Circumstances — Andrew Forrest

Genesis 39:1-6

Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, had bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there. 2 The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 His master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord caused all that he did to succeed in his hands. 4 So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had. 5 From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had, the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had, in house and field. 6 So he left all that he had in Joseph's charge, and because of him he had no concern about anything but the food he ate.

NEVER is a strong word and maybe overstates the case, but RARELY gets it just right.

The narrator in Genesis very very rarely comments on a character’s situation; the narrator shows and rarely tells.

When Joseph is sold into Egyptian slavery, however, the narrator makes a point of telling us that the Lord is with him—5 times in 6 verses!

I think the narrator wants it to be as clear as possible that though Joseph’s circumstances are difficult, that does NOT mean that the Lord is not with him in those circumstances.

What if the narrator of your life said the same thing about your circumstances? What if the Lord is DEFINITELY AND COMPLETELY WITH YOU TODAY?

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