When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did, Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant.
The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s care, because the Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did. ~Moses, regarding Joseph
As it was with Abraham, so it was with his grandson Joseph:
God’s presence and prosperity seen clearly.
But with both Joseph and Abraham, those who see God with them also benefit from His presence with them. In other words, just as God promised, Abraham and his descendants were blessed, and they were a blessing to other they encountered.
This too is our birthright as the children of God, and the children of Abraham.
We who believe in God, all of us who trust in Christ Jesus the Lord, have the blessing of the presence of His Spirit in us, empowering us to do God's wil; to not only be blessed, but to be a blessing to everyone in our lives.
I must reiterate that it is ONLY in the context of God's will that any of what I’ve written applies at all. When we are with God, He is with us, as He said to King Asa in 2 Chronicles. He is literally with us, in the very room with us, when we do His will for His glory. We have no choice but to succeed when we obey the living God!
But for me, what means more than anything else, is God with me, and this being seen and known clearly….
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