"And his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made all he did to prosper in his hand. 4 So Joseph found favour in his sight and served him." v3
Genesis 39:1-6 NKJV
Let us not forget that Joseph was only a young man. Here he was in a strange land, a language he didn't understand and a slave in an Egyptian army officer's house. It must have been very scary. Yet, the Lord was there with him. He was not alone. Before long, God showed Potiphar Joseph's faithfulness and hard work and how he made him successful and prosperous in his work, in all he did, God gave him favour.
in a short time, Potiphar was so pleased with Joseph's service and the fact that, he too, was blessed, that he promoted Joseph. He made him overseer of the whole house. All Potiphar had he placed into the care of Joseph and more and more favour came upon them all. Joseph was a slave and yet he carried the blessing and favour of God.
Potiphar trusted Joseph so much, that he didn't know what he had except for his daily food. Joseph was trusted to do all in the house. Potiphar was impressed and saw that God was with him. Perhaps Joseph may have told him about God; we don't know. I like what someone once said, Joseph was like a sponge that was full of water. When the sponge was squeezed, all the water came out. As Christians, we are full of the Holy Spirit; so, when we are squeezed the love of God should come out and be seen.
Joseph sets an example for all to see. When we work, especially in a non-Christian environment, we should be displaying God all around. We should be that sponge that oozes Jesus out. We should be punctual, productive, trustworthy and we should stand out, dramatically.
Joseph did all of this and he was blessed and favoured by God. When we are like this, we are not the only one who is blessed, the people we work for are as well. We bring blessing to them. Fellowship with the Lord means freedom from fear and loneliness.
Copyriight 2021 Grahame Howard
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