A Propensity to Moral Failure 6

by

Pit to Palace

Joseph was sent to Egypt as a slave.

  • Psalm 105:17-19 NKJV [17] He sent a man before them- Joseph-who was sold as a slave. [18] They hurt his feet with fetters, He was laid in irons. [19] Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the LORD tested him.
  • Pit-Prison-Palace
  • Pig or Prince?
  • Psalm 103:13 NIV As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
  • Matthew 6:9-15 NKJV [9] In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. [10] Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. [11] Give us this day our daily bread. [12] And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. [13] And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. [14] “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. [15] But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
  • Galatians 4:4-6 NKJV [4] But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, [5] to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. [6] And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
  • Pig or Prince depends on whether you are filled with the Holy Spirit.

God of Hope

  • Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Five fatherly responsibilities that God has assumed toward His children:

  1. God provides for us
  • Philippians 4:18–19 18 Indeed I have all and abound. I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God. 19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
  1. God protects
  • Matthew 10:29–31 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. 30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
  1. God encourages us
  • Psalm 10:17 LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear,
  1. God comforts us
  • 2 Corinthians 1:3–4 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
  1. God disciplines us
  • Hebrews 12:10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness.
  • God provides for us
  • God protects
  • God encourages us
  • God comforts us
  • God disciplines us

Leave a Comment