Day 10 Genesis 43:1 *Don’t be afraid, God is in control.*

Genesis 43: 1:- “Now the famine was severe in the land.”

The famine was severe and it is threatening to kill the people of God, 

In the midst of this crisis in Egypt, Jacob and his family lived in Canaan.

Jacob sent his sons to Egypt for grain. 

Jacob is still under the sorrow of losing Joseph. 

So he did not allow his youngest son, Benjamin, to go for fear of losing him too. 

But Joseph was in Egypt and had been elevated to a position of authority. 

As his sons headed to Egypt, Jacob had no idea that the journey would lead to a family reunion.

God often shows up in the most unexpected situations.

Some times we may be going through an emotional and spiritual affliction can lead to what I call a "famine of the heart." 

The famine of the heart is a time of distress, and it may often result in total dryness. 

When our heart is extremely hungry, we grow more confused, hopeless and weary with each day. 

It may lead us to depression and the pain will never stop.

Here in these  pits, we may wonder: “Does God really care, is He good?”

But Believe!!!!!!  

In the toughest times, God is waiting for the perfect opportunity to bless us.

We  may be going through an emotional, spiritual or financial famine. 

*Don’t be afraid, God is in control.* 

Think back over last year.

How did God unexpectedly bless us?

God Bless You

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Day 09 Genesis - 39 *"OVERCOMING TEMPTATIONS"*

*"OVERCOMING TEMPTATIONS"*

  *" How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?* Genesis. 39:9.

 *Everyone faces temptations. It could be sex, money, name, fame ..* Some come out victoriously whereas many others fail miserably.

 The life of Joseph gives us wonderful lessons in overcoming temptations. He was a Jewish young man in Egypt, away from his dear ones but living very close to his God. He was unmarried and nearly 28 years when this incident happened.

*..Joseph was well built and handsome, and after a while his master's wife took notice of Joseph and said , " Come to bed with me"* Gen.39:6,7.

1). Joseph took the responsibility of his action." How then could I "..... He always lived in the presence of God. He was not willing to put the blame on his circumstances.

2). Joseph recognizes sin. He recognised the desire of Potiphar's wife as something wicked and terrible. 

3). Joseph respond to God.  Joseph acted in such a way that he didn't disappoint God.

4).  Joseph refused to be near the source of sin.( Gen.39:10) He refused to be with the wife of Potiphar.

 We should avoid any and every situation which can lead us to temptation.

5) Joseph ran out. (Gen.39:12). He ran away from the person and place of temptation. He didn't go back even to take his coat. He was willing to face the wrath of Potiphar's wife rather than facing the wrath of God. 

Lord, help me to overcome all the temptations in my life and never sin against you.

GOD BLESS YOU

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Day 9 - Gen. 37-40 - Joseph the Dreamer

'Joseph the Dreamer' 

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Day 9 - Gen. 37-40

 *Joseph and his dreams* 

 Joseph was Jacob’s beloved son. He loved him because he was the son of his old age born to his beloved wife Rachel.  Joseph was 17 years old when he received dreams (Gen. 37: 7, 9). He went through so many sufferings and distresses for 13 years. At last, when he was about thirty his dreams came to pass (Gen. 41:46). He became the prime minister of Egypt. 

What do we learn from his dreams?

*God has a plan for every child’s future.

*God reveals his plan even to children.

* God reveals his plan through dreams or visions.

*The dreams may be greater than our imagination.

*Some may not like God’s plan for our future.

*No one can destroy God’s plan for our life.

*The steps toward fulfilling our dreams may not be what we expect.

*The steps may be painful.

*God will organize people and the situations to lead us in every step.

*God will give us His grace wherever we are and whatever may be the situation.

*Our faithfulness to God will be thoroughly tested.

* Sometimes it may seem like all is gone.

* We need to be sure that God is with us.

*God will be with us, if we really trust Him.

*God will surely fulfill his plan in His time.

*At the end we will be astonished to see our dreams fulfilled. 

 Young people! Ask the Lord to show you His plan. 

'Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him and He will act. (Psalm 37:5)

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Day 9 Genesis 37-40 ''WE ALL HAVE CUPBEARERS IN OUR LIVES"

Day 9

'WE ALL HAVE CUPBEARERS IN OUR LIVES'

Genesis 40:23:- “The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.”

Here Joseph is in prison.

Joseph was put in prison for a crime he didn’t commit and was left there for 10 years.  This is horribly unfair and cruel to Joseph. After all, he had nothing wrong in this part of the story.  

In this chapter, two other men are thrown into the same prison as Joseph was;the cupbearer and the baker  in Pharaoh’s government.

Then one night, both men had a dream. By God’s help Joseph interpreted their dreams. And then, Joseph asks a favor from his new friend saying, “When all goes well with you, remember me and show me kindness, mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison.” 

*WE ALL HAVE CUPBEARERS IN OUR LIVES.*

 Friends will abandon us, family will let us down and people will persecute us for all sorts of reasons.

*Here Joseph might have felt that, not just the cupbearer, but God had forgotten him too.*

 *Joseph went from high hopes to no hope‑‑but God alone.*

*God uses disappointments to bring His servants to the place where their only hope is in Him.*

Do we sometimes feel forgotten by God in the face of the brokenness of our world? 

*Some of us are in the middle of some difficult disappointments.*

May be it is a very serious situation that hasn’t turned out as we wanted it to.

May be we had high hopes, but now we have no hope. 

God has promised us:  “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you”  (Hebrews 13:5;  Deuteronomy 31:6).  

He assures us that he will never forget us:  “I will not forget you” (Isaiah 49:15)!

*Yes!!!!!  Hope in God, He will continue to be with us and bless us.*

God Bless You

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Day 1 - 270 Days Bible Reading and Meditating Program

"Let there be light"

The portion of the Bible chosen to be read from the Bible is Genesis 1 to 4.

Beginning of creation.

The first eleven chapters of the book of Genesis is arranged as a prologue  or a preface to the book.

        In the first part, the immense glory of God is revealed.

 The order of creation can be classified into seven parts:

They are as follows :
1. The Light:    Genesis chapter 1 verses 1 to 5 

2. The water:    Genesis chapter 1 verses  6 to 10

3. The Earth:      Genesis chapter 1 verses 11 - 13 

4. Sun and moon: Genesis chapter 1 verses 14 to19. 

5. Living things: chapter 1 verses 20 - 23

6.  Breath: Genesis chapter 1 : 24 -31 

7.  Fullness:   Genesis chapter 2 verses 1- 3.

        The works of creation can very well be seen , in the first two chapters of the book of Genesis. And both of these describe the same act of creation and their witnesses.

          God made the world from nothing. God did not need any matter or matters to create this world. And all thrse we have believed and agreed with the  Truth. 


 WORDS FOR THOUGHT.

Genesis  1:3.  And God said  "Let there be light, and  there was Light.

       As we observe diligently and intently, we understand,  when He made light, we see the inception of the light has caused deliverance,  redemption, and the needful basis for salvation. 

John 1:5 says " God is Light and in Him is no darkness  at all "

 Light denotes understanding, Holiness, and righteousness,  while darkness is the cause of all sins,  evil, and folly.

  "That (He)  was the ' true  'light, that lighteth every man which cometh into the world". *Jn 1:9.

   But for this light,  there is no other light, for us to be saved, through the Truth. 

         Once it has happened to Apostle Paul on his way to Damascus, to see this light by himself. Since then, his life was changed altogether. 
   ( Acts 9:3, 26:13)

At first, when we set our faith on JESUS,  the Light of God began to shine in our hearts. Now we have fellowship with  God,  and brothers as we start to walk in the Light.  

          Even today God pronounces  "Let there be light" in every man. 

            May we receive this LIGHT and receive the glorious life. 


God Bless You
Bro. Joshua 

270 DAYS BIBLE READING PROGRAM

Welcome to 270 DAYS BIBLE READING & MEDITATION PROGRAM

Reading and Meditating Bible is a lifestyle of a true follower of Christ.  This 270 Days program is successfully running around the churches especially many young people are finding it easy to complete full reading of the Bible along with mediating the Word of God as part of their daily devotion. 

Starting a day with the Lord is an amazing thing, the Bible says Proverbs 8:17 '...those who seek me find me'. When meditating becomes your life habit, none can stop you from growing in the Lord. Every saint in the bible had a lifestyle of meditating and connecting themselves to God. King David experienced God every time so he became the man with God's own heart.  The Christian life should keep growing, I encourage you to be part of it and follow daily reading and write you thoughts. If you want to share your thoughts you are welcome to write below the comments

Day 1.Genesis 1-4. ' Unauthorized Offering' 

Day 2. Genesis 5-10.

Day 3. Genesis 11-16

Day 4. Genesis 17-21

Day 5. Genesis 22-24

Day 6. Genesis 25-28

Day 7. Genesis 29-31

Day 8. Genesis 32-36

Day 9. Genesis 37-40, Joseph the Dreamer, Overcoming Temptation

Day10. Genesis 41-43, God is in Control

Day 11. Genesis 44-47 - Everything is for Good

Day 12. Genesis 48- Exodus 1. Blessings on Judah

Day 13. Exodus 2-5. The Preparation Time

Day 14. Exodus 6-9. Time is changing, Reasons for Plagues

Day 15. Exodus 10-14. The Exodus, Our God is Great and Mighty

Day 16. Exodus 15-17 Let's Sing and Dance

Day 17. Exodus 18-22. Royal Priesthood

Day 18. Exodus 23 -26 Prayer Change Our Hearts

Day 19. Exodus 27-30 Anointing Oil the Holy Spirit

Day 20. Exodus 31-34 CLEFT OF THE ROCK

Day 21. Exodus 35-38 Two Men with Spirit of God, Offering for God’s service

Day 22. Exodus 39- Leviticus 2 BURNT   OFFERING   ,  A   SWEET  AROMA  TO   LORD, Commandment of Yahweh , Offering

Day 23. Lev. 3-7  Altar Kept Burning

Day 24. Lev. 8-12 Day of Atonement

Day 25. Lev.13-15

Day 26. Lev. 16-19

Day 27. Lev.20 - 23

Day 28. Lev.24-27

Day 29. Numbers 1-3

Day 30. Num.4-6.

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Lord's Prayer - A Practical Life of Prayer

PRAYER

Jesus taught us How to Pray? in Mtt 6:9-13

Lord's Prayer

The need of Prayer is vital part of Human life. I personally believe Prayer is the only medium to connect to the Almighty God. Today, widely prayer is misunderstood by Christians that prayer is medium for only getting things from God. Anything you want to ask, keep asking one day you will get. How many believers praying the right prayer. The failure of prayer life is not praying the way how Jesus taught. People pray only for their needs and they want blessings of Worldly things. Jesus never taught us how to ask rather How to Prayer?. When we say prayer the very next taught is what to ask. Prayer became a place where you can ask your needs. In Mathew 6:7-8 your heavenly Father knows what you want before you ask. If God knows everything before I say then why should I pray? The word Prayer is misunderstood miserably, Prayer means Communication between Man and God.  Jesus also promised whatsoever you ask in my name I will do it for you. Name of Jesus is given us to become His sons and daughters, helps us to do His Will on this Earth through our lives. 

Prayer is not only words but should become our life, you should become prayer. Let us look to the Lord's Prayer which is preached worldwide in every single church but if you understand the hidden purpose and Power of this prayer I assure that your life will never same again. The teaching of our Master is eye opening. The Lord Prayer is classified in are five parts, which need to be lived by every followers of Jesus Christ. The following revelation teach us what to ask, how to ask, how to claim Promises, how to be in authority, how to come closer to Father. I strongly believe before you finish this book you will experience the Self Sufficient Spiritual Life in you.

1. Lord's Prayer - Mathew 6:9-13 

1. Our Father in Heaven, Holy be Your name.(verse 9a)

Right from the Genesis God is known by many names in situation to different personalities. His name resemblance the characters like YAHWEH (Jehovah) Almighty God, Raph, Nissi, Shalom, Shama etc. When Jesus speak about His life and work in this world says I received this from My FATHER. The creator of this universe was reveled to us as 'Father' through Jesus. The Old testament followers only know to His names but Jesus reveled Himself to us 'I AM THAT I AM' (Exodus 3:14) I'm the Father of all created things, the only God,  your Creator, sustainer, providers, protector, take carer,  healer, defender , Savior, Life giver and much more. 

Jesus, change the total structure of the Prayer. How? When people hear word prayer they automatically think they are going before most High God, unreachable, lives somewhere above the sky, a dramatical understanding. 

Jesus introduce God as Father a earthly relationship of our birth. Jesus established this earthly relation for all of us, 'whoever Believes in Him have authority to be His sons and daughters' John 1:12. Whenever a believer of Jesus here word Pray it should sound communication between God. Talking to Him is Prayer. God gave birth to us through Jesus, who ever born in Spirit is Spiritual being.(John 3:5).

Believing this truth is very easy for many but experience comes by applying this truth. Satan doesn't want us to understand the depth of this truth. Approaching God as a Father in Prayer where you feel free to communicate to Him, no matter how your life is? What kind of Sinner you are? He knows everything nothing hidden before Him. Jesus want to taught about establishing the relationship with Father. We all know how much we want our parents in life. And the father relation is beyond understanding. There are lacks of example regarding the Love of Father but Bible is top most of all. By applying this truth in life you could say boldly 'i'm child of God, and. He is my Father'. When you believe this no matter what happening in your life just come to Father like the Prodigal Son came back to Father. Adore Him, express your Love to Him, say it loudly Daddy I Love you. 

To be continued....