A Good Example

Read: Genesis 39

Joseph was a good example of bad things happening to good people. The Bible says that the Lord was with him and that he was a prosperous man. However, that was not a shield against the evil temptations of Satan and the desire of an ungodly woman who hated his good example of morality. She continued to tempt Joseph in her snare of evil and even convinced her husband of a lie against him so that eventually he ended up in prison.

However, God was still with him and the prison warden was so impressed by his life that he put him in charge of the other prisoners. In fact, Joseph was in charge of all that went on inside the prison. The Scripture says that the Lord was with him and all that he did, the Lord made it to prosper.

Often we question the bad things that happen to us whenever we seek to do good. If we know that God is with us and trust him fully, then All Things Will Work Together for our Good. We must not despair or get depressed because we know the truth…and the truth sets us free. That is why it is so important that we read and study the Word of God so that all these examples might encourage us.

Kay Smith