The Continuation Of Destiny

Entering Into the Joseph Anointing!

Joseph was the one whom God used to save an entire tribe, nation and people. However, he had to go through a tremendous set of what might be considered "negative circumstances" (he was the one who was separated from his brothers) but he described it this way: -

Genesis 45:4-8 "And Joseph said to his brothers, ‘Please come near to me.’ So they came near. Then he said: ‘I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt. ‘But now do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life. ‘For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are still five years in which there will be neither be plowing nor harvesting. ‘And God sent me before you to preserve a posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. ‘So now it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt."

Joseph goes on to secure a place for his people in the land of Egypt. And after his father lived seventeen years in this secure land he is about to go the way of all men, he is about to die. He calls for Joseph and all his other sons and he begins to prophesy their destiny. I want us this day to look closely at the prophetic destiny of Joseph, as I believe that the Lord is using this as an example to us today.

Genesis 49: 22-26 "Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a well; His branches run over the wall. The archers have bitterly grieved him, Shot at him and hated him. But his bow remained in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong By the hands of the Mighty God of Jacob (From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel), By the God of your father who will bless you With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that lies beneath, Blessings of the breasts and of the womb. The blessings of your father Have excelled the blessings of my ancestors, Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills. They shall be on the head of Joseph, And the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers."

LETS REVIEW THIS:

1. His Branches run Over the Wall:

Ge 49:22-26. JOSEPH-- 22. a fruitful bough, &c.--denotes the extraordinary increase of

that tribe (compare Nu 1:33-35; Jos 17:17; De 33:17). The patriarch describes him as attacked by envy, revenge, temptation, ingratitude; yet still, by the grace of God, he triumphed over all opposition, so

that he became the sustainer of Israel; and then he proceeds to shower blessings of every kind upon the head of this favorite son. The history of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh shows how fully these blessings were realized.

I believe that the Lord is pronouncing fruitfulness over us in what we are called to do. He declares that just like Joseph our branches will run over the wall. This represents us going beyond our set enclosure. It also represents us going to the nations. We will not be limited to one location. We will go over the wall. The Lord has ordained it. We may not all physically go to the nations but whenever anyone of us go over the wall it will be registered to everyone’s account.

2. Shot at Him and Hated Him:

The archers here represent to us demonic entities that will seek to stop our forward advance in going over the wall, and into all that God has called us to do. The bible speaks about the fiery darts of the enemy (Galatians 6:16) and we are encouraged to function in faith and that will always quench the fiery darts shot at us by the enemy. And of course the enemy will shoot at us because he hates us. As a matter of fact he hates any kingdom advance by the saints of the Most High God! We are strongly encouraged by the Lord in

1Peter 4:12-14 "Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified."