1. God Is Sovereign In Every SeasonGenesis 39:2-6 2The Lord was with Joseph, so he succeeded in everything he did as he served in the home of his Egyptian master. 3Potiphar noticed this and realized that the Lord was with Joseph, giving him success in everything he did. 4This pleased Potiphar, so he soon made Joseph his personal attendant. He put him in charge of his entire household and everything he owned. 5From the day Joseph was put in charge of his master’s household and property, the Lord began to bless Potiphar’s household for Joseph’s sake. All his household affairs ran smoothly, and his crops and livestock flourished. 6So Potiphar gave Joseph complete administrative responsibility over everything he owned. 2. Our Response To His Sovereignty: Faithfulness and ObedienceGenesis 39:8-10 8But Joseph refused. “Look,” he told her, “my master trusts me with everything in his entire household. 9No one here has more authority than I do. He has held back nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How could I do such a wicked thing? It would be a great sin against God.” 10She kept putting pressure on Joseph day after day, but he refused to sleep with her, and he kept out of her way as much as possible. 3. There Is Hope in SufferingGenesis 19-23 19Potiphar was furious when he heard his wife’s story about how Joseph treated her. 20So he took Joseph and him into prison… 21But the Lord was with Joseph in the prison and showed him his faithful love. And the Lord made Joseph a favorite with the prison warden. 22Before long, the warden put Joseph in charge of all the other prisoners and over everything that happened in the prison. 23The warden had no more worries because Joseph took care of everything. The Lord was with him and caused everything he did to succeed.
