sunlight days. Basically, it’s rather fantastic that Joseph would need to have anything to do with dreams.

The last time he did that, remember what happened? He told his siblings about his dreams and it was “Operation Pit City.” He wound up in an Egyptian slave market. It’ll show you an opportunity for ministry you never would have touched with a ten-foot pole.

When money is our objective for contentment, we must live in fear of losing it, which makes us paranoid and suspicious. When becoming a celebrity is our target, we become competitive lest others upstage us, which makes us envious. When power and influence drive us, we become self-serving and strong-willed, which makes us conceited. And when possessions become our god, we become materialistic, thinking enough is rarely enough, which makes us greedy.

All of these pursuits fly in the face of happiness and joy. Only Christ can satisfy, whether we have or don’t have, whether we are known or unknown, whether we live or die. And the excellent news is this : Death only sweetens the pie.

That alone will make you giggle again. The New Testament in Modem English, reads : “For living to me means simply ‘Christ,’ and if I die I should only gain more of him.”.