# 364 Serve!

The Book of Genesis

Day 364

Ge 39:3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made all he did to prosper in his hand.  4 So Joseph found favor in his sight, and served him. Then he made him overseer of his house, and all that he had he put under his authority.

 On the corporate ladder in Potiphar’s house, Joseph was one to watch. Everything he did prospered because the Lord was with him! His master obviously noticed and moved Joseph up to the position  of overseer of his house. Not bad for a lowly slave!

In this rise to the top, Joseph demonstrates a spiritual law. It was a law that Jesus would later share with His disciples. We read about it in Mt 20:26 "Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant.  27 "And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave—

Now, this is not a one shot deal. Joseph didn’t arrive at Potiphar’s house, serve him one time, and then get promoted. No! This type of servanthood is an attitude, a lifestyle, and I think many shy away from it because they try serving others for a short time, and if they aren’t soon rewarded, they walk away from it. We must remember this is a process and since it is a spiritual law, any mastery, any lordship, that is attained happens only because God has His hand in it delivering on His faithful Word.

God simply gave Joseph the opportunity to serve, and he seized it, not because he loved Potiphar, but because he loved the Lord! So God blessed him.

As a born-again believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord IS WITH YOU! He has given you opportunities to serve. Look for them and seize them whenever you can! Eph 2:10 SAYS, “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”

He also has gifted you to serve, so let’s serve! We were not given new life in Christ to be spectators!