ECHOES OF HIS SPIRIT

 I'm sure you know the whole story about Joseph (Genesis 37-50) and the part where Joseph's brothers, being envious of him, decided to kill him,  but because Big brother Reuben interceded on his behalf,  they decided to throw him into a pit.  While Big brother Reuben was away,  they decided to sell him as a slave (because according to God's plan Joseph had to be in Egypt one way or the other). 13 years after the incident, Joseph became Prime Minister of Egypt  (at age 30) and his brothers went shopping in Egypt  because of the famine. During an interrogation session between PM Joseph and his brothers,  Reuben said "Did I not speak to you saying 'Do not sin against the boy'?"  (Gen 42:22) Sin against who?  The boy. Rewind back to when Joseph was in Potiphar's house and Mrs Potiphar wanted to sleep with the handsome and dashing Hebrew boy. In his conversation with her,  he said "How then can I do this great wickedness,...

2 Corinthians 3:17: “Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” KJV. Genesis 41:38: “so Pharaoh asked his officials, can we find anyone else like this man so obviously filled with the Spirit of God?” NLT It’s amazing that one of the Bible’s most beloved heroes started out as a bratty, spoiled teenager. Haters will say I like to hold on to the past but really, I’ve seen that you can make a beautiful story out of hiSTORY. See what I did there? *rubs hands with glee* So let’s start from the very beginning…the events that led to Joseph’s kidnap, imprisonment and subsequent liberation. Joseph = Jose Mourinho= The special one From the outset, Joseph was destined to be his father Jacob’s favourite child. Love and adoration for his mother Rebecca had caused Jacob to slave away for 14 years! Joseph was the child of his love born after a succession of children from a not so beloved wife, Leah; and so it’s no surprise that he earned ...

The Crown of Life Zaphnath-Paaneah, whose first name was Joseph, depicted a life of great fear and love for God irrespective of the circumstances, and what men would have said or done.  By the way, Zaphnath-paaneah was the name given to Joseph on assumption of power as second to pharaoh in Egypt. Joseph at the end received a crown, he inherited the kingdom of Egypt after going through so many unfavourable circumstances and temptations (Genesis 39 vs 9-10).   Here are situations you can relate with (Genesis 37 Vs 23-28, 39 Vs 7-20) ; Casting into a pit- have you been deliberately discriminated for who you are or what you believe?...Joseph was. Sold out- seems you have been dragged to a position or situation that you don’t want to be?...Joseph was Slavery- seems you are being owned, having no say even about your life?...Joseph was False accusation – seems that the whole world is falling apart after managing to build a little comfort?...Jose...

Hello there,  welcome to the month of March,  I pray you progress in knowing God and walking in His Will,  even as He reveals more of His plan for your life this month In Jesus' Name. Amen! So this month,  we'll be doing a character study, Joseph- Israel's Beloved, and we, your writers, we'll be enlightening you on the lessons we learnt from this remarkable Leader's Life. Quick intro,  I'm sure you know Joseph,  the 1st apple of his father's eye,  the guy who had the robe of many colours, who had dreams of becoming great and he rubbed in it his brother's face. Yes he did. Let me not lengthen this write up with his background (Genesis 37),  and go straight to my point. So here's the dreamer, and he find himself in Egypt after his brothers sold him to their cousins (the Ishmaelites). He finds himself in Potiphar's house as a slave,  but then Joseph's fear of God, integrity and a heart of selfless service take him to the top and...