Dear Joseph,

The time is nearing for you to take your place in history.

The roads filled with pits and prisons were merely training you to trust the heart of Christ.

The deep betrayals caused a crisis of faith but now you have come into the fellowship of His sufferings and where you have faced dishonor now you will be given double honor.

Christ has watched as you have stayed faithful even when your heart was shattered into a million pieces.

He has watched as you’ve pressed on some days one small step at a time because you simply refused to quit.

He’s seen you walk out of one valley right into a deeper one and still you surrendered your all to Him.

You, like Paul, counted it all as loss and continued in the work Jesus set before you.

He will suddenly call for your release from captivity. You will see behind you, now, where the paths of prisons and roads of rain have led you now to rescue a people.

And Joseph, He has always been with you. You were never out of His sight.

While you were hidden, He gave you new gifts and trained you how to use them effectively for the sake of others.

When the time comes…rise boldly. Unashamed of who you are in Christ.

Take good care of the hearts in need. Do unto them as you would have them do unto you.

Protect them. Guard them. Help them heal. Teach them the deeper things of the Kingdom.

Lead them well. Love them well.

The time is swiftly upon us, Joseph.

And you’re not alone. There is a company of Joseph’s Christ has had hidden for a season.

Soon, very soon, they will be seen rising from the wilderness.