Forgotten

The chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph; he forgot him (Genesis 40:23).

Sometimes I feel forgotten. Sometimes I am forgotten. The world rushes past, others focus on what’s in front of them, and I sit forgotten. We all experience these times.

Joseph did all he could to be remembered. He served the prison warden, he interpreted the cupbearer’s dream, and he asked for his help in return. Please remember me! The ungrateful cupbearer forgot as soon as the doors of the prison shut behind him.

For two more years Joseph sat in prison, waiting, wondering if anyone thought of him. But God, the maestro, brought Joseph back to the mind of the cupbearer, leading eventually to the salvation of Egypt, and Joseph’s family, and the nation of Israel.

God doesn’t forget. God waits, and we wait as a result. Stay ready, because the remembering will come.