DILIGENCE

 

You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you Genesis 41:40

Now Joseph was the governor of the land, the person who sold grain to all its people. Genesis 42:6

I love Joseph. I don't know how he got his mindset , since the other children lack the same God-fearing mind,  I can only conclude that he was taught by God Himself. 

His story has taught me so many lessons, some of which are Humility, Patience, Joy at all times, etc.

Today's bible study is about Joseph's diligence to work after being promoted. His self discipline when faced with responsibilities after he has been blessed by God.

Genesis 41:40 tells us how important Joseph became in Egypt. Genesis 42: 6 made us to understand that he took his responsibility so serious that he did not assign it to anyone else.

As the "number 2" man in Egypt, Joseph was personally selling the grains. Wow!

Hello child of God, after God promoted you, that's when you won't even supervise the job you were assigned to do. You call in once-a-day and ask "is everything okay?". And you are crying that you did not carry out fraud. Sorry, collecting salary for what you did not do is fraud.

Hello child of God, you have 1 shop and 1 sales girl, suddenly, you can't get to the shop before 11am; and you're wondering why your business is not growing?

You have just 1 house help and suddenly, you can't do your primary duty in the house. 

Let me ask you, who will be asked to give account for the job or business or family? Is it your colleagues at work? Your sales girl/boy, your house help or you? 

Do you have the diligence to nurture what God has placed in your hands? Don't forget that whatever you lay your hands on shall prosper. 

Add diligence to spiritual grace so that you will flourish like a tree planted by the rivers of water, whose leaves shall not wither and whatever he does shall prosper. So that when men are saying that there's a casting down, you will say that there's a lifting up. 

Shalom!