TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR TERITORY
(PART 3) May 28th
TEXT: Genesis
39:1-6 (KJV)
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.
6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
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.
6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
When a man
truly has a living relationship with God it will become obvious in the eyes of
others because the Lord will begin to create a strong distinction between his
life and work and that of others. When this begins to happen others will be
forced to pay attention to him and the power that is behind his success. The
scripture in verse 3 says “And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in
his hand.” It became obvious that Joseph could not have gotten the
extraordinary results he got except something mysterious is at work in his
life. His master has to acknowledge that it is the presence of the Lord upon
him because there must have been others who have been assigned to the same
responsibility as he but they did not produce the result Joseph got. It could
not have been good luck because the result must have been very unusual for the
scripture to say Joseph was a prosperous man. It could not be attributed to
good luck because the scripture also says “…and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in
his hand.” If he prospered in all that he did then it cannot be luck. Luck
cannot show up always, it is a factor of chance and probability, but with
Joseph it was in all that he did. Any man that is like this is bound to take
the lead in whatever he does and this was clear in Joseph’s life because the
scriptures further recorded in verse 4 the following “ 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.” This can become your
testimony if you would only let God lead.
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