04- 14- 11 MY DAILY DEVOTION (Genesis 39:1- 5)
GOD’S GRACE AND PROSPERITY IN JOSEPH’S LIFE
1- “And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. 2- And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3- And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand. 4- And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. 5- And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
From the verses that we have, I have observed that some of the words are mentioned at least twice. First the word “brought”; “brought down was mentioned twice in verse 1; “And Joseph was brought down to Egypt…” …which had brought him down thither…” In the Scriptures, the words “went down” or “brought down” may be in the physical terms, but we must also be aware of its spiritual truth, spiritual significance or meaning. It could be a physical place or events but has a spiritual message or meaning. The phrase “the LORD was with…” in verses 2 and 3 is also of importance. It’s very clear that the Lord was with Joseph from the time he was with his father Jacob, until he was thrown down in the pit and when he was sold to the merchants up to the point where he was taken to Egypt. The third things I want for you to notice would be the phrases from those verses; “the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.” “And Joseph found grace…” “…that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake;” “and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.” We can see here how the Lord made him (Joseph) prosperous and very successful. This was just the beginning of what God would be doing in his life and in the life of the people of Egypt and his whole family. God’s blessings and grace, and the success of Joseph have touched thousands of people and the whole nation of Egypt. Charles Popplestone said; “The successful man is prosperous, because he has developed ninety – five percent of his ability. The failure is poor, because only five percent of his natural talents have been utilized.” Napoleon Hill said; “It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served.”
In (Genesis 41:57; 47:25; 50:20) “And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.” “And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.” “But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.”
