02 Mar Greatest Blessing: “God Is With Us”
Pastor Vincent - 10 October 2013
Follow The Lord's Instruction Closely In Spiritual Battle
It is human nature to worry about tomorrow. What if I can't do this, what if things don't work well tomorrow.. what if we often let what has yet to happen to rob away our present happiness in Lord. Before Jericho, the Lord said to Joshua, " See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men.." God is always there, He is always present in your sadness, your current helplessness, your current family problem, relationship problems and even your insufficiency. But we often forget, we are often being frightened by what have yet to comeÉ the what if's in your mind - Satan is always instilling the fear, the deceptions and confuse our spirits so that we cannot look at the truth of God and draw strength from it. Behind the problem we are seeing everyday is actually the deeper spiritual battles that we need to fight against Satan - who is attacking us in every possible way just to divert us away from God's truth so that we feel the gospel irrelevant. But God has a precise instruction to our problems now, so that we can stand against the devil's scheme. Be in sync with God, hear what the Lord says and follow it carefully. As we wait upon the Lord and see what He is doing right now in our lives, we will then not be distracted by Satan into following our own desires and emotions. The Lord is not slow in fulfilling His promise and He has time for everything, therefore, go into prayer and ask God to reveal the very next thing we can do while waiting for His timetable. As we develop the instinct to hear Him through prayers, our faithful God will not hide from you and when the perfect time comes, your Jericho will be conquered, as you become more intimate with God.
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<Genesis 39> 1 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.
20 And Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison. 21 But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the prison put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever was done there, he was the one who did it. 23 The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph’s charge, because the Lord was with him. And whatever he did, the Lord made it succeed.
Greatest blessing – “The Lord was with Joseph”.
- He became a “successful” man.
- Our greatest blessing: “God is with us”.
Affirming God’s presence not only during good, but also bad times.
- If God was with Joseph, why still sufferings?
- Present trials >>> equipped for future fulfilment
- Blessing is not far and not in future, but in the Lord who is with us right now.
- Interpret our circumstances by God’s love, not God’s love by our circumstances.
- Biblical success/prosperity:
- Not about wealth, possessions, rosy situations.
- Not the absence of troubles, but God’s providence even in adversities.
- Not about having good things, but having God Himself.
- A “successful man”: believes in God, knows who he is in Christ, enjoys the unique blessings given to a child of God, fulfills God’s will.
The impact of God’s presence.
- Obvious situational evidences.
- Strengthened inner spirit.
- Faithfulness in little things.
- Integrity and clean heart.
- God’s blessings flow through us to others.
Joseph and Jesus.
- v5: From the time that Potiphar made Joseph overseer in his house and over all that he had … the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had
- How much more if we make Jesus the Overseer of our lives and everything we have?
Reflection
- Honestly, can you agree that the presence of God is your greatest blessing? Or are there other blessings more attractive to you? How can you confirm that God is with you, even during hard times?
- What impact does God’s presence have on you?
- Have you put Jesus in charge of all you have? Share how from the day you made Jesus Overseer of your life, the Lord’s blessings come upon you.
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