Would Have Never You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people. Genesis 50:20 My Takeaways Something Old If Joseph never went to Egypt, he would never have been sold to Potiphar. If Joseph was…
What Do I Really Want To Know “I am God, the God of your father,” the voice said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make your family into a great nation. Genesis 46:3 My Takeaways Something Old Would I want to know exactly what was going…
“They put her front of the crowd.” John 8:3b (NLT) In our media driven instant message society news stretches from continent to continent faster than we can read the words in this sentence. Our actions, good and bad are known instantly. Jesus was teaching and was interrupted with some instant news, hot-off-the press of…
Afraid Of The Might But Jacob wouldn’t let Joseph’s younger brother, Benjamin, go with them, for fear some harm might come to him. Genesis 42:4 My Takeaways Something Old Jacob spent so much of life afraid, in fear of what “might” happen. Not necessary. Needless. Avoidable. Unnecessary fear: afraid of the “might” Steals…
When The Lord Delays They remained in prison for quite some time, and the captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, who looked after them. Genesis 40:4 My Takeaways Something Old I wonder if Joseph ever thought he’d be reunited with his brothers or even remembered his dreams. Something New What do…
Running From Sin About this time, Judah left home and moved to Adullam, where he stayed with a man named Hirah. Genesis 38:1 My Takeaways Something Old When we flee from sin we Make bad decisions based on sin stained emotions. Involve others who should have never been part of the plan for…