Genesis: Persevere

Joseph has descended from being thrown into a desolate pit, to being sold as a slave, to being thrown into prison, and forgotten. Joseph was a victim of his brother’s hatred, of the false accusations of Potiphar’s wife, and now the forgetfulness of a cupbearer. It is easy to rush through the story where Joseph exchanged his prison clothes for the crown of Egypt. But what we must understand is that the events in chapter forty make possible the advancement in chapter forty-one. In chapter forty Joseph is called to persevere. Just like Joseph we are called to persevere. What does it look like to persevere?