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“Their land also is full of silver and gold … their land is also full of horses … their land also is full of idols” (Isaiah 2:7-8).

The prophet Isaiah prophesied to the nation of Israel, specifically to Judah, more than 700 years before the Lord Jesus was born into this world. Although God had not yet brought judgment down upon the people, He shows clearly through Isaiah how bad they had become. They were a wealthy people, with plenty of silver and gold. Also, they had many horses, and in those days horses and chariots were the main part of a good army. No doubt they had confidence in those horses and chariots, and felt that they could defend themselves.

However, the Lord then says that the land also was “full of idols.” They still had Solomon’s temple, and still carried on with the worship of the Lord to some extent, but they were mixing it with the worship of false gods. Eventually God was going to have to judge them for this. They had been warned before, and now Isaiah gives them another warning.

Does all this remind you and me of the world we live in today? In the so-called Western world, we have enough money, and most countries have good armies, navies, and air forces to defend themselves. Many people in Western countries are confident that everything is going to be all right, and that their good life will just keep on going.

But there are also many idols. They are not the same kinds of idols that are spoken of in our verse for today. Most people we know do not have physical idols in their home. Rather, their idol is in their heart. What we have instead are the things of this world — nice homes, fancy cars, boats, summer cottages, good food, nice clothes, and many other things. There is nothing wrong with any of these things, and they do not have to become idols, but if they are what people’s hearts are going after, those things can make them forget about eternity. Satan is using all this to persuade people that everything will be all right. Many will end up like the rich man in Luke 12, who trusted in his good harvest, yet did not realize that he would die that night.

It is very important to consider our souls’ salvation, and to accept the Lord Jesus now. Then we can live for Him in this world, and know where we will spend eternity.

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“Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day … And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt” (Genesis 41:9, 41).

Two years after the dreams of the chief butler and chief baker, the Lord allowed Pharaoh to have two dreams. You may read about them in Genesis 41. Pharaoh realized that these dreams meant something, but no one could help him understand. But then the chief butler remembered how Joseph had interpreted his dream, and Pharaoh called for Joseph. Joseph quickly shaved, changed his clothes, and came into Pharaoh’s presence.

When Pharaoh told his dreams to Joseph, Joseph immediately explained to him what the dreams meant. There were going to be seven years of good harvests in Egypt, followed by seven years of poor harvests. Not only did Joseph explain the dreams, but he gave Pharaoh some advice. He told Pharaoh to set a wise man over all the land of Egypt, who would arrange to store up 20% of all the good harvests, so that there would be food during the years of poor harvests. Pharaoh thought this was a good idea, and chose Joseph to be the man in charge.

Suddenly everything changed for Joseph. Instead of being in prison, he was the highest person in the government of Egypt, next to Pharaoh himself. He had his own chariot, and when it went down the street, everyone had to bow down out of respect for him. It was worth waiting all that time in prison, for now God had put him in a high position.

All this will happen to the Lord Jesus too. Today this world does not want to hear about Him, but when He comes and judges this world, and then sets up His kingdom, we read that “at the name of Jesus every knee should bow” (Philippians 2:10). Men may mock at the Lord Jesus now, but in a coming day all will own Him as Lord.

The chief butler had a chance to honor Joseph when he was a prisoner, but he forgot about him. Later on, he too had to bow before him. How much better it is for us to believe on the Lord Jesus now, and own Him as our Lord and Savior today.

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“But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house [prison] … Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him” (Genesis 40:14, 23).

If you read the whole of Genesis 40, you will see that both the chief butler and the chief baker of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, had done something to displease him. They were put in prison, where Joseph was, and one night each of them had a dream. When they told their dreams to Joseph, he was able to tell them what their dreams meant. The chief butler would be restored to his place as butler, but the chief baker would be executed. And so it happened, but then the chief butler forgot all about Joseph, although Joseph had asked him to use his influence with Pharaoh to try and get him released from prison.

Why was the chief butler given back his position, while the chief baker was hanged? We are not told why Pharaoh did this, but in their dreams there is something that shows us why it happened. The chief butler brought ripe grapes, which he pressed, and then gave the cup to Pharaoh to drink. He brought to Pharaoh that which speaks of the blood of Christ, and he was forgiven.

But the chief baker brought only baking for Pharaoh, and the birds came and ate it. There was nothing in what the chief baker brought that spoke of redemption, and he was executed.

It was sad that the chief butler forgot about Joseph, for Joseph had been very kind to him. But when things were going well and he was back in Pharaoh’s court, he was not concerned about a man in the prison who was a slave.

Are we sometimes like that as Christians? The Lord Jesus has asked us to remember Him in His death, yet some believers forget about Him, and do not bother to do this. I am sure that Joseph was sad as he realized that the chief butler was not going to remember him, and the Lord Jesus feels it too, when we forget His request to remember Him.

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“And the Lord was with Joseph … and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian” (Genesis 39:2).

“And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison … But the Lord was with Joseph” (Genesis 39:20-21).

When Joseph was brought down to Egypt, he was sold to a man named Potiphar, the captain of the guard. It must have been very hard for Joseph, for he was only seventeen years old when this happened to him. Yet he worked for Potiphar, and as our verses today tell us, the Lord was with him. Everything he did in Potiphar’s house went well because the Lord was with him.

But then something happened. Potiphar’s wife wanted Joseph to do something very wrong, and Joseph refused to do it. Then Potiphar’s wife pretended that Joseph had assaulted her, and her husband believed her. As a result, Joseph was put into the prison, along with bad people. This must have been very hard for Joseph too, for he had not done anything wrong. But once again, we read that even in the prison, the Lord was with him, and Joseph was put in charge of all the prisoners.

All this teaches us something about the Lord’s care for us, even today. Sometimes we seem to be going along fine, and everything works out well for us. We sense that the Lord is with us, helping us with what we are doing. This is what happened when Joseph was in Potiphar’s house; everything went well.

But then Potiphar’s wife accused Joseph of doing something he did not do, and he ended up in prison. Sometimes in our lives things go badly for us, even though we have not done anything wrong. In that case we can accept it from the Lord, and even in these hard times, we will sense that the Lord is with us. Joseph must have felt very bad when he was put in prison, but I am sure that he sensed that the Lord was still with him, and would bring some good out of it. This is exactly what happened, as we will see.

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“And Reuben said unto them [his brothers], Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit … that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again” (Genesis 37:22).

“And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites” (Genesis 37:26-27).

As we noticed yesterday, Joseph’s brothers hated him, and could not speak to him in a peaceful way. When he was sent by his father to find out how his brothers were doing, they were very angry. Some wanted to kill him, but Reuben suggested that they put him into a pit. Evidently Reuben intended to come back later, get Joseph out of the pit, and let him go home. But while Reuben was not around, Judah suggested selling him to some Ishmaelites who were passing by with their camels, going down to Egypt.

In those days many people had slaves, and Joseph’s brothers actually sold him as a slave to those Ishmaelites. What an awful thing to do! Can you imagine selling your brother or sister as a slave? Yet that is what Joseph’s brothers did to him. The Ishmaelites took Joseph down to Egypt, and his brothers never expected to see him again.

All this reminds us of the Lord Jesus. His own disciple, Judas Iscariot, was paid thirty pieces of silver for betraying Him. The nation of Israel wanted Him to be crucified, and hoped they would never see Him again.

However, Joseph was not killed, as we know, and the next time his brothers saw him, he was governor over all the land of Egypt. But the Lord Jesus was not only sold by Judas; He was taken out and crucified. However, He rose from the dead, as we know, and is now seated in heaven at God’s right hand.

In addition to selling Joseph, his brothers did something else that was an awful thing to do. They killed a kid of the goats, and dipped Joseph’s coat of many colors in the blood of the kid. Then they took the coat home to their father Jacob, and showed it to him. Of course, it looked as if Joseph had been killed by a wild animal, because there was blood all over his coat. All of the brothers really lied to their father when they did this. Read all of Genesis 37 to see how all this happened.

But as we noted yesterday, God was in all this, and was going to use Joseph in a wonderful way to save his family from starvation during a famine, when there was no food. But Joseph had to go through some real testing first.

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“Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren … Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children … and he made him a coat of many colors” (Genesis 37:2-3).

Most of you are probably familiar with the story of Joseph, for he is one of the most beautiful pictures of the Lord Jesus in the Old Testament. Here in our verses for today we read of him as a teenager, seventeen years old, out feeding the sheep, goats, and cattle with his older brothers. Joseph was one of the younger ones in the family, and according to the record in the Bible, only Benjamin was younger than he. Perhaps some of you who are reading this are seventeen years old.

Joseph’s father Israel (Jacob) loved him more than any of his children, and while Israel might have had some reason for this, it is not a good thing for parents to have favorites among their children. It is bound to cause trouble. Also, Joseph was upright and behaved himself well, while it seems that already his brothers were not behaving well. It says in verse 2 that “Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.” Those other brothers probably looked after the flocks and herds well enough, but their attitude and conversation were not good. This was another reason why Israel might have liked Joseph more than he liked his brothers.

But then there was another problem. Israel made Joseph a coat of many colors. As a result, Joseph’s brothers actually hated him, and could not speak to him in a peaceful way. This was an awful thing to have happen in a family, and especially a family that knew the Lord. But God was working in all this, and was going to bring blessing out of it.

If we remember that Joseph is a picture of the Lord Jesus, then we remember that although the Lord Jesus never did a single sin, yet His own brothers did not care for Him, and did not believe on Him at the beginning. John 7:5 tells us this. Thankfully, after the Lord Jesus had died and risen again, it seems that His brothers repented, and two of them, James and Jude, actually wrote books in the New Testament.

Also, many others in the land of Israel did not believe on the Lord Jesus. They were glad for Him to heal their sicknesses, raise dead people up, and feed them when they were hungry, but many did not believe on Him. Tomorrow we will see what happened to Joseph because of the hatred of his brothers.

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“And Isaac … took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her” (Genesis 24:67).

This verse sounds like the perfect ending to a love-story! But it is really the beginning, the middle and the ending all rolled into one verse. Until that very moment, described in our verse, Isaac had never seen Rebekah before! Read this beautiful story in Genesis 24. Isaac’s father, Abraham, sent his servant to find a bride for his son from those that knew the true God. The servant is a picture of the Holy Spirit who can lead and guide us today. He found a most suitable and also beautiful girl for his master’s son.

It is in our adolescent years that we first begin to look around and wonder whom we might marry. And it is never too early to begin to pray about it. But it is wonderful in God’s Word to see how He gives advice and instruction regarding marriage. The Bible never mentions young people having a “boyfriend” or a “girlfriend.” Friendships, yes, and good times as a group of young people. But we are not to go around trying out this one and that one as a potential partner for life, and “going together” just for fun. Lines can be crossed and hearts can be broken this way.

The Bible gives some guidelines.

We are not to be “unequally yoked together with unbelievers” (2 Corinthians 6:14). You will never find the right girl (or boy) in the wrong place!

Ask the Lord to guide you by His Spirit. “Lord what will Thou have me to do?” (Acts 9:6).

A loving Father says, “My son, give Me thine heart” (Proverbs 23:26). Once He has our hearts, then He can direct where our love goes.

God has created us with three parts to our being. They are spirit, soul, and body (1 Thessalonians 5:23). All three of these need to be considered in choosing a partner for life. Don’t just look “on the outward appearance” as Samuel did when looking for a king for Israel (1 Samuel 16:7).

Whom you marry is the second most important decision you will ever make in your life (after that of accepting Christ as your Savior). God’s Word led you to know about His Son, and accept Him as Savior. It can also help you in this next important choice. Also, share these things with your parents and listen to their advice. They know you well! Be on your knees about this as you pass through your teenage years and beyond.

“Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart” (Psalm 37:4).

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“Be careful [anxious] for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God … shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you” (Philippians 4:6-9).

Back in early March we have already looked at verse eight, and seen how God would have us keep our minds occupied with good things instead of bad things. However, there is something special before this verse, and also after it.

In verses six and seven, we are told not to be anxious about things that are not going very well for us, but rather to go to the Lord in prayer about them. We are first of all to accept our circumstances from the Lord, but then to go to Him with our difficulties. When we do this, it does not say that suddenly the Lord will take away all of our problems. No, for the Lord often has something for us to learn through these problems. But the Apostle Paul does say that the “peace of God” will keep our hearts and minds. The word used here for “keep” really means “to guard,” as if there were guards over our hearts and minds, keeping them from being anxious and upset. It is wonderful to have this peace, and it comes from our accepting our problems from the Lord, and then going to Him in prayer about them.

But then we have verse eight, which tells us what we should be doing with our hearts and minds. We can think anxious thoughts, or angry thoughts, but look at those six words in verse eight — true, honest, just, pure, lovely, good report; these are the kinds of things that should be in our hearts and minds. Instead of anxious and worried thoughts, God wants us to have good thoughts like these. The Apostle Paul was a good example of all this in his life, and he had taught this to the Christians in Philippi. But then, if they did these things, something wonderful would happen.

Not only would they have the “peace of God,” but Paul said to them, “The God of peace shall be with you.” It is a wonderful thing to have the peace of God, but even more wonderful to have God Himself with us. Sometimes we have to do difficult things in our lives, and it means a lot to us to have someone with us whose company we enjoy. That is what the Lord promises to us. But we will enjoy His company only if we do the things mentioned in verse eight. We cannot think evil thoughts, or even anxious thoughts, and enjoy the Lord’s company.

It is important for each of us to turn our minds to good thoughts instead of fearful or nervous thoughts. To enjoy the Lord’s company is worth it!

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“And he (Judas Iscariot) cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself” (Matthew 27:5).

Probably most of you know the sad story of Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples of the Lord Jesus. He was not a true believer, and thought that he could get some money by showing the chief priests and scribes where to find the Lord Jesus and arrest Him. He thought that he would get his money, while the Lord Jesus would simply slip away and not get caught. But when he saw that the Lord Jesus was condemned to be crucified, he threw down the money and went out and committed suicide. It is an awful thing when someone does this, yet several people killed themselves in the Bible. King Saul fell on his sword, while a man named Ahithophel hanged himself too.

Most of my life I lived less than an hour’s drive from Niagara Falls, and we often took visitors to see it. Right where the water goes over the falls, there is a strong fence at the side of the road, with a concrete base and strong metal bars above it. People can safely stand there, take pictures, and look at the falls through binoculars. Normally there are security men there, and if anyone even climbs on the concrete, they tell them to get down. But one time when we were visiting at the falls, there was a young woman on the other side of the fence, sitting on the concrete, right at the edge of the falls. I could tell by the look on her face that she was thinking of jumping to her death about 160 feet (about 50 meters) below. A few other people spoke to her, but she paid no attention to them. I went into the souvenir shop nearby to ask for some help, but they did not seem very interested. They said, “This happens all the time; she won’t really jump!”

I came back, wondering what to do, when a younger man, much bigger than I was, came over. He did not speak out loud to me, but made some hand gestures to indicate that he would save her, so I quietly moved out of the way. Then he carefully got behind the woman where she could not see him, quickly reached over the fence, grabbed her with both arms, and pulled her to safety. As you may imagine, she fought back, kicking and screaming, but he was strong enough to hold her. Eventually she settled down, and a few minutes later the police came and took her away.

She was saved that time, but I could not help but wonder what her real problem was, that she wanted to jump off the cliff and kill herself. I wished I had had a chance to tell her about the Lord Jesus.

If poor Judas had only repented and asked for forgiveness, he could have gotten saved. But although he felt that he had done wrong, he did not repent, and he is one man whom we know went to hell. You and I should not even think of killing ourselves if things are going badly for us. The Lord loves us, and is willing to help us.

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“Jehovah is exalted; for He dwelleth on high … and He shall be the stability of thy times” (Isaiah 33:5-6 JND).

The expression “times” is often used in English to describe a period of time that is characterized by certain things. For example, we might speak of the “the times of Elijah,” which would define the character of the days when Elijah lived. Some of you are probably familiar with a hymn where every verse starts out, “Our times are in Thy hands.” Here in our verse we are told that the Lord shall be the stability of our times. Of course this was originally spoken to the nation of Israel, but you and I can apply it to ourselves.

As I write this is 2022, we are certainly living in very mixed-up times, and things are not very stable. The Covid virus has upset all of our lives, and we hardly know from day to day what will happen. Regulations about the virus change rapidly, and everyone’s ability to travel has been disrupted. Supply chains for various things are not the same as they were, and often things we expect to find in stores are not available to us. Children are having to study at home instead of going to school, and people are often not allowed to visit even close relatives in the hospital. In some countries many people are out of work, and find it hard to buy food. On top of all this, various nations are trying to make themselves stronger and more important, and are causing trouble for other nations.

In the middle of all this, we might be tempted to “throw up our hands,” and to say, “What is the use? We cannot be sure of anything today!” Some people are reacting like this, and some are so discouraged that they are committing suicide. But here in our verse we are reminded that the Lord is the stability of our times. He never changes, and what He has said in His Word will surely come to pass. He has promised to look after us all the way home to heaven, and “all the promises of God in Him are yea, and in Him Amen, unto the glory of God by us” (2 Corinthians 1:20). Let us not be discouraged or upset by the changes in this world. Rather, let us draw closer to the One who never changes. We can rest on what He says.

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