When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they looked distraught. So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why do you look so sad today?” (Genesis 40:6-7)
If there was someone who had an excuse to wallow in self-pity and to think only of himself and his problems, it was Joseph.
But what struck me this morning was that he didn’t do that. Instead, he showed concern for the other prisoners in his cell.
A couple of Sundays ago, my pastor preached about looking around us and seeing the needs of others. But we can’t do that if we’re wallowing in self-pity. If we’re only concerned about ourselves.
I don’t know about you, but I want to be like Joseph, not just focusing on myself, but noticing the needs of others, and letting God use me to touch them.
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