2 Kings 14:23-15:31; Jeremiah 50:1-20; Titus 1:1-2:8
They drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites…they brought Joseph into Egypt…the Lord was with Joseph…he served [Potiphar] and he made him overseer over his house…[Potiphar’s wife] said, Lie with me…how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? Gen. 37:28; 39:2, 4, 7, 9
Joseph gives us a worthy example for when trials and troubles beset us. Having been separated from his family, he faithfully served his new master in Egypt. He did not complain of his new circumstances. Furthermore, he remained faithful to the Lord when tempted by his master’s wife. Serve the Lord and in all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He will guide you and bless you. —Bob Cretney
Our times are in Thy hand: whatever they may be;
Pleasing or painful, dark or bright, as best may seem to Thee. —W. F. Lloyd