Genesis 41:15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. 16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
Thus, after staying the course with God, and being faithful to truth and duty, Joseph is being prepared to accurately read and understand God’s providence in matters big and small. Thus, it will be with all of us if we were to tow the line of faithfulness to God with a humble spirit that is willing to be led by Him.
So now, we turn to the crux of our study for today: “How To Understand God’s providences”. Our case studies will involve two providences that occurred after the day of Pentecost, when the Early Rain of The Holy Ghost was poured out upon the believers who were then entrusted with taking the gospel to the then known world.
Peter is incarcerated for preaching the gospel, and prayer is made for him by the church. That same night in answer to those prayers, an angel is sent to him in the cell where he was held, he being bound between two soldiers. The angel opens the gates, passes the guarding soldiers and delivers Peter from the shackles wherewith he was bound.
Psalms 34:6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the Lord encamps round about them that fear him, and delivers them. 8 O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusts in him.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!