Genesis 39
The Ishmaelites brought Joseph to Egypt and sold him as a slave to Potiphar, captain of the guard. The Lord was with Joseph and made everything go well. Joseph’s master saw this, so he made Joseph rule his house; and put all he had into his hands. Then the Lord blessed all that he had in the house and in the field. Joseph was a good-looking man and his mistress often cast her eyes upon him, but he refused her attractions. So she told a lie about Joseph before her husband. Then he put him in prison for a long time, but God was with him. As Joseph so truly feared God, we might wonder why God allowed these troubles, but at the end we will understand. We often see true Christians who have many troubles. Though they suffer now, yet they need not be afraid that God has left them. God says, “I will never leave thee nor forsake thee.”