And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.Yahweh was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian.And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.And Jehovah was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
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… He ends up in Egypt. And look what happens in Genesis chapter 39, verse 2. It says, and the Lord was with Joseph. What? Hold on. I just got betrayed and put into slavery. And the first thing that the Bible records is God was with him. In the midst of the failure, God is with you. In the midst of the pain God is with you and see many of us would rather to be in a good situation without God But me I'll take a bad situation with God any day of the week because my Bible says if God be for me Then who could be against me? And that's where some of you need to know that your advantage in the middle of a bad situation The reason why you have to rip up your list even though the last relationship didn't work is because God is still with you And when you realize that, watch this. It says, so he succeeded. The Lord was with Joseph, so he succeeded. …
… bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there. The Lord was with Joseph and he was a successful man and he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian. And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all he did to prosper in his hand. So Joseph found favor in his sight and served him. Then he made him overseer of his house and all that he had he put under his authority. So it was from the time that he had made him overseer of his house and all that he had that the Lord blessed the Egyptians house for Joseph's sake. Stick a pen right there. Can I pause for a second? I'm coming back to that spot. Hold your finger right there. Amen. Some of y'all don't know just the fact that you're in a place will cause God to bring favor to that place. Thank you. And the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had in the house and in the field. …
… but let me just give you one Genesis 39 verse 2 talks about Joseph who was a businessman and it says because the Lord was with Joseph that phrase was with Joseph he is under the anointing and blessing of God it says he was greatly blessed so that everything he did succeeded. You might underline that. Everything he did succeeded. Now let me ask you, how many of you would like that to be true in your career that every single thing you did succeeded? Can I see your hands? Okay. Oh, some of you don't want that. Let me try that again. How many of you would like to be known that everything you did in life succeeded? Yeah, that ought to be unanimous. and where does that come from? It comes from the anointing of God. Let me close in just the last two minutes about the second area and that's your body. You might write this down. When God anoints your body, it brings health. It brings health in your body over and over again. …
… who had brought him down there. And the Lord was with Joseph. And he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his Egyptian master. and his master saw that the Lord was with Joseph and that the Lord caused everything he did to succeed in his hands. So Joseph found favor in his master's eyes and Joseph served him and his master put him in charge of his house. He entrusted all that he had into Joseph's hand. And from the time that he put Joseph in charge, the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake. and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in his house and his field. So he left all that he had in Joseph's charge. And because of him, Potiphar, his master, had no concern about anything except for the food he ate. Now Joseph was well built and handsome. And in the course of time, his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph. And she said to him, Come to bed with me. …
… your android or your tablet or you just have the bible you know old school like me just have the book come with me to genesis 39 verse 2 3 21 and 23 our youth were fantastic last week i mean they saying come on y'all show some love to the to the youth ministry amen the children's ministry kids on the youth ministry i absolutely enjoyed you all thank you for that genesis 39 verse 2 reads like this the lord was with joseph and he became a successful man he was in the house of his Egyptian master verse three his master saw that the lord was with him and that the and that the lord caused all that he did to prosper in his hands let me read that again verse three his master saw that the lord was with him and that the lord caused all that he did to prosper in his hands verse 21 but the lord was with joseph and he showed him steadfast love he gave him favor in the sight of the chief jailer verse 23 the chief jailer paid no heed to anything that was in joseph's care because the lord was with him and whatever he did the lord made it prosper I want to talk today from this thought I'm all over the place I'm all over the place I'm all over the place Can you just say that with me Because for some of you all There's your testimony like mine I'm all over the place …
… orchestrates that in chapter 39, where he's placed in this guy Potiphar's house. And I love the words in chapter 39 verse 2 when it says the Lord was with Joseph and he became a successful man and he was in the house of his Egyptian master his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord caused all that he did to succeed in his hands and so man this this is what it's all about. The Lord was with Joseph. Now remember, this is a miserable situation. You're away from your family. Your dad thinks you're dead. Your brothers wanted you dead, and they just got rid of you. And you're a slave. You work yourself up. You're away with this master, and the Lord blesses you. The Lord is with you, even in this difficult situation. But as you read on in the story, then he's accused of raping, you know, Potiphar's wife, which he's completely innocent. And now he's thrown into prison. Okay, again, remember these things. Is God in control? Yes. …