8/14/2019 Is God Preparing You to Be an Answer to a Prayer (Devotional)

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Is God

Preparing forYou to Be an

Answer to aPrayer?

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Is God preparing for you to be an answer to a

prayer?

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We have an example ofone who was an answer to

prayer recorded in the

book of Psalms.

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He called down famine on the land anddestroyed all their supplies of food; and

He sent a man before them Joseph, sold

as a slave.

They bruised his feet with shackles, his

neck was put in irons, till what he foretold

came to pass, till the word of the LORD

proved him true.The king sent and released him, the ruler

of peoples set him free.

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He made him master of his

household, ruler over all he

possessed, to instruct his princes as

he pleased and teach his elders

wisdom. Then Israel entered Egypt;

Jacob lived as an alien in the land ofHam.

(Psalm 105:16-23)

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How wonderful it is to receive an answer to

prayer. But there is something even more

wonderful to be an answer to prayer. Have

you been an answer to prayer lately?

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Joseph was. In verse 17 we read, "He sent

a man before them Joseph, sold as a

slave." At the time, Joseph could not see

what God was doing. But God was

preparing him to be an answer to prayer.

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He was going to use Joseph to protect the

people of Israel. If Joseph had not done

this, the nation might have perished.

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In fact, it might never have come to exist.

And if the nation of Israel had never cometo exist, we wouldn't have a Bible, and we

wouldn't have a Savior.

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God plans His work. We never have to

worry about what is going on, becauseGod knows. He is never caught off

guard, and He is never surprised. God

never says, "How did that happen?"

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He chose Abraham and Isaac and Jacob

and Jacob's sons to accomplish somegreat purposes in this world to bear

witness of the true and living God, to give

us the Bible and the Savior.

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God also works His plan. He uses people to

accomplish His purposes. We don't alwaysknow what God is doing. He didn't send an

angel down to prison to explain to Joseph all

of His plans. Joseph worked and walked by

faith.

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He went through trials and

dishonor, but he ultimately

triumphed. From trial to triumph,from bondage to blessing,

Joseph was an answer to prayer.

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You may be wondering today,

Why am I going through this

experience? Why doesn't Godmake life easier for me?

Remember Joseph. God chose

him, prepared him and used him

as an answer to prayer.

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God doesn't waste your trials. He

designs them for your good and His

glory. Perhaps you are going through

difficulties and trials today. Let God

prepare you for what He has preparedfor you. He might be planning to use you

as an answer to prayer.