In Genesis 41, Pastor Jeff preaches the chapter as a long-awaited turning point of hope—not because Joseph’s pain was meaningless, but because the pain was preparing him for purpose. He starts by having everyone hold Genesis 41 in one hand and Psalm 105 in the other, because Psalm 105 pulls the curtain back: God “sent a man before them… Joseph,” and Joseph’s chains weren’t random—“iron entered into his soul” (a strengthening, refining work). The prison wasn’t God being cruel; it was God making Joseph meaningful, purging impurities so Joseph could reflect the Refiner. Jeff keeps repeating the anchor for anyone in a hard season: I might not know what God is doing, but God knows what He’s doing.

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