God's Path

The greater the dream the greater the cost. ‌

Rags to Riches

The Path to God dreams:

Our Fuel (His presence) > than our circumstances

Genesis 39:1, Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the bodyguard, bought him from the Ishmaelites, who had taken him down there.
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Genesis 39:2, The Lord was with Joseph, so he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian.
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Joseph used God's definition of Success!‌

The point to be made from this statement, and supported from verse 3, is that this was not any ordinary prosperity—it was phenomenal and unexpected, because even Potiphar had to admit that the Lord was with him, causing him to prosper.

Genesis 39:3, Now his master saw that the Lord was with him and how the Lord caused all that he did to prosper in his hand.
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Results of being fueled by the presence of God
1. We will be faithful where we are at
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Results of being fueled by the presence of God
2. Others will be blessed
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blessed to be a blessing!

Application

• Are you fueled by the presence of God?How is your time with God?
• How is your time with God?

The Path to God dreams:

Temptations will come

• Gen 39:7 “It came about after these events that his master’s wife looked with desire at Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.””

Joseph Passed A+

• Gen 39:8-9 “But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in the house, and he has put all that he owns in my charge. “There is no one greater in this house than I, and he has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do this great evil and sin against God?””

We don't graduate Temptation

• Gen 39:10-12 “As she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not listen to her to lie beside her or be with her. Now it happened one day that he went into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the household was there inside. She caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me!” And he left his garment in her hand and fled, and went outside.”

Whose voice are you listening to?

• Gen 39:10-12 he did not listen to her to lie beside her or be with her.

Joseph Knew Scripture

• Proverbs 5:3-5 “For the lips of an adulteress drip honey And smoother than oil is her speech; But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death, Her steps take hold of Sheol.”

God's Path: Testing

• Genesis 39:13-18

Testing

• Resisting temptation did not bring Joseph immediate reward. Rather, he was thrown into prison, without a hearing and without justice. His rapid advancement in prison assured him that God was pleased with him, but the immediate results of his obedience were unpleasant.

Testing

• This observation adds an important qualification to the theological idea that God rewards obedience. Ross, A. P. (1998). Creation and blessing: a guide to the study and exposition of Genesis (p. 622). Baker Books.

Rags to Riches

God's Path: Testing

• Application: ‌ Will you make your mind up to listen to the voice of God?

The Path to God dreams:

Genesis 39:2, The Lord was with Joseph, so he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian.
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Genesis 39:21, But the Lord was with Joseph and extended kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the chief jailer.
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Will you embrace God's Path?

Christ Connection!

Genesis 39:22-23 “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.” ‌
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Genesis 39:5 “It came about that from the time he made him overseer in his house and over all that he owned, the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house on account of Joseph; thus the Lord’s blessing was upon all that he owned, in the house and in the field.”
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Christ Connection!