Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Pleasing the Lord — Part 1

“When a man’s ways please the Lord, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him” (Proverbs 16:7).

All true believers, down deep in their hearts, want to please the Lord. Joseph is a wonderful example of a person who had a genuine desire to please the Lord during every period of his life.

• First of all, as a boy and teenager, in being obedient to his father, even though his brothers hated him and made it difficult for him.

“And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I” (Genesis 37:13).

• Then, as a slave to Potiphar in Egypt, even when tempted and falsely accused by Potiphar’s wife.

“And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand. And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand” (Genesis 39:3-4).