JOSEPH: PROCESSED FOR DOMINION

There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? – Genesis 39:9

Some unique biblical models of dominion accomplished life’s purpose in strange lands and through the severest of oppositions. Joseph was one such Kingdom-champion whose journey in life offers invaluable lessons:

Joseph recognized early in life that his destiny was designed for dominion. Through the seeming labyrinth of divine providence and harsh, turbulent trials of life, he eventually fulfilled his glorious destiny. But Joseph did not fall into accidental success or fortuitous fulfilment. He did not ascend the apex of achievement by chance. At every phase in his unfolding story of suffering and glory, what was evident was an adherence to the principles and covenant details that guarantee dominion, including being positioned on the Platform of Purity (Gen.39:7-12). True dominion does not trifle with temptation of toy with sin. True dominion knows that it is wise to “flee fornication” and “abstain from all appearance of evil” (1Cor.6:18; 1The.5:22).

God planted in Joseph seeds of greatness and potentials for dominion, just like his father had bestowed on him a coat of many colours. His coat could be removed and debased, but the dreams of dominion within his soul could not be destroyed (Gen. 37:3,23,31-33). Nonetheless, Joseph had to apply himself to develop and rightly deploy these talents and potentials.  Joseph could interpret dreams and ideas to make them contemporary, and was skilful in the art of presentation. He lived in the interface of visions and missions; of dreams and actions. He mastered these from age seventeen to thirty. When Pharaoh therefore had a problem and Egypt faced a crisis, Joseph presented the plan that saved the nation.

Overnight, he was dug out of the dungeon and thrust to the top; the prisoner in rags of penury suddenly became the Prime Minister in robes of royalty! His gifts made room for him as he delivered a solution to Pharaoh that positioned him to become a Celebrity in a strange land. Yet, sudden power and popularity did not make him “drunk”! The realms of dominion were not strange to him because he had been groomed from the pit, through Potiphar’s house and prison for prominence in the Palace! He had been processed through pressure and pain. He had been prepared for his prepared place in destiny.

What has God made you good at? What do you know how to do well?  Will you cooperate with the Lord as He processes and prepares you for your Place in the Palace of Dominion? Beloved, the Lord will defend your destiny all the way to the very TOP. He’ll establish your goings and perfect His purposes in your life if you’ll submit to His will! That’s dominion!