The Providential Presence of God

Text:  Genesis 39

God’s Presence in Our Success (Gen. 39:1-6a)

• God was with Joseph through uncertainty and hardship as he is taken as a slave to Egypt.
• God was with Joseph as the source of his success in Potiphar’s household.
• We must look to God through every season knowing that anything we receive is from His good hand of providence.

God’s Presence in Our Temptation (Gen. 39:6b-18)

• God was with Joseph in the midst of sexual temptation.
• Joseph resisted temptation out of integrity to his authority and his commitment to God’s ways.
• We must look to God as we are tempted, knowing that He is more satisfying than anything sin can offer us.

God’s Presence in Our Adversity (Gen. 39:19-23)

• God was with Joseph as he was falsely accused and forced into prison.
• God displayed His steadfast love and favor to Joseph.
• We must look to God in our hardships as our hope and help in all circumstances.
• In Christ our Savior we have “God with us” who is in us and will never forsake us (Matt. 1:21-23; Heb. 13:5-6).

Main Idea: God is with us and at work within us through all circumstances to empower us to live faithfully and trust in His providence.