Daily Devotions
January 6th, 2015 by Pastor SolleyProv 5:1-2 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
To regard discretion, does it bring the blessings of God upon us and those around us? Consider Joseph this morning. Joseph was a man who used discretion. Betrayed by his brothers, sold as a slave, bought by Potiphar, Joseph had ever reason to act out against his captors, his master, his family, and even God we would say. Yet he acted with discretion and what was the result? God prospered, Joseph and the house of Potiphar. (Gen 39:1-5
And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.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.5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.) Betrayed again and cast into prison, Joseph acted with discretion and was blessed of God. (Gen 39:20-23 And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
21 But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.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.) Then to the house of Pharaoh and it prospered and then finally this extended to the brothers who betrayed him in the first place. (Gen 45:3-5 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.) In Joseph we see that God does reward discretion. Tomorrow we will look at another Old Testament Saint and what happens when one does not practice discretion.