Exodus 1:8 Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt. Are you OK meaning nothing to someone? It isn’t that you don’t have value, it is that they don’t recognize or acknowledge your value. They dismiss who you are and what you do. Can you live with that? MostContinue reading ““I Mean Nothing””
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Stewardship
Gen 39:5-6 5 From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the LORD blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph. The blessing of the LORD was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field. 6 So Potiphar left everything he had inContinue reading “Stewardship”
Genesis 48:19 Reversal
Genesis 48:19 But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He too will become a people, and he too will become great. Nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become a group of nations.” Plans often don’t turn out the way we suppose. Even inContinue reading “Genesis 48:19 Reversal”
Genesis 46:33-34 Two Sides
Genesis 46:33-34 When Pharaoh calls you in and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’ 34 you should answer, ‘Your servants have tended livestock from our boyhood on, just as our fathers did.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the region of Goshen, for all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.” There are often two sidesContinue reading “Genesis 46:33-34 Two Sides”
Genesis 45:17 Undeserved at a Cost
Genesis 45:7 But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. There are some moments that are so saturated with the undeserved lovingkindness of the LORD that they shock us in their abundant generosity. We don’t see them very often,Continue reading “Genesis 45:17 Undeserved at a Cost”
Genesis 40:23 Forgotten
Genesis 40:23 23 The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him. Often injustice happens when people who should be doing something, or can do something, do nothing! In action causes more problems than action would in so many cases. Just take a look at Ukraine and the inaction of countries that could beContinue reading “Genesis 40:23 Forgotten”
Genesis 37:21 Overreaction
Genesis 37:21 When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. “Let’s not take his life,” he said. Have you ever noticed that sometimes what we think and say when we follow our first impulse is not always the best course of action? We have a tendency to overreact, go too far,Continue reading “Genesis 37:21 Overreaction”
Rescue – Acts 7:9-10
Acts 7:9-10 “Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him 10and rescued him from his troubles. He gave Joseph wisdom and enabled him to gain the goodwill of Pharaoh king of Egypt. So Pharaoh made him ruler over Egypt and all his palace.Continue reading “Rescue – Acts 7:9-10”
The Thread – Joseph – Faithful Underdog
God often uses the worst of circumstances as a means of bringing glory to Himself.Outline: Sometimes everyone in your family will misunderstand what the LORD is doing in your life: God often speaks to us as individuals and then that message is confirmed by the Word, the body and the Holy Spirit. Our families sometimesContinue reading “The Thread – Joseph – Faithful Underdog”
The Arnold Journey 