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Joseph was violently handled by his brothers. Heartlessly handed over to slave traders. Sold to be the helping-hand to Potiphar, only to be mishandled and become a prisoner. And yet, all of this caused him to end up at the right hand to Pharaoh as prime minister. This is providence. "But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and He gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison" (Genesis 39:21).

Sin leaves the deepest and darkest stain, and no human effort can cleanse the dirty soul. Only the crimson blood of Christ can wash the dark soul white. “Come now, and let us reason together, ” says the Lord, “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool" (Isaiah 1:18).

Worry tries to steal tomorrow from God's hands. Worship however, entrusts your tomorrow into God's hands. Worry or worship? Now that's in your hands! "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble" (Matthew 6:33-34).

Those who fear the Lord will have nothing else to fear in this world. Thus, if we fear Him, then we shall fear none. "The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?" (Psalm 118:6)

The issue is not that we glory in something but that we glory in the wrong thing. You see, when our glory is misappropriated, it leads to what is inappropriate. Thus, let us glory in the only glory that leads to God's glory. Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not...

The direct cause of the ills of society is not God leaving people but people leaving God. You see, when people depart from God, then God gives those people over to themselves. This is a cruel punishment, to be left to ones own sin-sick soul. And nothing earth supplies can cure the sin-sick soul. Only Christ. "Is there no balm in Gilead, is there no physician there? Why then is there no recovery for the health of the daughter of my people?" (Jeremiah 8:22)