【双语灵修】从囚犯到统治者FROM PRISONER TO RULER
创世记 41:41-57
法老又对约瑟说：“我派你治理埃及全地。” 法老就摘下手上打印的戒指，戴在约瑟的手上，给他穿上细麻衣，把金链戴在他的颈项上。 又叫约瑟坐他的副车，喝道的在前呼叫说：“跪下！”这样，法老派他治理埃及全地。 法老对约瑟说：“我是法老，在埃及全地，若没有你的命令，不许人擅自办事[a]。” 法老赐名给约瑟，叫撒发那忒巴内亚，又将安城的祭司波提非拉的女儿亚西纳给他为妻。约瑟就出去巡行埃及地。
约瑟见埃及王法老的时候年三十岁。他从法老面前出去，遍行埃及全地。 七个丰年之内，地的出产极丰极盛[b]， 约瑟聚敛埃及地七个丰年一切的粮食，把粮食积存在各城里，各城周围田地的粮食都积存在本城里。 约瑟积蓄五谷甚多，如同海边的沙，无法计算，因为谷不可胜数。 荒年未到以前，安城的祭司波提非拉的女儿亚西纳给约瑟生了两个儿子。 约瑟给长子起名叫玛拿西[c]，因为他说：“神使我忘了一切的困苦和我父的全家。” 他给次子起名叫以法莲[d]，因为他说：“神使我在受苦的地方昌盛。” 埃及地的七个丰年一完， 七个荒年就来了，正如约瑟所说的。各地都有饥荒，唯独埃及全地有粮食。 及至埃及全地有了饥荒，众民向法老哀求粮食。法老对他们说：“你们往约瑟那里去，凡他所说的，你们都要做。” 当时饥荒遍满天下，约瑟开了各处的仓，粜粮给埃及人。在埃及地饥荒甚大。 各地的人都往埃及去，到约瑟那里籴粮，因为天下的饥荒甚大。
星期六
三月十四日
从囚犯到统治者
“法老又对约瑟说：‘我派你治理埃及全地。’” - 创 41:41
约瑟困在监里两年后，酒政才记起他。
某天晚上，法老做了两个令他心里非常不安的梦。当他寻找人为他解梦时，酒政终于记起了约瑟，法老于是召唤约瑟来为他解梦。约瑟首先回答他说：“这不在乎我，神必将平安的话回答法老。”（《创世记》 41:1-16）。
法老明白了他的梦是向他发出警告，那地将会有七个大丰年，接续而来的便是七个荒年。当他听到这个解释，又听到约瑟提供怎样为荒年作好准备的计划后，法老知道约瑟是处理积蓄粮食、保证埃及有足够粮食的的最佳人选（《创世记》 41:17-40）。于是法老派约瑟治理埃及全地，准备面对将要到来的七个丰年和七个荒年。
神能够以奇妙的方式在我们的生命中作工。约瑟要面对这些事，实在不容易。然而，在这个故事中，当他在狱中时，我们看到他晓得凭信心，信靠和事奉神，当他重获自由，被委派去治理全地时也是如此。
假以时日，透过很多不同甚，至改变我们一生的经历，我们能清楚的看到神的信实。有神信实地与我们同行，我们便能坚定不移和满有把握了。
祷告
亲爱的神，感谢你，你把我们生命中的遭遇交织在一起，又向我们显明你怎样在其中作工。惟愿我们每天都能看到你在我们生命中所作的工。阿们。
Genesis 41:41-57
SATURDAY, MARCH 14
FROM PRISONER TO RULER
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.” Genesis 41:41
Joseph remained in prison for two years before the king’s cupbearer remembered him.
One night Pharaoh had two dreams that troubled him deeply, and when he searched for someone to interpret the dreams, the cupbearer finally remembered Joseph. So Pharaoh called for Joseph to interpret the dreams, and Joseph responded by saying, first of all, “I cannot do it, but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires” (Genesis 41:1-16).
Pharaoh learned that his dreams warned about a seven-year famine that would follow seven years of great abundance. When he received the interpretation, as well as the sound advice Joseph gave about preparing for the famine, Pharaoh knew that Joseph would be the right person to manage the harvesting so that Egypt would have enough food (41:17-40). So Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of the whole land to prepare for the years of abundance and famine that would come.
God can work in our lives in amazing ways. Though none of this was easy for Joseph, we can see in this story that he learned to trust and serve God in faith while he was in prison—and also when he was freed and appointed to lead.
The faithfulness of God becomes clearer to us over time and through many different experiences, some of which are life-changing. We learn steadiness and certainty as God walks with us faithfully.
Dear God, thank you for weaving together the circumstances of our lives and showing us how you work in them. May we see you at work in our lives each day. Amen.