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Today's reading: Genesis 40-42

"They remained in prison for quite some time, and Potiphar assigned Joseph to take care of them." Genesis 40:4 NLT

Quite-to an extreme; to a considerable extent.

How long can you hold your breath?

Thirty seconds? Forty-five seconds? Can you go a minute or even longer?

No matter how long you can hold it, holding it even ten more seconds beyond that seems like quite a long time.

When you've reached a certain threshold, any length of time longer than that seems excessive, oppressive and beyond what you're capable of doing.

Joseph sat in prison quite a long time. Add to that, Joseph sat in prison quite a long time for something he didn't even do!

But God was still with him. Watching over him. Placing him in positions to display God's favor. Allowing others to see God working in him.

Maybe you're enduring something that's lasted 'quite' a long time, too.

You're tired of it. You're sick of it. You're done with it--and still it remains.

God is with you, too. Every moment of this extended distress, God is with you, if you are His.

Don't forget that as you wait to hear the rattling of the keys in the lock on your prison doors.