THE STORY, Chapter 3
Genesis 37, 39, 41-48, 50

Joseph's Really, Really Bad Idea

“Joseph  . . told . .  his brothers,  'Listen to this dream I had.   We were all out in the field gathering bundles of wheat. All of a sudden my bundle stood straight up and your bundles circled around it and bowed down to mine.'
8 His brothers said, 'So! You're going to rule us? You're going to boss us around?' And they hated him more than ever because of his dreams and the way he talked” Genesis 37:5-8   

Pastor's Reflections

Some Dreams are best kept to yourself. As a general rule older brothers don’t like to be told that they will bow down to their younger brother.

Joseph’s youthful pride and immaturity got him in trouble. That’s what usually gets me in trouble too. God used a dream to inform and encourage Joseph. God was preparing Joseph for a difficult life which would culminate in God using him to save his brothers.  But in his pride Joseph could only hear self elevation. His dream wasn’t about him. It was about God.

Prayer

“Lord, help me to remember, 'It’s not about me'. 'It’s about You'. Forgive me for thinking and acting as if others exist to make my life better. You have blessed me to be a blessing. To that end I ask your help. Amen”