Egypt was a pagan idol worship nation. Joseph had favor with them just because of the God he believed in who could give him a gift of telling dreams and their meaning. That's amazing. It reminds of when Jesus said you follow me because of the bread I give you. The world thinks the same today. If a Shepherd (pastor) preaches things which say separate from the world and live a holy life, They will be a abomination. Jesus was considered that also. He said you know the world hated me, it will hate you also. Jn. 15:18 .
A good friend of mine said to me, the good that I was doing they tried to stop it and crucified me. After he diligently stood against the odds, the thing he did blessed thousands of people. It is written ,the good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. I love Peter, he was a example about how God turns things around to work for the good. He denied the Lord out of fear and that teaches us what we may face. We will not deny our Lord--even if forced to take the mark of 666. If you get to study what John. said about one of Peter's denials, it appears that Malchus was one of them. He was the one Peter cut off his ear and Jesus reattached it. What about that. He was also kin to the leadership of the the hypocritical Israel priest.
If Peter told him he had cut off his ear and Jesus put it back it could be bad.
By experience I have known a few who were persecuted for their faith. If you are worldly as a Shepherd they may accept you, maybe down the road they will demand that you renounce Jesus. I have known of those who pray in school and are thrown out. That is if they pray to Jesus. All others are allowed.
We are not to fear, just be aware true Shepherds are not the standard accepted.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Gen. 45:26-27 hold fast and overcome doubt.
What a great example here of how that what we are believing God for is just about to manifest. Jacob is wrestling with doubt and doesn't believe the words his sons speak. All of a sudden there is a comfirmation. Joseph sent evidence for the father to see that their words were true. it is a strong picture here that if he had doubt, it would soon be removed. Peter stepped out on the water but doubted when he saw the waves coming. If he waited a little longer he would have had the victory. His focus was on the waves not Jesus. Jacob didn't have his focus on God who promised that he would have the blessing.
The wonderful thing is the holding fast to a promise. We tend to look at situations negatively. We are learning to trust and know God cannot let us down. He is the one who promised. It will take the same faith to believe that we will be caught away in the rapture. Those who wait in the grave already have believed that they will go up. The people we see in the N.T. who were healed Jesus told them let it be to you according to your faith. Peter wouldn't have sunk in water if he had faith. When he cried Jesus help me that was faith that he would save him.
The wonderful thing is the holding fast to a promise. We tend to look at situations negatively. We are learning to trust and know God cannot let us down. He is the one who promised. It will take the same faith to believe that we will be caught away in the rapture. Those who wait in the grave already have believed that they will go up. The people we see in the N.T. who were healed Jesus told them let it be to you according to your faith. Peter wouldn't have sunk in water if he had faith. When he cried Jesus help me that was faith that he would save him.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Gen. 44:10-12 cup of a servant
There is a difference in cups, when it comes to servants. This is a cup of divination. Some have had the understanding that Pharaoh is a type of Satan and Egypt of the world. Joseph has been planted there to overcome evil with good. in 1Cor. 10:21 you cannot drink the cup of the Lord and also of devils. The Lord told his disciples that when people take the cup they must discern the Lord's body. The cup is to remind of the Lord's blood to forgive sins. That would be another cup if people want to live in sin after drinking to remember his forgiveness. To belong to a religious cult and drink their cup would be a union with their wickedness.
When we drink of Jesus cup we are surrendering ourselves to be his servant .In Rom.8:6 to be carnal minded or spiritual minded all the time. Many people are spiritual minded on Sunday. What a blessing to serve God full time.
When we drink of Jesus cup we are surrendering ourselves to be his servant .In Rom.8:6 to be carnal minded or spiritual minded all the time. Many people are spiritual minded on Sunday. What a blessing to serve God full time.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Gen. 43:11 there must be a payment.
This is not the first time that Jacob sends a present to make a peace with them who he feels would harm him.
He did the same with Esau thinking he would harm him for taking the blessing of inheritance We notice that it is the blessings he obtained that he would use for protection.
Think of it, we have done God wrong by sinning. We have done many things as a non-Christian that were perhaps horrible. Then as a Christian we sometimes transgress. There is a difference. We can now bring a offering to the father, who will then assure we are protected and forgiven. The offering made once for all. Jesus the sweet smelling offering--the Lamb of God. There is no other gift we can bring. The payment must be without good works and only by the finished work of Calvary.his work finished Now we have to endure and keep the salvation that he died to give us. read Matt. 24:48-51 carefully. the servant in these verses calls him Lord and he is the Lord of that servant. He lives the wrong way and will find himself like the ones who don't believe and live it. We can repent if we are on wrong track. We can bring the gift to God of his son.
He did the same with Esau thinking he would harm him for taking the blessing of inheritance We notice that it is the blessings he obtained that he would use for protection.
Think of it, we have done God wrong by sinning. We have done many things as a non-Christian that were perhaps horrible. Then as a Christian we sometimes transgress. There is a difference. We can now bring a offering to the father, who will then assure we are protected and forgiven. The offering made once for all. Jesus the sweet smelling offering--the Lamb of God. There is no other gift we can bring. The payment must be without good works and only by the finished work of Calvary.his work finished Now we have to endure and keep the salvation that he died to give us. read Matt. 24:48-51 carefully. the servant in these verses calls him Lord and he is the Lord of that servant. He lives the wrong way and will find himself like the ones who don't believe and live it. We can repent if we are on wrong track. We can bring the gift to God of his son.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Gen. 42:28 blaming God.
There are a lot of people that blame God for what has happened to them. Job was one. He didn't know it was the devil. Job ch.1: shows the devil requested to go down and do wrong to Job. He blamed God for it.
It is seemingly a easy thing to blame somebody even if we don't know who to really blame.
We see through the bible that God is always delivering after he may have allowed something. It was really for their good, they must bring their brother to Joseph. Joseph blessed them and gave a dream from God. They treated him wrongly. 42:9 shows Joseph remembered the dreams. 42:6 shows that he is seeing the dream fulfilled for they are bowing and making reverence to him.
That is a wonderful day that really looks bad to them at the time. Perhaps instead of blaming God we should ask is this for my betterment or even blessing. God is working secretly and has our best interests in heart and even has plans to make it all work for our good.
It is seemingly a easy thing to blame somebody even if we don't know who to really blame.
We see through the bible that God is always delivering after he may have allowed something. It was really for their good, they must bring their brother to Joseph. Joseph blessed them and gave a dream from God. They treated him wrongly. 42:9 shows Joseph remembered the dreams. 42:6 shows that he is seeing the dream fulfilled for they are bowing and making reverence to him.
That is a wonderful day that really looks bad to them at the time. Perhaps instead of blaming God we should ask is this for my betterment or even blessing. God is working secretly and has our best interests in heart and even has plans to make it all work for our good.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Gen. 41:16 and 38 mercy the big picture.
It would be good to read the whole chapter. Here is a man. He is Joseph. A slave who was so mistreated that he was throne in prison. It would be easy to miss the thing God was doing to vindicate his servant. He is noted for not being alone for he is seen to have the Holy Spirit with him. Surely everyone sees it is a mistake to throw him in prison being he couldn't operate in a gift of revealing dreams unless he was blessed of a---the God.
God alone sees to it that he is rewarded for his years of prison. We sometimes feel we are in some kind of prison, till all of a sudden some mercy from God sets us free. The gift God gave him to use set him free. Just to tell of mine---when I feel tempted to feel the weight of trials and troubles I use the gift of music to comfort my soul. God has blessed with one of the most wonderful gifts that the world has never heard. It is like a bird singing in a cage. The bird is all locked up and alone and yet he sings just like he is really free.
It was the gift that God gave him that made him free and victorious in life. If we relate it to the gimmick thing, Joseph never gave money to get all that prosperity Egypt gave him. No give to get schemes. Magicians and other people are of no help. Witchcraft is meant to destroy and so that's why it will take God to do a positive life giving thing. That is why for many people the world is falling apart around them. The world doesn't look to God who is the only answer.
prosperity comes to those who are righteous and good. Even though mistreated. The blessing of God is only on the things he gives. You won't have to even make payments on those things. Faith is a way of trusting God to supply everything. We may not have everything at once, but we have it in God's timing. God's mercy extended to all Egypt as well as Joseph's family and then the world----even though Joseph was mistreated. He learned to forgive though. The value of forgiveness will pay off when it is time to stand before God in the future.
God alone sees to it that he is rewarded for his years of prison. We sometimes feel we are in some kind of prison, till all of a sudden some mercy from God sets us free. The gift God gave him to use set him free. Just to tell of mine---when I feel tempted to feel the weight of trials and troubles I use the gift of music to comfort my soul. God has blessed with one of the most wonderful gifts that the world has never heard. It is like a bird singing in a cage. The bird is all locked up and alone and yet he sings just like he is really free.
It was the gift that God gave him that made him free and victorious in life. If we relate it to the gimmick thing, Joseph never gave money to get all that prosperity Egypt gave him. No give to get schemes. Magicians and other people are of no help. Witchcraft is meant to destroy and so that's why it will take God to do a positive life giving thing. That is why for many people the world is falling apart around them. The world doesn't look to God who is the only answer.
prosperity comes to those who are righteous and good. Even though mistreated. The blessing of God is only on the things he gives. You won't have to even make payments on those things. Faith is a way of trusting God to supply everything. We may not have everything at once, but we have it in God's timing. God's mercy extended to all Egypt as well as Joseph's family and then the world----even though Joseph was mistreated. He learned to forgive though. The value of forgiveness will pay off when it is time to stand before God in the future.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Gen. 40:4 souls in our care.
We see here that when Joseph is given responsibility to care for the Baker and Butler, it is like they are turned over into the hands of God. The dreams were given by God and interpreted by God through his servant. It is the same for the Christian. No matter how the souls in our ministry in life may act, we are caring for them. We pray and all the rest for them. They may be rebelious and proud but we are just servants. We see two opposites. One will die according to Joseph. The other will live according to Joseph. That is a large understanding. Souls in our care are a gift of responsibility. In this case the lives of two.
False prophesy and misuse of the word of God shall be dealt with by God. Those who mistreat or abuse God's people may answer now or later. Some places called church are guilty of sending the poor away. That is because they have nothing to give. In the last post we speak about gimmicks to get the money. The bible is the only thing God gave us to follow. We cannot add to it or take away. Even revelations must line up with the bible teaching. What a trrible thing to ministefr good and bad at the same time. Doctrine keeps us in the safe zone. May we trust the Holy Spirit to deal with souls entrusted to us God's way.
False prophesy and misuse of the word of God shall be dealt with by God. Those who mistreat or abuse God's people may answer now or later. Some places called church are guilty of sending the poor away. That is because they have nothing to give. In the last post we speak about gimmicks to get the money. The bible is the only thing God gave us to follow. We cannot add to it or take away. Even revelations must line up with the bible teaching. What a trrible thing to ministefr good and bad at the same time. Doctrine keeps us in the safe zone. May we trust the Holy Spirit to deal with souls entrusted to us God's way.
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