Thoughts

We see before us in this chapter that God is working all things after the counsel of His own will, and that the fruition of His plan is in the fulness of time...

Joseph now begins the period of his life as a servant in Egypt. How far removed all this seems from the exalted position revealed to him by the Lord in the two dreams...

Are you willing to follow Jesus anywhere, at any time, under any condition? That is the only way you can follow Him...

Joseph had come seeking their welfare, yet even as he app­roached, they conspired against him. Even as our Lord Jesus "came unto his own, and his own received him not"...

When we see our Lord we do not want to see a stranger, nor shall we; we want to see One whom we know well, who has won our heart's affection, and so we shall...

The first great act of God in creation was to say, “Let there be light: and there was light”. This light was independent of the sun because it was brought about before that heavenly body...

There is no indication in the text of Genesis 22 that Abraham revealed anything ot Isaac's involvement in what he was doing until Isaac himself raised the question...

He had no rights: No right to a soft bed, and a well-laid table; no right to a home of His own, a place where His own pleasure might be sought...

It is only in Christ that the promises of God find ultimate fulfilment. Hallelujah, what a Saviour! Today let us rejoice in Him alone for all God’s promises in Him are yea and amen...

The gospel scheme, all of it from beginning to end, tends to the contrary of the spirit of envy. The Christian form of doctrine doth abundantly hold forth those things which militate against a spirit of envy...