Genesis 41:37-46 “Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled…” (Genesis 41:40) Joseph interpreted the dreams of Pharaoh to be seven years of plenty and seven years of famine. Then Joseph instructed Pharaoh … [Read more...]
Trials and tribulations – we often ask, "Why does God allow His Children to continue to suffer?” Trials seem to be part of everyone’s life. You may be in the midst of one right now; or just having come through one; or on the brink of one. Instead of asking God why He is allowing them; perhaps we can ask what He is teaching us through them.
The Conversation in the Crisis
Genesis 41:9-13 “…I do remember my faults this day.” (Genesis 41:9) How important are our words? Read Matthew 12:36-37, especially Matthew 12:37, “For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.” James tells us … [Read more...]
The Consideration in Chains
Genesis 39:1-6, 21-23 “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) Joseph’s life took a drastic turn at the age of seventeen because of the envy and jealousy of … [Read more...]
The Cost of the Coat
Genesis 37:3-4 Israel, or Jacob, loved Joseph more than all his other children. This love was manifested by Jacob making Joseph a coat of (many) colors. Genesis 37:4 says, “when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his … [Read more...]
What Does God Know About You?
Genesis 22:12-13 “…For now I know that thou fearest God…” (Genesis 22:12) The Bible teaches that God is all-knowing, or omniscient. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last. He is the Creator, Controller, and Consummator. There is … [Read more...]
The Answer
“Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me…” (Job 31:35) There are many events that come to the children of God that are contrary to the flesh. There are bends in the road that change one’s entire life as to … [Read more...]
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