Praying all who come here be blessed in the week ahead. Be blessed in your faithful reading of the Bible, and in your daily testimony of the faithfulness of Jesus Christ. Our reading for today is Genesis 39 through 41. And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: …
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Let him speak My word faithfully
"The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat?" saith the LORD. "Is not My word like as a fire?" saith the LORD; "and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? Therefore, …
Jealousy, Joseph, and Jesus
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph …
Day Three – GOD Is Sovereign
Many trust in what is called fate. Some trust in faith as though faith has power of its own. “Just have faith” is what is heard quite often. What is the difference in “fate” and “faith”. Fate is events guided by events to the best of my knowledge; “What ever will be will be” mentality. …
Recognizing the True Prophet
"If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, 'Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;' thou shalt not hearken …
When Memory Fails
"Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, 'I do remember my faults this day: Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker: and we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the …
Hated by His Brothers
"And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph …
Matters of Life and Death
"Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon: he answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. Then Daniel went in, …
Do Not Fear Going Where GOD Says Go
And He said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes. Genesis 46:3-4 (KJV) …
When Dreams Come True
Reading for January 16, 2018: Genesis 42 – 43 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth. Genesis 42:6 (KJV) It had been many years since Joseph …
What God is About to Do
Reading for today January 15, 2018: Genesis 39 – 41 This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do He sheweth unto Pharaoh. Genesis 41:28 (KJV) In verse 25 of this same chapter Joseph has told the Pharaoh, "The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh …
Family Troubles
Reading for January 14, 2018: Genesis 37 - 38 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying. Genesis 37:11 (KJV) Are there any families who do not have some kind of trouble? When I speak of trouble I mean arguing over disagreements in religion, politics, moral issues, jobs, finances, financial hardship, and sometimes …
Living in a Sinful World
Christians are citizens of two worlds. We are citizens of the nations in which we live, or not, because I know some are working; or visiting; in a foreign nation; and that could serve well with the point I want to make today. When citizens of one nation are in a foreign nation they must …
The Fullness of Christ
"Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily." Colossians 2:8-9 (KJV) The apostle addressing some issues in Colossae, and Laodicea reminds them, and it is a …
Dreams, The Fire, and The Hammer
"The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath My word, let him speak My word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD. Is not My word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?" Jeremiah …
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