{"id":5478,"date":"2020-08-21T00:09:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T00:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regnersmorningcoffee.com\/blogger\/?p=5478"},"modified":"2020-09-09T06:24:47","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T06:24:47","slug":"another-coffee-break-ruling-and-reigning-with-god-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regnersmorningcoffee.com\/blogger\/another-coffee-break-ruling-and-reigning-with-god-part-4\/","title":{"rendered":"ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: RULING AND REIGNING WITH GOD Part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"457\" height=\"307\" title=\"defaultblog1\" src=\"https:\/\/regnersmorningcoffee.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/defaultblog1.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/regnersmorningcoffee.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/defaultblog1-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/regnersmorningcoffee.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/defaultblog1-400x269.jpg 400w, https:\/\/regnersmorningcoffee.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/defaultblog1.jpg 457w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1105px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=Section1>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:\r\n2.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:27.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#984806'>RULING AND REIGNING WITH\r\nGOD<\/span><\/b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'> <\/span><b><span style='font-size:\r\n26.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#984806'>Part 4<\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:\r\n2.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:\r\n2.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:\r\n2.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\nline-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\nline-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>August\r\n21, 2020<\/span><\/b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\nline-height:normal'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#984806;\r\nmso-themecolor:accent6;mso-themeshade:128'>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:maroon'>Let\u2019s continue today with\r\nwhere we were last week in our discussion.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0\r\n<\/span>We have a ways to go with these scriptures as a part of our foundations.\r\n<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:maroon'>Let\u2019s explore the real\r\ncost of true authority.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>We are going to\r\nlook at the lives of some individuals in Scripture who exercised the authority\r\ngiven them by God.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>That authority did\r\nnot (and does not at any time in history or the present) come without cost.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:maroon'>The authority of the Lord\r\nis not cheap!<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>If we are going to operate\r\nin all that we\u2019ve been designed and created for, our flesh is going to undergo\r\npain, deprivation and occasional periods of what seems like torture.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:maroon'>The big difference between\r\nwhat our flesh endures and what our spirits experience is that our spirits\r\nprosper, and we grow into the level of spiritual maturity that must exist in\r\nus.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>We were designed from the beginning\r\nfor dominion and <span class=SpellE>rulership<\/span>, but we know from the\r\noriginal Creation that there were commands and restrictions for that dominion\r\nto function and continue.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:maroon'>Before we begin today\r\ntaking a look at the life of Joseph, and all that he experienced before he sat\r\non the throne of Egypt as second in command over the whole nation, let\u2019s wrap\r\nup the last part of last week\u2019s discussion.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>I want to come back\r\nto the revelation of Jesus Christ.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>That\r\ncomes by and through the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation \u2014 one of the Seven\r\nSpirits of God.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>The rational-thinking\r\nhuman mind cannot even begin to comprehend the depth of the love that Jesus has\r\nfor us.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Understand that Father God has\r\nthat same love.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>He would not have\r\nappointed Jesus (and Jesus fully agreed) before time began (knowing in advance\r\nthat Adam and Eve were going to blow it) to become our redemption and\r\ndeliverance from the resulting curse that came upon the human race.<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Jesus had <span class=SpellE>imbred<\/span> in\r\nHimself a calling, a drawing, a driving force to see that we, who were first\r\ndesigned by Him and for Him to become a Heavenly family imbued with His Glory,\r\nHis authority and His power.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>The natural, unredeemed\r\nmind just goes <b><i>TILT <\/i><\/b>when trying to conceive all of that!<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Consider how the\r\napostle Paul put it when writing to the <span class=SpellE>Ekklesia<\/span> in\r\nCorinth:<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><b><u><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>I Corinthians 2:9-12<\/span><\/u><\/b><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>:<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>But as it is written, Eye\r\nhath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the\r\nthings which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed <i>them<\/i>\r\nunto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit <span class=SpellE>searcheth<\/span> all\r\nthings, yea, <span class=GramE>the<\/span> deep things of God.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>For\r\nwhat man <span class=SpellE>knoweth<\/span> the things of a man, save the spirit\r\nof man which is in him? <span class=GramE>even<\/span> so the things of God <span\r\nclass=SpellE>knoweth<\/span> no man, but the Spirit of God.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>Now we\r\nhave received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God;\r\nthat we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Chew on that for\r\nawhile!<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><b><u><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>I Corinthians 2:9-10<\/span><\/u><\/b><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>:<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#00642D'>Natural mind cannot\r\ngrasp, cannot conceive, cannot wrap its head around the things that God has\r\ndeveloped, matured and seasoned, for and on behalf of, all those who are\r\nimmersed in His love, and are totally given over to Him.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#00642D'>But God\r\nhas, and continues to reveal them to us through and by His spirit, which is the\r\nHoly Spirit because Holy Spirit has taken off the veil of our minds, and\r\nrevealed the heart of God to us, by virtue of the fact the He continually\r\nstudies and investigates the deep and profound essence of Father and Son.<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>(RAC Translation & Amplification)<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Are you seeing it?<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>THAT is a revelation\r\nof Jesus Christ.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>That is how Holy Spirit\r\nreveals to us the true character, the nature, the essence of Who Jesus Christ\r\nIS!<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>We are talking about\r\nruling and reigning with Christ.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>That\r\ncannot happen until we have a real revelation of Who Jesus is \u2014 not only in\r\nHeaven, or as the Son of Father God, but IN US!<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Let\u2019s review again\r\nsome statements that Jesus made.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><b><u><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Matthew 28:18-19<\/span><\/u><\/b><b><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>:<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And Jesus came and <span\r\nclass=SpellE>spake<\/span> unto them, saying, <span class=GramE><u>All<\/u><\/span><u>\r\npower is given unto me in heaven and in earth. <\/u>Go ye therefore, and teach\r\nall nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of\r\nthe Holy Ghost: <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><b><u><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Matthew 10:5-8<\/span><\/u><\/b><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>:<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>These twelve Jesus sent\r\nforth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and\r\ninto <i>any<\/i> city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost\r\nsheep of the house of Israel. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And as\r\nye go, preach, saying, <span class=GramE>The<\/span> kingdom of heaven is at\r\nhand.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers,\r\n<span class=GramE>raise<\/span> the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have\r\nreceived, freely give.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>You see, it begins\r\nwith the fact that Jesus says, <span class=GramE>All<\/span> power in heaven and\r\nin earth is given unto me.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>The Greek\r\ntext uses the word <span class=SpellE><b><i><span style='color:#002060'>exousia<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>\r\ninstead of <span class=SpellE><b><i><span style='color:#002060'>dunamis<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>\r\nfor power.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Jesus was saying, <span\r\nclass=GramE><b>All<\/b><\/span><b> authority in heaven and earth has been given\r\nto me<\/b>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>When Jesus sent the\r\ntwelve disciples out, He commanded them with that same authority to state\r\nunequivocally that the ruling authority and power of the Kingdom of God had\r\ncome \u2014 and here\u2019s the kicker \u2014 <b><i>vested in them! <\/i><\/b><span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span>They were commanded with that authority to\r\nheal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead and cast out demons.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><b><u><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Luke 10:1, 9:<\/span><\/u><\/b><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>After\r\nthese things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two\r\nbefore his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come\u2026...And\r\nheal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come\r\nnigh unto you.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Again we see the\r\nauthority of the Lord in action.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>The\r\nGreek word translated \u201cappointed\u201d means to commission and make evident to all\r\nwho see and hear that His Kingdom authority and <span class=SpellE>rulership<\/span>\r\nare at work.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Now, on to the life\r\nof Joseph as the first example of the processes that <span class=GramE>get<\/span>\r\nworked out in us as we are prepared for <span class=SpellE>rulership<\/span>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><b><u><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Genesis 37:5-11<\/span><\/u><\/b><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>:<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And Joseph dreamed a\r\ndream, and he told <i>it<\/i> his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. And\r\nhe said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: For,\r\nbehold, we <i>were<\/i> binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose,\r\nand also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made\r\nobeisance to my sheaf. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And his\r\nbrethren said to him, <span class=SpellE>Shalt<\/span> thou indeed reign over\r\nus? <span class=GramE>or<\/span> <span class=SpellE>shalt<\/span> thou indeed\r\nhave dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for\r\nhis words. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And he\r\ndreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have\r\ndreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars\r\nmade obeisance to me. And he told <i>it<\/i> to his father, and to his brethren:\r\nand his father rebuked him, and said unto him, <span class=SpellE>What<i>is<\/i><\/span>\r\nthis dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren\r\nindeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth? <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And his\r\nbrethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\r\n\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'>So Joseph receives these dreams from the Lord.<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>They excite him, and yet he finds them very\r\nunusual, so he shares them with his parents and his brothers.<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Let\u2019s not forget that Joseph was the youngest\r\nof all.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>The fact that he would share\r\nthese dreams with his family \u2014 and the dreams showed him in a <span\r\nclass=SpellE>rulership<\/span> position over his family \u2014 didn\u2019t exactly make\r\nhim popular.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\r\n\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'>His sharing, however, unwittingly opened the way for him to\r\nexperience the cost of his preparation.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0\r\n<\/span>The dreams were real, but Joseph was going to go through a lot of things\r\nbefore he could ever become the ruler for which he\u2019d been given him a vision by\r\nGod.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>A whole lot of things are going to\r\nunfold.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><b><u><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Genesis 37:13-22<\/span><\/u><\/b><span\r\nclass=GramE><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>:<\/span><\/b><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And<\/span><\/span><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'> Israel\r\nsaid unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed <i>the flock<\/i> in <span\r\nclass=SpellE>Shechem<\/span>? <span class=GramE>come<\/span>, and I will send\r\nthee unto them. And he said to him, <span class=SpellE>Here<i>am<\/i><\/span><i>\r\nI<\/i>. And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy\r\nbrethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out\r\nof the <span class=SpellE>vale<\/span> of Hebron, and he came to <span\r\nclass=SpellE>Shechem<\/span>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And a\r\ncertain man found him, and, behold, <i>he was<\/i> wandering in the field: and\r\nthe man asked him, saying, <span class=GramE>What<\/span> <span class=SpellE>seekest<\/span>\r\nthou? And he <span class=GramE>said,<\/span> I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray\r\nthee, where they feed <i>their flocks<\/i>. And the man said, <span class=GramE>They<\/span>\r\nare departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went\r\nafter his brethren, and found them in Dothan.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And\r\nwhen they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired\r\nagainst him to slay him. And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer\r\ncometh. Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit,\r\nand we will say, <span class=GramE>Some<\/span> evil beast hath devoured him:\r\nand we shall see what will become of his dreams.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And\r\nReuben heard <i>it<\/i>, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let\r\nus not kill him. And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, <i>but<\/i> cast him\r\ninto this pit that <i>is<\/i> in the wilderness, and <span class=GramE>lay<\/span>\r\nno hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to\r\nhis father again.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\r\n\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'>What happens when you <span class=GramE>experience<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>a<\/span> vision or dream from the Lord and\r\nyou share it with folks who have not had such experiences and are not walking\r\nin communion with the Lord?<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>They begin\r\nto conspire against you!<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\r\n\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'>Those who conspire may be members of your own family or they\r\ncould be people you associate with and consider your <span class=SpellE>friends.The<\/span>\r\nproblem is fear and jealousy.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>It is also\r\na case of their viewing themselves as less than worthy of the same experiences.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\r\n\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'>(I know this because of what I experienced in my youth as a\r\nresult of sharing my experiences with angels, with the Lord appearing at my\r\nbedside and with my first visitation to heaven.<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>I was mocked, made fun of and criticized by\r\nmy own brother \u2014 not to mention the kids I played with.<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>So I shut up for years to come.)<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><b><u><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:maroon'>Genesis\r\n37-23-36<\/span><\/u><\/b><u><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\ncolor:maroon'>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/u><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And it\r\ncame to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph\r\nout of his coat, <i>his<\/i> coat of <span class=SpellE><i>many<\/i>colours<\/span>\r\nthat <i>was<\/i> on him; <span class=GramE>And<\/span> they took him, and cast\r\nhim into a pit: and the pit <i>was<\/i> empty, <i>there was<\/i> no water in it. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And\r\nthey sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and,\r\nbehold, a company of <span class=SpellE>Ishmeelites<\/span> came from Gilead\r\nwith their camels bearing <span class=SpellE>spicery<\/span> and balm and myrrh,\r\ngoing to carry <i>it<\/i> down to Egypt. And Judah said unto his brethren, <span\r\nclass=GramE>What<\/span> profit <i>is it<\/i> if we <span class=SpellE>slay<\/span>\r\nour brother, and conceal his blood? Come, and let us sell him to the <span\r\nclass=SpellE>Ishmeelites<\/span>, and let not our hand be upon him; for he <i>is<\/i>\r\nour brother <i>and<\/i> our flesh. And his brethren were content.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>Then\r\nthere passed by <span class=SpellE>Midianites<\/span> merchantmen; and they drew\r\nand lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the <span class=SpellE>Ishmeelites<\/span>\r\nfor twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>And Reuben returned unto the pit; and,\r\nbehold, Joseph <i>was<\/i> not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. And he\r\nreturned unto his brethren, and said, <span class=GramE>The<\/span> child <i>is<\/i>\r\nnot; and I, whither shall I go?<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>You see what is\r\nunfolding for Joseph.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>He\u2019s done nothing\r\nto deserve this, but his brothers are determined to be rid of him.<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Were it not for Judah\u2019s suggestions, there is\r\nno doubt that Joseph would have been killed.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0\r\n<\/span>The circumstances intervened and the <span class=SpellE>Ishmeelites<\/span>\r\nsolved the brothers\u2019 problem by buying him to market as a slave.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Nevertheless, this is\r\npart of the testing process<span class=GramE>;<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0\r\n<\/span>Joseph<\/span> has had some important dreams that bear on his future, the\r\nfuture of his family and the future of one or more nations.<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><span class=GramE>He<\/span> <span\r\nclass=SpellE>doesxn\u2019t<\/span> know that yet but before all that can come to\r\nfruition and manifestation.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>This is part\r\nof the cost of authority.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And they\r\ntook Joseph\u2019s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the\r\nblood; <span class=GramE>And<\/span> they sent the coat of <span class=SpellE><i>many<\/i>colours<\/span>,\r\nand they brought <i>it<\/i> to their father; and said, This have we found: know\r\nnow whether it <i>be<\/i> thy son\u2019s coat or no. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And he\r\nknew it, and said, <span class=GramE><i>It<\/i><\/span><i> is<\/i> my son\u2019s coat;\r\nan evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces. And\r\nJacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his\r\nson many days. And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him;\r\nbut he refused to be comforted; and he said, <span class=GramE>For<\/span> I\r\nwill go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.\r\n<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And the\r\n<span class=SpellE>Midianites<\/span> sold him into Egypt unto <span\r\nclass=SpellE>Potiphar<\/span>, an officer of Pharaoh\u2019s, <i>and<\/i> captain of\r\nthe guard.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>First, Joseph is sold\r\nto the <span class=SpellE>Ishmeelites<\/span> for the price of a slave \u2014 20\r\npieces of silver.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>They journeyed to\r\nEgypt where the <span class=SpellE>Ishmeelites<\/span> sold Joseph again as a\r\nslave to <span class=SpellE>Potiphar<\/span>, who was captain of Pharaoh\u2019s\r\nguard.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Now a strange thing occurs.<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Joseph is not going to take all of these\r\nexperiences like some defeated, doomed individual.<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Joseph obviously <span class=SpellE>hasmaintained<\/span>\r\nhis faith and trust in the Lord.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>While\r\nnone of this makes sense, he walks in absolute integrity before the Lord,\r\nbefore <span class=SpellE>Potiphar<\/span> and before everyone around.<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Consider what we see next.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><b><u><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Genesis 39:1-6<\/span><\/u><\/b><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>:<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And Joseph was brought\r\ndown to Egypt; and <span class=SpellE>Potiphar<\/span>, an officer of Pharaoh,\r\ncaptain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the <span\r\nclass=SpellE>Ishmeelites<\/span>, which had brought him down thither. <u>And the\r\nLORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man<\/u>; and he was in the house\r\nof his master the Egyptian. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And his\r\nmaster saw that the LORD <i>was<\/i> with him, and that the LORD made all that\r\nhe did to prosper in his hand. And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he\r\nserved him: and he made him overseer over his house, and <span class=GramE>all <i>that<\/i><\/span>\r\nhe had he put into his hand. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And it\r\ncame to pass from the time <i>that<\/i> he had made him overseer in his house,\r\nand over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian\u2019s house for Joseph\u2019s\r\nsake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and\r\nin the field. And he left all that he had in Joseph\u2019s hand; and he knew not\r\nought <span class=GramE>he<\/span> had, save the bread which he did eat. And\r\nJoseph was <i>a<\/i> goodly <i>person<\/i>, and well <span class=SpellE>favoured<\/span>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Notice\r\nsomething?<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And the\r\nLORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man<\/span><\/u><span class=GramE><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>; <\/span><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span>By<\/span><\/span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'> all natural reasoning, that\u2019s a\r\ncontradiction in terms!<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Joseph is a\r\nslave!<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>How do you reckon that he was\r\nprospering?<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Did he have lots of\r\nmoney?<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Nope!<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Did he have his own elegant home?<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Nope!<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0\r\n<\/span>Did he wear the finest tailor-made clothing?<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Somehow, I don\u2019t think so!<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Was he recognized as a man having authority,\r\none who mingled with the \u201cupper crust\u201d?<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Well, not yet anyway!<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Then how can the\r\nScripture say that Joseph was prosperous?<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0\r\n<\/span>The answer is simple.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><b><i><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>THE LORD WAS WITH\r\nJOSEPH!<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Prosperity is not\r\nmeasured by what you possess in a material realm.<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Prosperity is measured by your standing with\r\nGod.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>If you walk in intimate fellowship\r\nwith the Lord, then everything you do will prosper.<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>And that\u2019s exactly what we see unfolding\r\nhere.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'>\u00a0<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And his\r\nmaster saw that the LORD <i>was<\/i> with him, and that the LORD made all that\r\nhe did to prosper in his hand. And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he\r\nserved him: and he made him overseer over his house, and <span class=GramE>all <i>that<\/i><\/span>\r\nhe had he put into his hand. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Joseph\u2019s faithfulness\r\nand integrity were a standout to <span class=SpellE>Potiphar<\/span>.<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>He wasn\u2019t used to seeing that kind of\r\nintegrity.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>So Joseph gets his first elevation\r\nto a place of authority.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>But <span\r\nclass=SpellE>thyis<\/span> is not the first experience with authority.<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Watch!<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And it\r\ncame to pass from the time <i>that<\/i> he had made him overseer in his house,\r\nand over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian\u2019s house for\r\nJoseph\u2019s sake; <u>and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the\r\nhouse, and in the field. <\/u>And he left all that he had in Joseph\u2019s hand; and\r\nhe knew not ought <span class=GramE>he<\/span> had, save the bread which he did\r\neat. And Joseph was <i>a<\/i> goodly <i>person<\/i>, and well <span class=SpellE>favoured<\/span>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Brother!<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>THAT is a place of trust!<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><span class=SpellE>Potiphar<\/span> left\r\neverything that he had into Joseph\u2019s trust, and his control.<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Joseph was now number two in <span\r\nclass=SpellE>Potiphar\u2019s<\/span> household.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0\r\n<\/span>His level of authority is increasing, and he is being groomed by the\r\nLord for what comes next.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>But wait!<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>The Enemy is going to try and throw a monkey\r\nwrench into Joseph\u2019s life.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><b><u><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Genesis 39:7-20<\/span><\/u><\/b><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>:<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And it came to pass after\r\nthese things, that his master\u2019s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, <span\r\nclass=GramE>Lie<\/span> with me. But he refused, and said unto his master\u2019s\r\nwife, Behold, my master <span class=SpellE>wotteth<\/span> not what <i>is<\/i>\r\nwith me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand; There\r\nis none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back <span\r\nclass=SpellE>any thing<\/span> from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how\r\nthen can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? And it came to pass,\r\nas she <span class=SpellE>spake<\/span> to Joseph day by <span class=GramE>day,\r\nthat<\/span> he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. And it\r\ncame to pass about this <span class=GramE>time, that<\/span> Joseph went into\r\nthe house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there\r\nwithin. And she caught him by his garment, saying, <span class=GramE>Lie<\/span>\r\nwith me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Joseph, in his youth\r\nand <span class=SpellE>naivete<\/span>, missed the fact that with <span\r\nclass=SpellE>Potiphar\u2019s<\/span> wife making daily passes at him, passes which\r\ndid not succeed with other workers being present, didn\u2019t think about the fact\r\nthat if there were no other witnesses present, he needed to take someone else\r\nwith him into the house to take care of business.<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>That\u2019s a lesson for all of us!<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And it\r\ncame to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was\r\nfled forth, That she called unto the men of her house, and <span class=SpellE>spake<\/span>\r\nunto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came\r\nin unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice: And it came to pass,\r\nwhen he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment\r\nwith me, and fled, and got him out. And she laid up his garment by her, until\r\nhis lord came home. And she <span class=SpellE>spake<\/span> unto him according\r\nto these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us,\r\ncame in unto me to mock me: And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and\r\ncried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Bernard MT Condensed\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#C00000'>And it\r\ncame to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she <span\r\nclass=SpellE>spake<\/span> unto him, saying, <span class=GramE>After<\/span> this\r\nmanner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled. And Joseph\u2019s master\r\ntook him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king\u2019s <span\r\nclass=GramE>prisoners<\/span> <span class=SpellE><i>were<\/i>bound<\/span>: and he\r\nwas there in the prison.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>So, once again,\r\nJoseph\u2019s integrity has been challenged.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0\r\n<\/span>Despite the great integrity and trust that Joseph had shown to <span\r\nclass=SpellE>Potiphar<\/span>, <span class=SpellE>Potiphar<\/span> was so used to\r\nthe Egyptian mentality and lack of morals that his first thought was to believe\r\nthe accusation against Joseph.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>From his perspective,\r\nhe had no option but to get rid of Joseph.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0\r\n<\/span>Because of the perceived disrespect and dishonor of his household, there\r\nwas no other choice he could make but to put Joseph into the prison reserved\r\nfor those who committed offenses against Pharaoh.<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>These were considered the worst of the worst\r\noffenders in the land.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>But, wait!<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Joseph\u2019s integrity hasn\u2019t suddenly\r\nvanished.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>He is still the man of\r\nGod.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>He still has favor with the Lord.<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>It is that favor that is going to make all\r\nthe difference in what transpires next.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>And that, <span\r\nclass=GramE>folks, is<\/span> where we will pick up this narrative next week!<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><b><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#002060'>In case\r\nyou are missing out on real fellowship in an environment of <span class=SpellE>Ekklesia<\/span>,\r\nour Sunday worship gatherings are available by conference call \u2013 usually at\r\nabout 10:30AM Pacific.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>That conference\r\nnumber is <\/span><\/b><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\ncolor:red'>(712) 770-4160<\/span><\/b><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#002060'>, and the access code is <\/span><\/b><b><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:red'>308640#.<\/span><\/b><b><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#002060'><span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>We are now making these gatherings available\r\non video <span class=SpellE>usingZOOM<\/span>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0\r\n<\/span>If you wish to participate by video on ZOOM, our login ID is\r\n835-926-513.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>If you miss the live voice-<span\r\nclass=SpellE>onlycall<\/span>, you can dial <\/span><\/b><b><span\r\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:red'>(712)\r\n770-4169<\/span><\/b><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\ncolor:#002060'>, enter the same access code and listen in later.<span\r\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>The video call, of course, is not recorded \u2013\r\nnot yet, anyway.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\ntext-indent:.25in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none'><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\nline-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\r\nmso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>B<b>lessings on you!<o:p><\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\nline-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\nline-height:normal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>\u00a0<\/span><span style='font-size:\r\n12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\nline-height:normal'><span class=SpellE><b><span style='font-size:36.0pt;\r\nfont-family:Majestic;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\";color:#0070C0'>Regner<\/span><\/b><\/span><span\r\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\r\n\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.0pt;\r\nline-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\r\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><span\r\nstyle='mso-tab-count:1'>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><span style='font-size:\r\n12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New 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