But there in jail God was still with Joseph: He reached out in kindness to him; he put him on good terms with the head jailer. The head jailer put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners—he ended up managing the whole operation. The head jailer gave Joseph free rein, never even checked on him, because God was with him; whatever he did God made sure it worked out for the best."
Joseph's 'best' was consistently beneficial to others around him - everyone who recognized and embraced Joseph's contributions/blessings was included in the blessings, because God intended it for 'good'
John 9: 3-5 Jesus said, “You’re asking the wrong question. You’re looking for someone to blame. There is no such cause-effect here. Look instead for what God can do. We need to be energetically at work for the One who sent me here..."
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Instead of always asking, "Why did God allow...?" we should sometimes be asking the more appropriate question, "How am I to respond...?"
But there in jail God was still with Joseph: He reached out in kindness to him; he put him on good terms with the head jailer. The head jailer put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners—he ended up managing the whole operation. The head jailer gave Joseph free rein, never even checked on him, because God was with him; whatever he did God made sure it worked out for the best."
ReplyDeleteJoseph's 'best' was consistently beneficial to others around him - everyone who recognized and embraced Joseph's contributions/blessings was included in the blessings, because God intended it for 'good'
John 9:
ReplyDelete3-5 Jesus said, “You’re asking the wrong question. You’re looking for someone to blame. There is no such cause-effect here. Look instead for what God can do. We need to be energetically at work for the One who sent me here..."
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Instead of always asking, "Why did God allow...?" we should sometimes be asking the more appropriate question, "How am I to respond...?"