““And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him and rescued him out of all his afflictions and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household. Now there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food. But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers on their first visit. And on the second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became known to Pharaoh. And Joseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his kindred, seventy-five persons in all. And Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died, he and our fathers, and they were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭7:9-16‬ ‭ESV‬‬

All,This stands out because Stephen says, “And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him and rescued him out of all his afflictions and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh”. God rescues Joseph out of all his afflictions, but those afflictions last for 7 years. I want to be rescued from my afflictions in a day or I think God has forgotten me. We never know what God’s plan is, but we do know He has one (Romans8:28). We may see it here on earth, but we will definitely see it eternally. Please pray that we and our friends always know that God will use everything for His purpose. Please pray for Jeff and Brad’s group.