I always enjoy studying the life of Joseph and this week was no different. God brought something encouraging to my attention.
Have you ever noticed that during his slave years God blessed everyone around Joseph abundantly because of Joseph? And even though God granted Joseph great favor he was still a prisoner/slave and an innocent one at that. No one would confuse Joseph with a prosperous man during those trying years!
I wonder if Joseph ever felt resentful at the blessings others enjoyed as a result of his efforts. Or if he ever wondered when God's blessings would be experienced in his own life.
Have you ever felt that way? I have. Joseph's example teaches us to cling to integrity even if it seems that everyone else is reaping the lion's share of the benefits. Perhaps God will use that time to set the stage for something important yet to come as was the case with Joseph.
We will be transitioning into the book of Exodus this week. We've seen how God used Joseph and the Pharoah who respected him to bring the Children of Israel into Egypt and now we'll see how God used Moses and the Pharoah who had little respect for him to take them back out.
Have a good week!
Have you ever noticed that during his slave years God blessed everyone around Joseph abundantly because of Joseph? And even though God granted Joseph great favor he was still a prisoner/slave and an innocent one at that. No one would confuse Joseph with a prosperous man during those trying years!
I wonder if Joseph ever felt resentful at the blessings others enjoyed as a result of his efforts. Or if he ever wondered when God's blessings would be experienced in his own life.
Have you ever felt that way? I have. Joseph's example teaches us to cling to integrity even if it seems that everyone else is reaping the lion's share of the benefits. Perhaps God will use that time to set the stage for something important yet to come as was the case with Joseph.
We will be transitioning into the book of Exodus this week. We've seen how God used Joseph and the Pharoah who respected him to bring the Children of Israel into Egypt and now we'll see how God used Moses and the Pharoah who had little respect for him to take them back out.
Have a good week!
Schedule for January 25-31, 2010
Monday, January 25th
Exodus 1-3
Matthew 6
Tuesday, January 26th
Exodus 4,5
Matthew 7,8
Wednesday, January 27th
Exodus 6-8
Matthew 9
Thursday, January 28th
Exodus 9, 10
Matthew 10,11
Friday, January 29th
Exodus 11,12
Matthew 12
Saturday, January 30th
Exodus 13-15
Matthew 13
Sunday, January 31st
No reading. Use the day to finish any that were not completed this past week.
Thanks for sharing those thoughts!
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