(Genesis 39:2 NKJV) The LORD was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
Success is something that we all pursue and desire, in one form or another. The funny thing is that each us has a slightly different definition of what success is.
One thing I can guarantee you is that not a single one of us would include being a slave in that definition.
But take a look at the verse above. Notice that Joseph was a successful man, all while being in the house of his master!
Joseph was sold into slavery. He was forced to be a servant… first for Potiphar and then directly under Pharaoh. Never in his days in Egypt did Joseph live independently of his Egyptian masters.
And yet the Bible says repeatedly that Joseph found favor with God and that everything he put his hand to prospered.
You see, God can still show us His favor, even if we’re not in what we feel like are the best circumstances. We just need to let Him! We need to shake off the world’s definitions of success and take on God’s definitions.
And most importantly, we need to learn to be content where God has us. Only when we learn to be content and thankful for where we are at and what we have will God see fit to prosper us.
This is not an easy thing to do, but it’s what God desires for us.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-377-5400
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