Every Word

Motivation

He didn’t weigh his options.

 

“How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”

- Genesis 39:9 (KJV)

But He Refused

When sin entices you, try this.

 

“But he refused.”

- Genesis 39:8 (KJV)

An Aching Heart

God can sustain you.

 

“And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.”

- Genesis 39:2 (KJV)

The Disturbing Interlude

They learned some bad lessons.

 

“Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.”

- 2 Corinthians 6:17 (NKJV)

There Can Be No Stopping

That’s cold…

 

“So they took Joseph’s tunic, killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the tunic in the blood. Then they sent the tunic of many colors, and they brought it to their father and said, ‘We have found this. Do you know whether it is your son’s tunic or not?’”

- Genesis 37:31-32 (NKJV)

Choose to Be Gracious

You don’t have to be angry.

 

“Look, this dreamer is coming!”

- Genesis 37:19 (NKJV)

God Did Not Approve

We are all glad.

 

“‘You must come in to me, for I have surely hired you with my son’s mandrakes.’ And he lay with her that night.” 

-Genesis 30:16 (NKJV)

Imagine If God Played Favorites

His brothers hated him.

 

“Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age.”

- Genesis 37:3 (KJV)

Don’t Stop Praying About It

Some things take time.

 

“O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill to understand.”

- Daniel 9:22 (NKJV)

Hope for a Better Day

You need never lose hope.

 

“...the God of hope.”

- Romans 15:13 (KJV)