Jesus is able to prosper you in all that you do in His name!

3/27/2020

The keeper of the prison did not look into anything that was under Joseph’s authority, because the Lord was with him; and whatever he did, the Lord made it prosper. Genesis 39:23 NKJV

Joseph was wrongly accused of sexually assaulting his master’s wife. He was sent to Pharaoh’s royal prison.

It is difficult to believe God was with Joseph. It is difficult to believe God was blessing Joseph. His situation went from bad to worse. And yet Joseph was placed in a soft prison for the rich and famous.

Joseph managed the prison. How did the Egyptian officials feel about having a Hebrew slave in authority over them? Did they resent Joseph the way his brothers had?

God was building Joseph’s character. Joseph became a man of integrity even when faced with hostility and resentment. Even when offered the passing pleasures of sin. Joseph learned to speak the truth regardless of his circumstances. Joseph learned to walk in the authority given to him by the One in authority over him.

I was a real estate broker. I earned more money than I had ever made before. Since then my family and I lost our home. My car was repossessed. Our financial situation was so bad we were not sure how we would feed our family.

The journey from financial success to failure was difficult. We were not alone. Many people experienced similar circumstances.

Jesus wanted our attention. He wanted us to get our priorities in order. The Lord wanted us to rely on Him to meet our needs. He used the financial crises to mold and shape us into the people He created us to be. Jesus used the financial crises to save people!

If we trust Jesus with our futures, needs and desires He will be with us as we navigate our way through life. One day we will see the Lord face to face. We will spend eternity with Him. There will be no more testing if we persevere and press on in faith today!

I know the rest of the story. I have read the end of the book. God revealed what the future holds for people who call on the name of Jesus today. It will be an eternity of blessing in the presence of the one who is perfect in all His ways!

I wrote this twelve years ago. The world is in crisis today. Pestilence hangs over the world like a dark cloud. The death toll is rising. A once bustling economy is shattered. People all over the world are unable to work. What can we do!

Call out to Jesus for the strength to endure. Call out to Jesus for wisdom to draw near Him. Call out to Jesus for strength to walk in the authority He gave you to serve Him!

Use the authority Jesus gave you to pray for God to end the pandemic of pestilence. Use the authority Jesus gave you to end the plague of fear!

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Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out that very hour. Acts 16:16-18 NKJV

The slave girl was speaking the truth. She was possessed by an evil spirit. The evil spirit was drawing people away from Christ!

This attack came as God’s servants went to prayer. The enemy of our souls attacks when we step out in faith. Satan seeks to distract us. He wants us to focus our attention on things other than Jesus.

The devil perverts the truth. He uses it against us. No one can serve two masters. This girl was speaking the truth about Paul and his companions while practicing witchcraft. When people claim to speak for God we must consider how they live.

The girl followed the disciples for several days before they cast the demon out of her. It is important for us to wait on the Lord before stepping out in faith. The bible tells us Paul was greatly annoyed by this girl. Paul was not fearful. The Lord was with Him!

Paul and Silas were put in jail. The owners of the slave girl were angry at the loss of income when the demon was cast out of her. While Paul and Silas were in jail they shared the gospel with the jailer. His entire household was saved.

God uses Satan’s attacks for His glory and our salvation!

Satan is a real being. He takes people captive to do his will. There really are demons who seek to destroy God’s people and bring destruction to our world.

We have nothing to fear from the devil or his demons when we live according to God’s will. We have nothing to fear from anyone or anything when we step out in faith to serve Jesus!

Jesus wants us to fear Him and Him alone. He wants us to know His power and authority are unequaled in all of creation.

God wants you share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people in your life. Jesus wants you to walk in great boldness because He is with you everywhere you go!

Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Jesus is able to prosper you in all that you do in His name!

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