Have We Forgotten To Share Our Blessing?

Genesis 40:1 KJV ¹And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
²And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
³And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
⁴And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
⁵And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
⁶And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.
⁷And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?
⁸And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.
⁹And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
¹⁰And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:
¹¹And Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.
¹²And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:
¹³Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
¹⁴But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:
¹⁵For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
¹⁶When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:
¹⁷And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.
¹⁸And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:
¹⁹Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
²⁰And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
²¹And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:
²²But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
²³Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.

We all have our ups and downs – 1-2

Worthy of some things

Unworthy of others

Even in bad things there are often good 3-4

In this case they were exposed to Joseph

So all those who may be going through a hard time when they meet us

Have been exposed to a special touch of the Lord (Hopefully)

In this case Joseph was a blessing

All “men” face uncertainty in life – 5-8

Feel bound by circumstance

Brings sadness

Brings opportunities for us to tell of God’s goodness

All “men” accept their opportunities different – 9-19

Chief Butler – 9-15

Opportunity was before him from the Lord

Opportunities will come, but they are limited (three days)

Opportunities heeded are opportunities given

Blessings need to be shared with others

Chief Baker – 16-

When we depend upon self we’re in trouble

All of our efforts fall short

Our works will disappear (birds ate)

Our time is limited “if we snooze, we loose”

What could he have done when given the warning?

Questions:

Are we waiting on our blessings or curse?

Are we just waiting?

Are our blessings clear to us?

The Chief Butler forgot his blessing

Rude

Thoughtless

Undeserving

Unthankful

Have we forgot to share our blessing?

The Chief Baker failed to call for mercy – do we know anyone like that?

Quiet

Hopeful

Probably…

Thoughtless

Undeserving

Unthankful

Certainly was

Lost because he waited too long

Without measure because he did not seek help

Helpless without mercy

We certainly need to let them know we know the Master who can solve their problems and meet their needs.

Gary Marcum – New Beginnings Church – 111608pm