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Discipleship Focus: Obedience, Power
- Obedience: Genuine and satisfying obedience comes out of our identity. Our true identity comes only from Father.
- Power: This is the natural outcome when we truly get our authority from the king. When our authority is from God, we are equipped with His power to accomplish His will. We act on His behalf in a world that He desperately loves.
What an exciting chapter in which we can talk about the ultimate
fruit of being in a relationship with God.
Obedience comes from identity; identity comes from the Father. Power comes from authority, authority comes
from the king. Joseph puts both of these
on display here.
Joseph’s obedience to God has put him in a position of favor with
Pharaoh. Joseph obedience to God has put
him in a place where he can save his family from famine. Joseph’s obedience to God puts him in a great
place to play a significant role in sustaining his family.
How this happens is through the power of Joseph, which ultimately
comes through the authority of Joseph.
Joseph has the authority to suggest to Pharaoh that his family reside in
Goshen. Joseph has the authority to
present his shepherding family as an asset to Pharaoh. Thus, Joseph has the power to protect his
family as they move into this foreign nation.
All of this comes from God.
Joseph is obedient and faithful to his God. Joseph understands that true power comes from
the authority of God. In this chapter we
get an awesome picture of a man who is humble before God yet still quite
capable of leading confidently!
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