Friday, September 20, 2024 “Meant for Harm – Worked for Good”
Genesis 37:36 “36 Now the [a]Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.” What seemed to be the end of the road for Joseph became the beginning of a story that allowed Joseph to be in the right place at the right time. Pray that those things meant for harm in … Continue reading
Thursday, September 19, 2024 “Truth Never Fails”
Genesis 37:35 “35 And all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted, and he said, “For I shall go down into the grave to my son in mourning.” Thus his father wept for him.” The loss of Jacob’s son Joseph was so much he could not be comforted. When … Continue reading
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 “No Embellishment”
Genesis 37:33 “33 And he recognized it and said, “It is my son’s tunic. A wild beast has devoured him. Without doubt Joseph is torn to pieces.” Jacob’s conclusion was believable in a day when there wasn’t DNA and other testing. Pray that the two main Presidential candidates we have this year will stick to the facts of … Continue reading
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 “Mourning Fathers”
Genesis 37:34 “34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son many days.” May spiritual fathers in today’s America be like the Spiritual Father Jacob and mourn the loss of our political parties as they were not long ago. Pray that there will be sorrow that will impact voters on both … Continue reading
Monday, September 16, 2024 “Fact Checking”
Genesis 37:31-32 “31 So they took Joseph’s tunic, killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the tunic in the blood. 32 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?”” The truth that Joseph’s brothers had sold their brother Joseph to … Continue reading
Saturday, September 14, 2024 “Let Us Sell Joseph”
Genesis 37:27 “27 Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother and our flesh.” And his brothers listened.” At least Judah possessed some compassion in the mist of his deviant plan to profit from his brother Joseph. Pray that people who have plans to harm fellow Americans … Continue reading
Friday, September 13, 2024 “What Profit is There”
Genesis 37:26 “26 So Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?” Judah, brother of Joseph says to the rest, “If all we do is kill Joseph, what good is it? Perhaps there is something we can deal with concerning the Ishmaelites.” Pray that those who plot and plan … Continue reading
Thursday, September 12, 2024 “They Lifted Their Eyes”
Genesis 37:25 “25 And they sat down to eat a meal. Then they lifted their eyes and looked, and there was a company of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead with their camels, bearing spices, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry them down to Egypt.” While eating a meal after throwing Joseph in a pit, the brothers saw some Ishmaelites … Continue reading
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 “They Sat Down to Eat”
Genesis 37:25 “25 And they sat down to eat a meal. Then they lifted their eyes and looked, and there was a company of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead with their camels, bearing spices, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry them down to Egypt.” How hard-hearted Joseph’s brothers had become due to their jealousy of their brother. They just … Continue reading
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 “In the Pit”
Genesis 37:24 “24 Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it.” Joseph’s brothers threw him in a pit that had no water. The fact of no water could mean blessing or curse. Blessing – Joseph would not drown, curse – die of thirst due to the lack … Continue reading
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