“The Lord was with Joseph.
Genesis 39:2a
Joesph had an up and down life…sold into slavery by brothers, made top servant, accused of rape and put in prison, and made second in command of Egypt but the Lord was with him because he was faithful to God.
May we also be able to claim the Lord was with me!!! Be faithful to the Lord.
Tom
Taken from “Our Daily Bread”.
The Benefits of Worship
The Westminster Shorter Catechism of Faith states, "Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever." To glorify God—that's worship! To enjoy Him forever-that's the all-encompassing reward that includes these specific benefits:
FORGIVENESS. True worshipers recognize God's holiness and accept His forgiveness (ROMANS 5:1; 1 JOHN 1:9). Through worship they're purified.
GUIDANCE. Those who honor God will be given wisdom and will receive His guidance day by day (PSALM 25:4-12; PROVERBS 1:7; 3:5-6).
PROVISION. Jesus said that God will meet our material needs if we give Him first place in our lives (MATTHEW 6:33; SEE ALSO PSALM 23; 37:3-6).
LOVE. The love of God is experienced in the hearts of all those who are true worshipers (PSALM 63:3; JOHN 14:21, 23; ROMANS 5:5).
POWER. To all who give God the glory He deserves, He gives the enablement to do the things He requires of them
(2 CORINTHIANS 12:7-10; EPHESIANS 3:14-21; PHILIPPIANS 4:13).
PROTECTION. God faithfully watches over all who acknowledge Him, and He keeps them in all of life's changing circumstances (PSALM 5:11~12; 1 PETER 1:5).
GLORY. All true worshipers of God will one day be glorified.
They'll inherit a new heaven and a new earth and join a company of believers and angels in perfect, uninterrupted worship (2 PETER 3:13; 1 JOHN 3:2; REVELATION 19:1-10).
Good stuff!
Tom
“Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”
Psalms 103:1-5
Slowly read this. Add your own blessings to it. Then give praise to the Lord! He is good!
Tom
“Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.”
Ephesians 5:1
How do we imitate God? Learn about Jesus and how He lived and treated people and then do the same!!! It is our duty as followers of Him!
Tom
“Yet you have not listened to Me,” says the Lord, “that you might provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt.”
Jeremiah 25:7
Judah did not listen to God and turn from their evil ways thus God would judge them and send them into Babylon captivity for 70 years! May we be warned as well! If we don’t listen to God His judgement will come upon us as well!
Tom
“Then Job answered the Lord and said: “I know that You can do everything, And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You. You asked, ‘Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?’ Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.”
Job 42:1-3
Sometimes we say things or think things about God that are not true like Job did. We need to repents of those things! God will forgive us. Let us be very careful about our dealings with God!
Tom
