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Genesis 39:6 – 18
Joseph is a good example of the fruits of righteousness. When he resisted Potiphar’s wife, it looked as though he set himself on the road to ruin. But in reality, he set himself on the road to being Pharaoh’s second-in-command over all of Egypt. If Joseph had given in to the temptation before him, he would have failed the moral test of leadership. Joseph demonstrated to God that he could be trusted — that his character was suited to the role he would step into as a leader. When we face temptation to do wrong, we need to resist and to do what is right. There is more at stake than meets the eye.
Joseph is a good example of the fruits of righteousness. When he resisted Potiphar’s wife, it looked as though he set himself on the road to ruin. But in reality, he set himself on the road to being Pharaoh’s second-in-command over all of Egypt. If Joseph had given in to the temptation before him, he would have failed the moral test of leadership. Joseph demonstrated to God that he could be trusted — that his character was suited to the role he would step into as a leader. When we face temptation to do wrong, we need to resist and to do what is right. There is more at stake than meets the eye.
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This is a 21 day extract of the NIV Once-A-Day Bible which organizes the New International Version Bible, the world’s most popular modern-English Bible, into 365 daily readings. This Bible includes a daily Scripture reading from both the Old and New Testaments, plus a Psalm or a Proverb, followed by a short devotional thought written by the staff at the trusted ministry Walk Thru the Bible.
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