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Follow up So, they went out of the prison and entered the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they encouraged them and departed.  ~ Acts 16:40 Have you ever had a friend or even someone from your past suddenly come to your thoughts? Maybe it was someone you had not talkedContinue reading “From the Daily Dose Journal Series”

The test of the heart  “So please, my lord, let me stay here as a slave instead of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers. For how can I return to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn’t bear to see the anguish this would cause my father!” –Continue reading “Genesis 44”

A table of grace The brothers were terrified when they saw that they were being taken into Joseph’s house. “It’s because of the money someone put in our sacks last time we were here,” they said. “He plans to pretend that we stole it. Then he will seize us, make us slaves, and take ourContinue reading “Genesis 43”

When God uses hard times for healing And he remembered the dreams he’d had about them many years before. He said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see how vulnerable our land has become.” ~ Genesis 42:9 Genesis 42 brings us into a powerful moment in Joseph’s story. After years of separation,Continue reading “Genesis 42”

God’s timing for promotion Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the entire land of Egypt.”  ~ Gnesis 41:41 Joseph had spent two long years in prison, overlooked and forgotten by men, but not by God. In a single day, he went from the prison to the palace. He did notContinue reading “Genesis 41”

When you feel forgotten Pharaoh’s chief cupbearer, however, forgot all about Joseph, never giving him another thought. ~ Genesis 40:23 Waiting can be one of the hardest things we do in life. Joseph had been faithful, obedient, and honorable even in difficult circumstances, yet when he gave the interpretation of the butler’s dream, and askedContinue reading “Genesis 40”

At the “midnight hour” But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. ~ Acts 16:25 Have you ever been at a low point in life and felt like there was no hope for things to get better? Maybe you have been in aContinue reading “From the Daily Dose Journal Series”

Get rid of it And this she did for many days.  But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And he came out that very hour.  ~  Acts 16:18 We all have “voices” we hear in our thoughts eachContinue reading “From the Daily Dose Journal Series”

God’s presence in every season The Lord was with Joseph, so he succeeded in everything he did as he served in the home of his Egyptian master. ~ Genesis 39:2  When I read the story of Joseph in Genesis 39, I am reminded that success in God’s eyes is not about where we are but about who isContinue reading “Genesis 39”

God’s redemption in our mess Judah recognized them immediately and said, “She is more righteous than I am, because I didn’t arrange for her to marry my son Shelah.”  ~ Genesis 38:26 Genesis 38 is not an easy chapter to read. It is the account of Judah and Tamar, a message full of brokenness, mistakes,Continue reading “Genesis 38”