Good Morning.
Now it came to pass on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. Then he restored the chief butler to his butlership again, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand. But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him. (Genesis 40: 20-23)
Within this story there are significant Messianic overtones. Consider that Joseph, a type of Messiah, speaks to the innocent of his two fellow prisoners and says, “Remember me.”
As Messiah hung upon the tree, with him were two others who were sentenced to die as well. The one who is repentant says to Christ, “Remember me when you come into your kingdom.” The other unrepentant man dies guilty, having upon a tree just as the baker was told by Joseph that he, too, would be hanged upon a tree. Just as Joseph had to wait another two years before he would stand before the king and be given power over the kingdom, another two thousand years has gone by and we still await the King to return and assert His authority over the kingdoms of this world.
Now considering that glorious day and the hopes that accompany it, let us take note of the fact that some will be delivered to serve the King and some will be left to their demise. Messiah said this in regard to His return:
“Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.” (Matthew 24:40-42)
Regardless of who you believe the wicked are in this example — those left behind or those taken — the point is that the wicked will be destroyed and the righteous will be delivered at His coming. Consequently, there will be those who are forgotten and those He remembers. In Hebrew, to remember is to act on someone’s behalf. When God “remembered Noah” it means that He began to act on His behalf and caused the waters to abate from the earth. When Christ responded to the thief’s request to “Remember me,” He promised to act on His behalf — “Today, you will be with me in paradise.”
As we see the world deteriorating daily, may it be that we are provoked to follow Him as never before. Dark days are ahead and therefore we want — we need — to be those that He remembers. Likewise, let us live our lives in such a way that we “remember Him.” Let us act on His behalf and be the light in the midst of the darkness. Let’s occupy until He comes!
Blessings and Shalom,
Bill
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