The Best Witness

Have you, or someone you know ever been in a situation where we were overthinking a situation?

 

It's easy to do, and can happen for so many reasons. It may be financial issues, conflicts in a relationship, or problems with a job. Maybe all three!?!

 

No matter the reason, we can get ourselves in trouble when we overthink a situation. This can be especially dangerous in positions of great responsibility, and authority. It's not hard to
recall moments like these with our boss, or in politics, and of course family members.

 

Overthinking our relationship with Jesus is no different. When we overthink it destroys our witness. When we do it does a number of things like; we put limits on God. In other words we put him in a box. We also make it about the works of our faith. This makes us over critical of ourselves, and others. After all of that we live out our faith motivated by guilt which eventually will make us resent God and others.

 

In our text, Genesis 40 we see both Joseph, and Pharaoh giving us some great ways to avoid overthinking, and showing our best witness for Christ.

• Joseph's reputation revolves around why he was doing what he did, and not just the fact he did it.
• What Joseph did, he did with excellence to glorify, and love on God. He was never trying to please anyone else other than God.
• Pharaoh was humble enough to listen to Joseph.

 

What witness does Joseph's life show?

 

Genesis 41:15-16
15) Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, but no one can interpret it; and I have heard it said about you, that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.” 16) Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.”

  

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