Bible Characters & Stories – Page 4

25 April 2022

21. At the right time God will lift you up

Last week we learned that God’s Spirit flowed so greatly through Joseph that even Pharaoh noticed it and commented on it. Joseph was so close to God that he immediately...

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19 April 2022

20. Overflow with God’s Spirit

Last time we learned that God’s timing is the best. At exactly the right time He would lead us and help us through situations. He would open doors when it...

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11 April 2022

115. Easter 2022

This Easter I would like to share something out of my book “The Four Horses”. When I prayed over this year’s Easter message this is what came up for me:...

19. God knows best

Last week we learned that God still speaks through dreams with us. He speaks to us in various ways, but dreams are one of the ways that He does. Once...

18. God speaks through dreams

Last week Joseph showed us how close his walk was with God. He walked so close to God that he was not only confident that God will interpret Pharaoh’s dream,...

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28 February 2022

17. Walk close to God

Last week we discussed how brave Joseph was. He was summoned out of prison to come and interpret Pharaoh’s dream. This was his chance to be free and to make...

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21 February 2022

16. Always give God all the glory

Last week we saw how Joseph helped the chief butler and the chief baker of Pharaoh to interpret their dreams. The interpretation was spot on and happened exactly the way...

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14 February 2022

15. Trust God’s timing and help

Last week we saw how Joseph cared about the people in prison. He saw that the baker and the butler were down and he cared enough to ask them why...

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7 February 2022

14. Help others in need

Last week we saw that God left Joseph in prison for a couple of years before He released him for the calling that God had on his life. We saw...

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31 January 2022

13. We need to see the bigger picture

Last week we saw that despite Joseph doing the right thing by not adhering to Potiphar’s wife’s lustful requests, he was still thrown into prison. He didn’t get what he...

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24 January 2022

12. Trust God despite the outcome

Last time we saw how Joseph did the honorable thing. He was in charge of Potiphar’s house and had great responsibilities. He was truly doing well for himself in a...

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17 January 2022

114. Message for 2022

When I typed this heading the one thing that stood out for me was all the ‘2’s in this coming year. Three ‘2’s. This made me wonder what the number...

113. Christmas 2021

This has once again been an extraordinary year, a strange year in so many ways. This year all of us have lost something, whether it is finances, our health, loved...

11. Be ready to be tested

Last week we saw how God helped Joseph. He had no experience running a household, and he was still so very young. But despite all that, God placed him in...

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15 November 2021

10. Be open to God’s leading

Last week we saw how Joseph’s brothers sold him to Ishmaelite slave traders and how they then continued with their scam by lying to their father about Joseph. They brought...

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8 November 2021

9. Walk in the truth

Last week we saw how Joseph was sold to Ishmaelite traders by his brothers. Instead of killing him as they had originally planned, they sold him and they lived with...

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2 November 2021

8. Make amends

Last week we saw how Joseph was caught by his brothers, how his tunic was taken and how he was thrown into a pit. He must have been so surprised...

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25 October 2021

7. God is always there for you

Last week we saw how Joseph’s brothers wanted to kill him, but how Reuben, the eldest intervened and convinced them to rather throw him in a pit. Reuben’s plan was...

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18 October 2021

6. Stand up for what is right

Last week we saw how Joseph was searching for his brothers. They were supposed to be at Shechem, but instead they went to Dothan. Finally Joseph found them at Dothan....

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11 October 2021

5. God’s protection in the lion’s den

Last time we saw how Joseph told his brothers about his dreams that they will bow before him. Joseph was still very young and immature as he bragged about his...

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