Title Let's succeed (Genesis 37:1~11)
Let's succeed (Genesis 37:1~11)
Let's succeed (Genesis 37:1~11)
There are many people in the Old and New Testaments. Some of them have been successful in life, while others are unsuccessful. Why does the Bible record even those who have failed? It's also very detailed.
Through those who failed, we are warned in advance that we should not become such failures, and through those who have lived a successful life, it will mean that I am determined to live my life designing for success and become like him. .
Today, looking at Joseph, who lived a successful life, I hope that you and I will be able to draw a successful life.
We believe that God will open the gates of heaven and bless us who are trying to imitate successful people.
Then, how could Joseph be able to live a successful life in the midst of such hardships?
Let's look at verses 6 and 7.
The first is verse 6.
"Joseph said to them, Hear the dream I had, please."
verse 7 together
“We were tying the grain outside, and my sheaf stood up, and your sheaf surrounded my sheaf and bowed down.”
Look at the faces of the brothers who heard this.
So you're saying you're going to be our king? will you rule us? Even so, the anger of his brothers must have been great when he heard the story of this dream because Joseph had more love than the other sons because he was the son of Jacob when he was old.
But Joseph has another dream.
Look at verse 9.
"Joseph had another dream, and he told his brothers, "I had another dream, and the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me."
It must have been difficult to express in words the time when the brothers heard this dream story.
Why was Joseph able to create success?
Remember!
Because he had a dream.
A person must have a dream.
If a person does not have a dream! If there is no aspiration in this heart, there is no taste in life.
Eventually it will be ruined.
Without a dream, the aspirations you should have naturally darken with fear, become stuffy, and generate anxiety. However, if you have a vision in your life, you can actively change your thoughts and minds. If you have a dream, your life will turn into a bright color with hope.
When Alexander crossed the Hellenic Bond Sea to unify Greece and occupy Europe, he gave all of his possessions to his men.
A subordinate sees it and says:
O great king, if you give us all you have, how will you be?
Alexander grinned and said that the greatest wealth for a man is not material.
Hope. It's a dream. People's aspirations and vision!
This is the force that has guided me so far. My wealth is only a dream.
If you have a dream, you will have the courage to get up again even if you fall. Don't be discouraged.
But without a dream, even trifles become discouraged and fall.
Saints of Soma! Hope you have a dream.
Then, I believe that tribulation will bring patience, patience will produce refinement, and refinement will blossom the flower of hope.
Hymn> The hope of this body is something but our Lord Jesus
There is no one to believe except our Lord Jesus.
A steadfast rock, upon which I will stand.
I will stand on it
You are my joy, my hope and my life.
Even if I sing and sing a hymn day or night, it's always just a heartache
I hope that the plan of Jesus Christ to lead our lives to praise be your hope and me.
So, I hope that your dream will become the reality of your wishes.
Jesus is speaking to us today.
What is your wish? what is your dream
Let it be according to your faith. Amen! Hallelujah!
Second> Joseph did his best in the given circumstances.
Look at Joseph!
It must have been difficult to be hated by the older brothers.
But they are sold as slaves.
It was also sold to a distant and distant country called Egypt.
If you are an ordinary person, you don't go to study abroad with your parents, but you are sold as a servant.
He would have had no choice but to give up, just resenting and saying paljatari.
Really.
Joseph was a slave in Egypt.
However, he did not work in the midst of dissatisfaction and complaints while doing Shinsetaryeong. How would it be?
See Genesis 39:4.
“Joseph found favor with his master and served him, and he made him head of the household, and he put all that he had into his hand.”
See also verse 22.
“Since the prison placed all the prisoners in Joseph’s hands, Joseph took care of all the affairs.”
Even in difficult circumstances, no matter how difficult and painful the circumstances around him were, Joseph did his best. I mean, I put all my heart into it.
He entrusted all of his possessions to Joseph, and he was able to handle all the affairs even in prison.
Successful people never grumble or complain when faced with difficulties.
Successful people do not make excuses or shy away from anything.
You will only do your best.
Remember.
Success and failure do not depend on circumstances or conditions.
It's up to me.
Does everyone wish to fail?
a! Where would such a person be?
But no. There are people who long for failure. It is also the fact that too many people are hoping for failure.
Because success doesn't just happen. Success requires best effort.
This is because success has to pay a high price to drain the toxins of dissatisfaction and complaints under any circumstances. But people hate to pay for that line. So it fails.
That's why more people fail.
Saints of hope!
I hope you will be thankful instead of resentment.
When complaints arise, I wish you the best in your efforts to become a designer who designs for success.
Thirdly> God has always been with successful people.
In other words, if you want to be successful, say Amen.
Are you Amen?
Then we can succeed only if God is with us.
Look at verse 2.
“The Lord was with Joseph, and he prospered, and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.”
The English Bible called "Good News Bible" says "The Lord was with Joseph and made him Successful."
Rockefeller, the world's richest man, is said to have grown up with this education from his mother.
Rockefeller, I want you to become world rich and become a man who gives glory to God. To do this, first, he taught, “Be a man pleasing to God,” and God will set you above all the nations of the world.”
Proverbs 22 also says, “When you realize the fear of the Lord, God is your shield and protects you and preserves your way.” Chuseok has passed.
What is Chuseok?
Chuseok is the season when the whole family enjoys watching the fruits of one year of farming.
However, this year, it is said that it is difficult to harvest even 10% of the orchards because of the heavy rain and a typhoon blowing. What about the damage to the fishermen?
Just because we do our best, doesn't mean that everything goes well.
Good weather must be given by God.
Only God can change the course of a typhoon.
Only God can stop the flood.
There is only God who makes the wind blow and calms the wind.
To be successful, you must be a good partner with God.
That's why the Apostle Paul said, "We are God's co-workers."
Do you know Psalm 127 all too well?
"Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain; unless the LORD guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you get up early and lie down late and eat the bread of toil."
Do you want to be successful?
I hope that the saints of our hope will become successful people.
Then we must become co-workers with God.
I have to let God come into my work.
If I make a plan and move as planned in my head, as if writing a household account, is there any space in me for God to enter? are there?
Amen Lord Jesus! Come on. From now on, even when people make plans with their hearts, God is also guiding their steps. May Proverbs 16:9 lead you.
Dear all!
We want you to design for success too.
First, we must have vision aspirations. You must have big dreams.
Second> You must do your best. You must be sincere.
Never complain or complain.
It is poison that destroys me.
Third> You must become a person who can live with God.
Then we are sure that we will succeed.
Each of you is one person. I wish everyone a successful person. Amen!
Hymn> Give something precious to the Lord and do your best while you are young
Be zealous in the fight for the truth
Jesus set an example and did not give up
Serve the Lord with all your allegiance
Give something precious to the Lord and do your best while you are young
Put on the armor of salvation and fight to the end