Christ Church Daily Devotion June 22 2024

Joseph's story shows that even in difficult circumstances, God is with us. Joseph was betrayed and thrown into prison, but God showed him kindness and favor. We may feel God's presence when life is good, but even in the valley, God is with us. Stay faithful, pray, and seek God's presence wherever you are. Offer a prayer acknowledging God's presence in all circumstances. Welcome to Christ Church's Daily Devotion for June 22nd 2024. Today we will be reading from Genesis chapter 39 verses 19 through 23. When his master heard this story, his wife told him, saying, This is how your slave treated me. He burned with anger. Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison, the Lord was with him. He showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eye of the prison warden. So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there. The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph's care, because the Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did. Like any of us, Joseph had experiences of life as good, but also those times when things did not go his way. When his brothers sold him into slavery, God gave him a good situation in Potiphar's house, being trusted with running the place. Then came the scene when Potiphar's wife did him wrong and got him thrown into prison. But once again, we read of God's provision. While Joseph was there in the prison, the Lord was with him. He showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. Later in the story, we read how the cupbearer forgot Joseph and he had to stay in prison longer than he might otherwise have been there. But ultimately, God made him a ruler for the whole country. No matter in what circumstances we find ourselves, we can know that God is available to see us through. We tend to feel God's presence rather easily when we are on a mountaintop, when life is good, and things are going our way. But even when we are in the valley, even when we are dealing with some injustice, injury, or disease, we can be assured that God is with us in the midst of that experience. Stay faithful, keep praying, and keep seeking God's presence no matter where you find yourself. Know that God is with you and He will bring you through that experience. Your personal worship option today? Offer this prayer or one like it in your own words. God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph, thank you for the reminder that you are with me no matter my circumstances. Help me sense your presence and help others come to know you wherever I am. Through Christ. Amen.