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Living like Jesus
Joseph played a big role in the history of the Hebrew people.
Through many circumstances that were certainly not comfortable for him, God brought Joseph from the status of a favored son, through slavery and unjust imprisonment, to a place of prominence in a foreign country.
When famine came to the land of Canaan, Joseph in Egypt became the savior of his family.
Introduction
In all of Scripture, there is probably no greater type of Jesus Christ than Joseph.
The life of Joseph speaks to believers in a wide variety of walks of life, because wherever he was, he was always found faithful.
Faithfulness is uselessly something we talk about in the life of a believer who is older and has been faithful to Christ for a long time.
But Faithfulness is not just for the older and wiser.
How do you think that became known as faithful?
Before we drive into the faithfulness of Joseph I want to make sure we all understand what is means to be faithful.
Faithfulness - “adjective.
characterized by steadfast affection or allegiance (to someone or something).”
“Faithfulness denotes trustworthiness or dependability.”
D. Mark Parks, “Faith, Faithfulness,” ed.
Chad Brand et al., Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2003), 547.
Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (Faith, Faithfulness)
Throughout the Scriptures faith is the trustful human response to God’s self-revelation via His words and His actions.
God initiates the relationship between Himself and human beings.
He expects people to trust Him; failure to trust Him is in essence sin
So, let’s look at a few ares Joseph was faithful in.
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Faithful as a Son
It all started with Israel and Rachel.
It was with his parents that Joseph began his preparation and training that ultimately allowed him to save both his own family and his people.
Do you want to be known as faithful?
Be faithful to your parents.
That means to be trustworthy and dependable to their wishes.
"Walk a Little Plainer, Daddy")
"Walk a little plainer, daddy"
Said a little boy so frail "I'm following in your footsteps And I don't want to fail
"Sometimes your steps are very plain
Sometimes they are so hard to see So walk a little plainer, daddy For you are leading me.
"1 know that once you walked this way
Many years ago
And what you did along the way I'd really like to know
"For sometimes when I am tempted
I don't know what to do So walk a little plainer, daddy For I must follow you.
"Someday when I'm grown up
You are like I want to be
Then I will have a little boy
Who will want to follow me
And I would want to lead him right
And help him to be true
So walk a little plainer, daddy
For we must follow you."
(Author Unknown)
This poem speaks volumes not only to the father who should be someone who his children would want to follow but also to the faithful son who wants to be near and obedient to his wishes.
Some tonight may not have a father or mother on earth who you can or you should follow in godly matter.
But many of you do.
But we all have a heavenly father to be faithful to.
LOVED BY HIS FATHER
It is well-known that Joseph was his father's favorite.
It is imperative for believers today to know that God not only loves the world as a whole, but that He loves us individually.
God wants to do special things for each and every one of us as well.
Just as Joseph was loved by his earthly father, we too are loved by our Heavenly Father.
HATED BY HIS BROTHERS
Joseph had a great burden in his life, and that was his unpleasant relationship with his brothers.
Jealousy was their problem, just as it is a problem in many families today.
The Word of God says that his brothers hated Joseph to the point that they could not speak even peaceably to him (Genesis 37:4).
It is a beautiful picture for believers today to realize that, while many will not accept us or be happy with us, our Father still loves us and can still use us.
OBEDIENT TO HIS CALL
One of the great lessons of Joseph's life was that he obeyed his father even when the commands could not have been comfortable or enjoyable.
His father sent him to his brothers who, as we have already learned, hated him.
Joseph simply obeyed.
Our Heavenly Father has sent us to evangelize a world which sometimes hates us.
But it is simply our job to obey.
Faithful as a Servant
Joseph's brothers wanted to get rid of him; through a series of circumstances, Joseph was sold as a slave and taken to Egypt.
He had been faithful as a son, and it seemed that all it brought him was persecution.
Now he would prove that he would be faithful in the role of a servant as well.
There is always a job for those who are willing to serve.
The greatest example of a servant is the Lord Jesus Christ.
It was said about our Saviour, that:
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Everywhere Joseph went, he was willing to serve.
His willingness to serve brought him into leadership and, ultimately, opportunity.
It is very important to note that God raises up and God puts down.
In Potiphar's house (Genesis 39:2) and in the prison (Genesis 39:21), we see that it is clearly stated that "the LORD was with Joseph."
When we reach Heaven, it won't matter what our title, our position, or our social or economic standing was here on Earth.
Our Lord's highest praise will be, "Well done.”
POTIPHAR'S HOUSE
Joseph became a servant in the house of Potiphar, a prominent man in Egypt who was an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
Potiphar saw Joseph's faithfulness and grew to trust him with everything.
This kind of trust is a valuable gift and should never be taken lightly.
In the first of several uncomfortable positions, Joseph was willing to serve.
There is no doubt that a hateful, lazy man would not have been made overseer of Potiphar's house.
Joseph did not grow bitter at his terrible situation: he decided to serve, faithfully and diligently.
PHARAOH'S PRISON
Potiphar's wife also appreciated Joseph, but for a different and unsavory reason.
She tried to seduce him, but Joseph refused her and said, . . .
how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?" (Genesis 39:9).
She wouldn't give up, kept after him, and finally one day when they were all alone she physically grabbed him.
He was forced to run away, leaving his garment in her hand.
She looked at it and saw her opportunity to get even.
She claimed he had tried to attack her and got him thrown into prison.
So again, Joseph was in trouble through no fault of his own.
How would he react?
This time, he was faithful as a prisoner—and so faithful that he was virtually put in charge of the prison!
Being lied about and mistreated did not stop Joseph from receiving God's favor or from serving his Lord.
Admittedly, being lied about can be very painful, but a faithful Christian must learn to accept mistreatment, unfairness, and misunderstanding.
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