Day: February 27, 2018
Genesis Message 77 – Joseph is Elevated to Prime Minister
Pharaoh listened to Joseph telling him the nature of his dreams and the plan that must be implemented in order to save the nation of Egypt from the coming famine. He agreed with Joseph that his plan had merit. He then turned to his advisers who recognized that the dreams were correct asking, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom the spirit of God is?” The text does not show any comments coming from the advisors. They perhaps thought they would be chosen to implement this grand fourteen-year plan to save Egypt. If so their …
THE CROSS: SYMBOL OF SUPREME LOVE
When we consider all that Jesus endured on the cross for our sake, we realize that no greater love exists. THE CROSS: SYMBOL OF SUPREME LOVE John 10:18 (KJV) 18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father. Many people wear a cross because it symbolizes the Christian faith. But few fully grasp the depth of love that it represents. The cross stands for what is arguably history’s most painful method of …
“Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting” Micah 5:2
“Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting” Micah 5:2 The Lord Jesus had goings forth for his people as their representative before the throne, long before they appeared upon the stage of time. It was “from everlasting” that he signed the compact with his Father, that he would pay blood for blood, suffering for suffering, agony for agony, and death for death, in the behalf of his people; it was “from everlasting” that he gave himself up without a murmuring word. That from the crown of his head to the sole of his foot he might sweat …
The Foundation of Wisdom
Acknowledging God as the rightful ruler over our life and obeying Him will lead to acquiring real wisdom. Proverbs 9:7-12 “He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself. 8 Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. 9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. 10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is …