Doing What God is Doing - Genesis 41:16

"It is beyond my power to do this, Joseph replied. But God can tell you what it means and set you at ease." Pharaoh had two dreams and no one could interpret them for him. Pharaoh's cupbearer remembered about Joseph interpreting his dream when they were in prison together and told Pharaoh. Pharaoh had Joseph brought to him and asked if he could interpret his dreams. Joseph recognized that God had given Pharaoh the dreams for a purpose. Therefore, God could tell what Pharaoh’s dreams meant and Joseph was confident that God would do so to accomplish His will. Joseph was so filled with the Spirit and wisdom of God that it was apparent to Pharaoh and his officials: "Can we find anyone else like this man so obviously filled with the spirit of God?" (vs. 38). Because Joseph was full of God's Spirit, he recognized that God was at work and he joined with God in what he was doing. We each have God's Spirit in us and like Joseph, by the unction of the Spirit, we should be able to recognize what God is doing within and around our lives and we should join with Him by exercising the gifts and talents He has given to each of us. "So Jesus explained, I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does" (John 5:19).