There has been a huge light at the end of the long dark tunnel of calamity the world has been going through…
And the name of the second he called Ephraim:
‘For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.’
Genesis 41:52
Joseph went through much. I mean, really. His brothers sell him off to nomads. Joseph ends up in Egypt and is wronged again. Next, he is innocent of a crime but thrown in jail. People told about him, and promises were broken. Nevertheless, God was with Him through it all. Eventually, the Lord promotes Joseph to second in command of the country, and with his wife, two sons are born to him.
Joseph names one of his sons Ephraim, ‘For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.’
Now, think about all that we all have been going through. In the midst of the devastation, death, unrest, and strife, Jesus has been with us. For me, this time at home has become a season of greater freedom. The Lord went deep in my soul to get at some things to bring greater fruitfulness to my life and ministry. My sincere hope is that you have experienced this as well these past several months.
If not, it is time to milk this season for all its worth. Because God never stopped moving, although the world came to a grinding halt. And He never stops moving on our behalf. We just need to be still and let Him bring us into fruitfulness in the land of our affliction.