Sermon Notes from The Salvage Yard on July 28, 2009
These fell out of my much-neglected devotional book today and reminded me of some heavenly insights...
Passage: Genesis 40
Character: Joseph's life after arriving in Egypt
Subject: The Presence of God
The story: The dream life of the cupbearer and the baker
Some thoughts:
- The presence of God on Joseph led to everything he touched being blessed.
- But- the presence of God in my life also means trials, temptation, and suffering.
- God allowed Joseph to interpret both dreams of the cupbearer and the baker. They were similar.
- The culture was spiritually aware, so dreams were used to communicate a message.
- GOD speaks to us in a way that shows we need each other.
- Joseph was doing everything right from the time he stepped in Egypt BUT everything was going wrong.
- Is the presence of God in my life worth it? Worth the uphill struggle? Because even people with incredible willpower will give up. BUT if I cultivate the presence of God in my life, I can keep going.
- Intimacy with God makes doing life worth it.
These thoughts were perfectly timed reminders that even when I am tempted to run off and sin, this would be forsaking the presence of God in my life. A friend named Katie reminded me a while ago that the fleeting pleasure of the world is not worth breaking my fellowship with God. My sinful actions would only bring pleasure for a moment, but sacrificing intimacy with God is never a risk worth taking.
These fell out of my much-neglected devotional book today and reminded me of some heavenly insights...
Passage: Genesis 40
Character: Joseph's life after arriving in Egypt
Subject: The Presence of God
The story: The dream life of the cupbearer and the baker
Some thoughts:
- The presence of God on Joseph led to everything he touched being blessed.
- But- the presence of God in my life also means trials, temptation, and suffering.
- God allowed Joseph to interpret both dreams of the cupbearer and the baker. They were similar.
- The culture was spiritually aware, so dreams were used to communicate a message.
- GOD speaks to us in a way that shows we need each other.
- Joseph was doing everything right from the time he stepped in Egypt BUT everything was going wrong.
- Is the presence of God in my life worth it? Worth the uphill struggle? Because even people with incredible willpower will give up. BUT if I cultivate the presence of God in my life, I can keep going.
- Intimacy with God makes doing life worth it.
These thoughts were perfectly timed reminders that even when I am tempted to run off and sin, this would be forsaking the presence of God in my life. A friend named Katie reminded me a while ago that the fleeting pleasure of the world is not worth breaking my fellowship with God. My sinful actions would only bring pleasure for a moment, but sacrificing intimacy with God is never a risk worth taking.
