Seize the Moment – Day 430
Hard Work and Honesty!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Friday, May 21.
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Genesis 39:2-3 narrates Joseph’s life as a slave: “The Lord was with Joseph, so he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian. Now his master saw that the Lord was with him and how the Lord caused all that he did to prosper in his hand.”
Joseph worked uncompromisingly hard for his master and was above reproach with all of his master’s possessions and affairs. In a scandalous turn of events, Joseph was framed and thrown into jail because he would not compromise his integrity, but even in jail Joseph’s hard work and honesty testified of his God.
Joseph had every reason to grumble or dispute, but instead he got back to work and he brought glory to God!
Genesis 39:22-23 testifies to Joseph in prison: “The chief jailer committed to Joseph’s charge all the prisoners who were in the jail; so that whatever was done there, he was responsible for it. The chief jailer did not supervise anything under Joseph’s charge because the Lord was with him; and whatever he did, the Lord made to prosper.”
Joseph is an illustration of God’s command to every believer from Philippians 2:14-15, “Do all things without grumbling or disputing; so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world.”
Seize the moment and shine brightly with your hard work and honesty. Whether you are working to financially support yourself or your family or volunteering to make a difference in your community or church, never forget that you are there to shine as a witness of God’s glory!