And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to HIS purpose.
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Concerning Joseph:
When Joseph was 17, his brothers were envious of him and sold him into slavery and he was taken into bondage and sold to the captain of Pharaoh.
God made Joseph to prosper in all places, everywhere he was taken.
Genesis 39
2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
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Then Joseph's master's wife, wanted to have sex with Joseph and when Joseph refused her and fled, she lied about him and caused her husband to put Joseph in the prison.
Genesis 39
22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.
Joseph was kept in prison 2 full years.
4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
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Then Pharaoh dreamed a dream which no one could interpret. Pharaoh had heard about Joseph and he sent for Joseph and after God gave the interpretation to Joseph, Pharaoh put Joseph 2nd in charge of the whole kingdom of Egypt.
There was a famine from God throughout the lands.
Joseph's father and brothers heard they had wheat in Egypt so they came to Egypt to get food where Joseph was in charge of distributing the food.
Joseph brought them to live in Egypt.
And after Joseph reveal himself to his brothers, Joseph said to his brothers:
Genesis 50:20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
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Pam Padgett who works with me was at one time working in a bank in Colorado Springs. But she became bored with that work and she began praying, asking God to put her into some type of work she would find interesting. This was mid-1980. Computers were new and someone had given 2 computers to her department and her boss asked Pam if she would see if there was someway they could use these machines. Pam asked her boss if she could take a computer class at the local college and her boss agreed. They picked a course called "Basic," thinking that would teach Pam how to use a computer. But at the first class Pam found it was a class teaching how to write code for a computer. Since Pam was already at the class she decided to stay that night for the lecture. By the time the class was over she was saying to God, "This is it! This is what I want to do." She continued to study computer code writing and ended up getting a computer programming job at Fed Ex. She took early retirement in 2012 and one month later God told me in a dream to start a blog. I asked Pam to set up a blog for us which she did and within 3 days were were exhorting the church by blog.
In 2015, she set up books for us to publish on Amazon. That also required computer skills.
In 2020, in a dream God showed me to begin Podcasts. Pam had the technical skills to do that job also.
God has HIS purpose for us and God makes it happen!
God accomplishes HIS own will for HIS people.
God has a purpose for each of us. God leads us and gives us HIS Work. Just do your assignment.
Some are fathers and mothers. Some are given by God a spiritual gift of helps to work inside the church, helping to get the Word distributed. And some speak the word to exhort the church.
Knowing the spiritual gifts that we have been given and doing those works is critical for the church.
Romans 12
5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
💥 Notice that some have a spiritual gift of "giving". I have seen this several times. I have met those persons who have a strong desire to give money.
I had an aunt who loved to give. It was more than a desire in her. It was a spiritual gift. She gave what she could give. She was very good in baking and sewing and she gave in those areas with great joy.
We had a woman in our little church group who loved to give donations to the church. She strongly supported me when I was on radio by giving money. One day her husband called me and said to me, "My wife has been brain washed!" I was terribly shocked to hear this and I responded with great emotion, "Who brained washed her?" (Then I realized he thought I was brainwashing her by causing her to give donations.) But then he seemed to realize that was not the case and he backed down quickly and terminated the phone call.
I knew that God had put it into her heart to give. She had a spiritual give of giving.
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I Corinthians 14
27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
(Some are set in the church to work in the church, as is the case with Pam Padgett. God gave Pam a spiritual gift of "helps".)
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