DLCM DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL
GOD WATCHES OVER THE FAITHFUL
10TH , AUGUST 2022
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Job 5-8
TEXT: Genesis 39:16-23
16 So she kept his garment with
her until his master came home.
17 Then she spoke to him with
words like these, saying, “The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us came in to
me to mock me;
18 so it happened, as I lifted my
voice and cried out, that he left his garment with me and fled outside.”
19 So it was, when his master
heard the words which his wife spoke to him, saying, “Your servant did to me
after this manner,” that his anger was aroused.
20 Then Joseph’s master took him
and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were confined.
And he was there in the prison.
21 But the Lord was with
Joseph and showed him mercy, and He gave[a] him favor in the sight of the keeper of
the prison.
22 And the keeper of the
prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in
the prison; whatever they did there, it was his doing.
23 The keeper of the prison did
not look into anything that was under [b]Joseph’s authority,
because the Lord was with him; and whatever he did, the Lord made it prosper.
KEY VERSE:
“But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him
mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.” - Genesis 39:21
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Heaven relocates to wherever God's faithful servant
is transported.
THE MESSAGE:
True pilgrims here on earth do not need to
be shown a glimpse of the great rewards awaiting them in heaven before they
decide to take a firm stand to be on the Lord's side, even in the midst of
fiery challenges. Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego did not have to know
the eventual outcome of their refusal to accede to the heathen cravings of the
royal court. It did not matter to them if they incurred the anger of the
powerful. What counted more was to please God.
Joseph also had this rare respect for God's
laws when confronted with a choice between riches drawn from sin and the gains
of godliness. He opted for the latter, without knowing what would become of
him. The anger of his master's wife, propelled by her equally incensed master,
Satan, came upon him. Prison was his portion, for "choosing rather to
suffer affliction...than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season"
(Hebrews 11:25).
God shows up wherever persecution leads the
fervent believer. He made Joseph to prosper in jail and He brought him favour
before the keeper of the facility. He became the keeper of the jailhouse and
impressed the inmates with his godly comportment.
Our faith in the Lord is for all seasons.
Whether in foreign lands or at home, God expects us to be worthy ambassadors
for Him and stand out from the sinning multitude through our meekness and
holiness. He does not expect that on either occasion we yield to the pressure
of persecution or the tempting advances of the likes of Potiphar's wife.
DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY
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