There is a guy here at the church today looking for some financial assistance. He volunteered to help with chores or anything we might need help with and is working crazy hard on cleaning up some leaves. His work ethic has ministered to me today.
Here is today’s Bible reading: Genesis 39:1-41:16; Matthew 12:46-13:23; Psalm 17:1-15; Proverbs 3:33-35.
Genesis 39:2-4 (NIV)
The Lord was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. [3] When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did, [4] Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned.
Joseph had “it.” “It” was not great intelligence, great physical prowess, or great wealth (Joseph was a slave after all). “It” was the Presence of God. The Presence of God made such a tangible difference in the life of Joseph that people recognized that there was something special about him. Do people see it in me? Do they see it in you? May the Presence of God fill our lives to overflowing.
Like the Apostle Paul, I want more than anything to know Christ (Phil. 3:10). I do not want to simply know about Him. I want to know Him-- personally, intimately, and experientially. It is not enough for me to hear about Him. I want to see Him with my own eyes.
With My Own Eyes 
Jan S.
January 19, 2012 at 1:05 pm
This may seem a little off the wall, but did it cross your mind that you might not have needed “help” for things to be done – for the guy from church to do – if you had been in full health? Please remember that I come from a different perspective. I’ve found that in a couple of instances, to “hire” someone to help me, helped them out financially – when no other alternative was available to them at the time. Sometimes the Lord uses our situations to help out others. Rom. 8:28. Jan S.