Friday, October 10, 2014
Faith Under Fire
Faith
Under Fire
God
wants us to have a living faith. To have an effective pray life, we must have
faith in the Living God. Our faith is
put to the test many times as we pray for our families. Our prayers must be based on the character
of God, rather than what we see, what happens, or if God answers our
prayers. God had Joseph in the tarrying
place. A place of pain, weariness, and
darkness. Ps. 103:17-19. Joseph was laid in iron. "His soul entered into the
iron." Betrayed by family, far away
from home and anything that resembled God, he lays in prison. Enough to make anyone bitter, but He trusted
God. What kept him, he believed God was
with him.
Enduring
faith develops only under pressure, and in a place of waiting on the Lord. Joseph knew God in a deeper way and he became
more fruitful, The leaves of youth flew
away like the leaves on the autumn trees secrete to winter's cold. His godliness became evident in the prison. The guard and the prisoners saw it and
marveled. He gave up his authority to
be over the prison to Joseph.
As through a very small hole, we see a great
view. The great heart of Joseph poured
out sympathy to the butler and the baker, who fell within his watch. These condemned to death tugged at the heart
strings of Joseph and he sought to find the answer to their dilemma. He seeks to comfort these as he had so many
others that came his way. The butler
would have good to come to him the other would die. But he introduced him to someone bigger than
death.
There is
ministry in the tarrying place, it may the ministry of intercession. Joseph went on to be second in place over
Egypt. The skill he learned in
Potipher's house, and the prison.
The
place of tarrying is a very important place,
It's not easy. The iron dug into
Joseph's flesh, but he keep his soul from bitterness. We are kept by the power of God. We suffer to have the fleshly fall off
and so the glory of God will show
through our brokenness. He breaks us time and time again so the light of His presence
shines out. Do not despise the hard
places. Don't keep the glory in by being
bitter
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