Post by Woody Williams on Jun 15, 2019 6:13:12 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Genesis 41:14-24
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Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was hurriedly brought out of the
dungeon. When he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came
in before Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I have had a dream,
and there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said of you
that when you hear a dream you can interpret it. Joseph answered
Pharaoh, "It is not I; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer."
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "In my dream I was standing on the banks
of the Nile; and seven cows, fat and sleek, came up out of the Nile
and fed in the reed grass. Then seven other cows came up after them,
poor, very ugly, and thin. Never had I seen such ugly ones in all the
land of Egypt. The thin and ugly cows ate up the first seven fat
cows, but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they
had done so, for they were still as ugly as before. Then I awoke. I
fell asleep a second time and I saw in my dream seven ears of grain,
full and good, growing on one stalk, and seven ears, withered, thin,
and blighted by the east wind, sprouting after them; and the thin
ears swallowed up the seven good ears. But when I told it to the
magicians, there was no one who could explain it to me."
Devotional
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The story of Joseph reveals a vibrant and wonderful tale of a person
living and prospering through the ups and downs of life in a dramatic
fashion. Behind it all is the hand of God preparing a long range plan
for his people. Joseph lives with a keen sense of God's presence and
hand at work around and in him. He is aware that his gifts are from
God and were meant to be used to serve God's purpose, even the
interpretation of dreams. It is amazing how God will use us.
Prayer
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Help me to be open to be a channel of your love and purpose, gracious
God. Amen
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Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was hurriedly brought out of the
dungeon. When he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came
in before Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I have had a dream,
and there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said of you
that when you hear a dream you can interpret it. Joseph answered
Pharaoh, "It is not I; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer."
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "In my dream I was standing on the banks
of the Nile; and seven cows, fat and sleek, came up out of the Nile
and fed in the reed grass. Then seven other cows came up after them,
poor, very ugly, and thin. Never had I seen such ugly ones in all the
land of Egypt. The thin and ugly cows ate up the first seven fat
cows, but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they
had done so, for they were still as ugly as before. Then I awoke. I
fell asleep a second time and I saw in my dream seven ears of grain,
full and good, growing on one stalk, and seven ears, withered, thin,
and blighted by the east wind, sprouting after them; and the thin
ears swallowed up the seven good ears. But when I told it to the
magicians, there was no one who could explain it to me."
Devotional
----------
The story of Joseph reveals a vibrant and wonderful tale of a person
living and prospering through the ups and downs of life in a dramatic
fashion. Behind it all is the hand of God preparing a long range plan
for his people. Joseph lives with a keen sense of God's presence and
hand at work around and in him. He is aware that his gifts are from
God and were meant to be used to serve God's purpose, even the
interpretation of dreams. It is amazing how God will use us.
Prayer
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Help me to be open to be a channel of your love and purpose, gracious
God. Amen