365 Daily Devotions Day 72: Joseph Sold by His Brothers

0:00Good morning, Ecclesia. Welcome to day 72 of 365 daily devotions that journey through the Bible. I'm glad you're here joining us every morning. It's great to see some of the comments we're getting, some of the messages. Keep doing it. It encourages me to keep going every day, because this is a sacrifice. You know, we spend time recording these devotions, writing them, uploading them. So let's be doing this together. Today we're going to talk about Joseph being sold by his brothers. You know, we think we've got it hard as Christian sometimes, but Joseph, how do you challenge us, didn't he? Let's read scripture. Let's read Genesis 37, 28. It says, then, they're passed by a Midianite traders, and they drew up Joseph and lifted him out of the pit and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for 20 shekels of silver. You know, this sort of

1:06thing still happens today, but praise the Lord is not happening to us. We need to be willing to rely on God's work in us and through us, through the trials. Even betrayal, conserve his greater purpose. If any of you have been betrayed, if not, I think you need to start sharing your Christianity a bit more, because you'll see what betrayal can look like. Don't be afraid of it. Don't be afraid of people talking behind your back. Get out there and share the gospel anyway. Let's pray. Lord help us trust you through the hardships. Help us believe in your sovereign plan, Lord, for our lives. Help us believe, Lord, that you have the best for us. And it's in Jesus now that we pray. Amen. Ecclesia, Jesus is coming back soon. Are you

2:08ready? Because I don't see too many people out there sharing the gospel with those around them. God is a redeeming. He's a redeemed each and every one of us. He wants to redeem all your friends and family as well, but someone has to tell them. And guess what? That someone is you. So be diligent with your Bible, study time and get out there and share the gospel today, because those that don't know Jesus and aren't walking with him are not going to heaven. I don't care what all the prosperity preachers and all them people tell you. You're not going to buy your way into heaven. You're not going to be a good person and get there unless you know the Father and you know the Son and you're walking with them. You're going to hell. I'm sorry to say it so bluntly, but that's the truth. So share the gospel with someone today. And until tomorrow, stay in the blessings.