by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 10, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 39:16-17 (NKJV) “So she kept his garment with her until his master came home. Then she spoke to him with words like these, saying, ‘The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us came in to me to mock me.’” The wickedness of man is unbelievable. Those who...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 9, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 39:12 (NKJV) “that she caught him by his garment, saying, ‘Lie with me.’ But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and ran outside.” Learn to flee. Learn to run. Don’t be so self-confident that you don’t know when it is time to escape. The self-righteous...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 8, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 39:10 (NKJV) “So it was, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he did not heed her, to lie with her or to be with her.” The power of the test of trust is in its seduction and persistence. The test will not be an isolated one-day occurrence. For it to be a...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 7, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 39:7-8 (NKJV) “And it came to pass after these things that his master’s wife cast longing eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.” But he refused…” Trust will be tested. Once you have been handed a brief to manage and trust has been conferred on you, then...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 6, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 39:6 (NKJV) “Thus he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand, and he did not know what he had except for the bread which he ate…” Your life and character create responses from your community. Nothing worthwhile comes without a history behind it, and trust is...