Now
Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. And Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh,
captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had
taken him down there. The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man;
and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. Genesis 39:1–2
Would you consider the young man Joseph,
who was about to be sold into slavery, “a successful man”?
Of course not!
Yet, God says in His own words that Joseph
was a successful man.
God’s definition of success is contrary to
the world’s definition. Corporate America measures success based on what you have
done, what you have accomplished and what you have
accumulated. It is based entirely on you focusing all your
time, energy and resources in meriting titles and collecting accomplishments.
My friend, I want to encourage you to
begin to see that the world’s model of success is unstable and built upon a
foundation that is shakable. It may have the appearance of the good life, but
it is temporal, and we have all seen for ourselves how the world’s transient
wealth can dissipate like smoke and easily slip away like the shifting sands in
the desert.
From Genesis 39:2, it is clear that
success is not what you have, but rather who you
have! Joseph literally had nothing materially, but at the same time, he had
everything because the Lord was with him. The material things that you have
accumulated or are feverishly trying to amass do not make you a success. It is
the presence of the Lord in your life that makes you a success!
We need to learn to stop pursuing things
and to start pursuing Him. God sees your relationship with Him as the only
thing that you need for every success in your life. I can’t imagine starting in
a worse place than Joseph. He was completely naked. He had nothing! No bank
accounts, no educational qualifications, no natural connections with people of
influence, nothing. Thank God the Bible records a picture of Joseph who began
with nothing, so that you and I can have hope today. If you think that like
Joseph, you have nothing, well, you can start believing in the power of the
presence of the Lord in your life. Start looking to Jesus and claim that
promise in that scripture for yourself!
Say, “The Lord is with ME, and I am a
successful person.”
Say it a hundred times if you have to, and
begin to see this as your reality. Stick this promise on your mirror, and every
morning when you brush your teeth, remind yourself that today, as you go to
work, as you go to school, as you start the day caring for your children at home
(or do whatever it is that you need to do), the Lord is with you. And because
He is with you, YOU ARE ALREADY A SUCCESS! When you have Jesus in your life,
you are no longer trying to be a success; you ARE a success! (Article
& Picture; courtesy of Joseph Prince Ministries used with kind permission).
Christianity is not a religion; it is a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. This blog is about unveiling the beautiful person of our Lord Jesus Christ & the perfection of His finished work through the preaching of the gospel of glorious grace as communicated in the messages of Joseph Prince Ministries. Jesus Christ's finished work paid for our sins & His resurrection gives you the right to succeed...Rom. 4:25.
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