WHEN SUCCESS COMES GENESIS 41:37-57

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1 WHEN SUCCESS COMES MAY IT BE SAID OF YOU GENESIS 41:37-57

2 MAY IT BE SAID OF YOU He spoke He used He loved He could be trusted

3 MAY IT BE SAID OF YOU He spoke with God s wisdom not his own (41:32-33, 37, 45). He used He loved He could be trusted

4 32 And the doubling of Pharaoh s dream means that the thing is fixed by God, and God will shortly bring it about. 33 Now therefore let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt. Genesis 41:32-33

5 To speak God s wisdom: (1) Explain God s message (Gen. 41:32) (2) Apply it to life (Gen. 41:33).

6 To speak God s wisdom: (1) Explain God s message (Gen. 41:32) Know what he says (context), and where he says it (reference). (2) Apply it to life (Gen. 41:33).

7 To speak God s wisdom: (1) Explain God s message (Gen. 41:32) Know what he says (context), and where he says it (reference). (2) Apply it to life (Gen. 41:33). Be attentive to changes you need to make (watch for therefore ).

8 32 And the doubling of Pharaoh s dream means that the thing is fixed by God, and God will shortly bring it about. 33 Now therefore let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt. Genesis 41:32-33

9 MAY IT BE SAID OF YOU He spoke with God s wisdom not his own (41:37; 45). He used his authority for God s glory, not his personal gain (41:40-45). He loved He could be trusted

10 After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, and advanced him and set his throne above all the officials who were with him. 2 And all the king s servants who were at the king s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage.

11 3 Then the king s servants who were at the king s gate said to Mordecai, Why do you transgress the king s command? 4 And when they spoke to him day after day and he would not listen to them, they told Haman, in order to see whether Mordecai s words would stand, for he had told them that he was a Jew.

12 5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage to him, Haman was filled with fury. 6 But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone. So, as they had made known to him the people of Mordecai, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.

13 MAY IT BE SAID OF YOU He spoke with God s wisdom not his own (41:37; 45). He used his authority for God s glory, not his personal gain (41:40-45). He loved God more than he loved success (40:51-52). He could be trusted

14 HOW HE LOVED GOD He acknowledged his suffering honestly. He depended upon God personally. He lived life humbly.

15 HOW HE LOVED GOD He acknowledged his suffering honestly. Affliction means depression and hardship means toil of mind and body. He depended upon God personally. He lived life humbly.

16 HOW HE LOVED GOD He acknowledged his suffering honestly. Affliction means depression and hardship means toil of mind and body. He depended upon God personally. Note the use of me. He lived life humbly.

17 Notice the difference in the way Pharaoh and Joseph speak about God: Since God has shown you all this (41:39) God has made me forget (41:51) God has made me fruitful (41:52)

18 HOW HE LOVED GOD He acknowledged his suffering honestly. Affliction means depression and hardship means toil of mind and body. He depended upon God personally. Note the use of me. He lived life humbly. He never took credit for what God had done.

19 MAY IT BE SAID OF YOU He spoke with God s wisdom not his own (41:37; 45). He used his authority for God s glory, not his personal gain (41:40-45). He loved God more than he loved success (40:51-52). He could be trusted

20 Anything I want before my God is an idol. Anything I want with all my heart is an idol. Anything I can t stop thinking of is an idol. Anything that I give all my love is an idol. Jimmy Needham in Clear the Stage

21 MAY IT BE SAID OF YOU He spoke with God s wisdom not his own (41:37; 45). He used his authority for God s glory, not his personal gain (41:40-45). He loved God more than he loved success (40:51-52). He could be trusted in the good times and bad (41:40, 55).