Joseph: A Foretelling of God’s Limitless Generosity

“Generosity is a necessity. Like food to the body, in order to acquire it, there must be an exchange; a transaction of what is most valuable to us, in order to receive what is of great value and necessary for us to live.” — F. Lugo 

The Lord revealed this to me two days ago (being Monday August 5, 2013) concerning Joseph: The apple of his father’s eye, a child of blessing that became the payment for the penalty which would later bring about the salvation of his family, of a nation and nations by his willingness, his generosity from obeying God’s will for his life. This is jam packed with blessing. With that said, I now invite you into my HEART...


Beloved, every verse referenced here, reveals the heart of God. The righteousness of a child born to be a ruler and the salvation of many. From youth to the dying age of 110, Joseph son of Israel (Jacob), was the fulfillment of God’s limitless generosity to a great many people.

•Jacob’s love for Joseph (Genesis 37:3)

•Joseph’s dream (Genesis 37:5-11)

•Joseph’s belief and rejoicing in his dream (Genesis 37:5-7)

•Joseph’s brothers disgust towards him (Genesis 37:4-5,8)

•Joseph’s brothers plot towards him (Genesis 37:18-20)

•Jacob’s great lamenting over the false report of Joseph’s brutal death (Genesis 37:31-35)

•Joseph’s sold into slavery (Genesis 37:23-28, 36)
• God’s favor over Joseph while in Potiphar’s house (Genesis 39:2-6)
•Potiphar’s wife’s deception (Genesis 39:6b-20)

•God’s favor over Joseph’s time in prison and the results of it (Genesis 39:21-23; Genesis 40:1-22)

•God’s favor over Joseph with the gift of interpretations (Genesis 40:5-8, 9-22; Genesis 41:1-41 this being the plan of salvation)
•From Genesis 37—41 Joesph had spent fourteen years in prison (Genesis 37:2; Genesis 41:46)
•Joseph’s rise to power by the grace of God (Genesis 41:37-57; Genesis 45:13)

•Joseph’s shrewd dealings with his brothers (Genesis 42:6-7, 9-24, 30; Genesis 44:1-5)
•Joseph’s first dream fulfilled (Genesis 42:6, 9; Genesis 43:26, 28; Genesis 44:14; Genesis 50:18)

•Joseph’s great unveiling of himself to his brothers and their reconciliation (Genesis 45:1-15)
•God’s favor over Joseph’s entire families life (Genesis 45:16-24)
•God’s revealing and approval for Israel’s journey back to Egypt (Genesis 46:1-4)

•Joseph’s reunion with his father Jacob (Genesis 46:29-30)
•Where God is at, blessings follow (Genesis 47:7, 10)
•God’s salvation plan fulfilled and revealed through Joseph in completion (Genesis 50:20)
•Those who are faithful to God as God is faithful to them, surely His grace, mercy, kindness and prosperity; the promises of God shall follow (Genesis 50:21)

Beloved, from beginning to end we see generosity at work and God’s salvation being not only planned but always several steps ahead as God is prophetic. God’s Word is fulfillment. God’s Word is surety. God’s Word is blessing. Salvation is most glorious and wonderful to have and be certain about, however, salvation does come with a price. A price that doesn’t always paint a picture we will want for ourselves, but nevertheless, when it is being fulfilled and is fulfilled, we shall utter along with Joseph, “what the enemy meant for bad, God meant for good; for the preserving and saving of lives. Amen.”

We must be aware of this truth. Generosity comes with a price; and this price shall always be paid by the one in whom salvation is proclaimed and fulfilled through. It is a necessity for all, and Joseph though born into privilege and a rightful heir, dearly loved and cherished by his dad, had to endure great hardships and pains to bring about the salvation of many, in which he was completely certain was God’s will (Genesis 45:5, 7-8). A ransom is demanded; a life given to the work of salvation, and in exchange for such a life lived, many were saved (Genesis 50:20). Amen.

We must all be willing to pay the high price if we desire for many to be saved. We must all give our lives in order to receive life— this exchange we see as material wealth used as trading currency from people of many tribes, nations and tongues heading into Egypt in exchange for life nourishing grain: A necessity to live, was a foretelling of things to come. More glorious than grain and material goods, is the blood of Christ (the soul’s great necessity) and our life laid down at the Cross is (the trading currency) to exchange. Our dying lives for His eternal life made triumphantly known in the resurrection power of Jesus rising from the grave (the eternal famine). Jesus gave us what was most precious and needed— His life! This is the glorious message of salvation. The salvation message recorded through the life of a righteous man. This is Joseph’s son of Israel’s story recorded: The foretelling of God’s limitless generosity.