Today's encouragement comes from Genesis 39:9b, where we find these words:
" . . . How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?"These are the words of Joseph, to Potiphar's wife. What is interesting to me about Joseph's response is his reference to sinning "against God." What did Mrs. Potiphar have to do with God? She probably could not have cared less (about the LORD). Joseph's speech is actually a form of evangelism of her.
Real sins against human beings translate into ultimate sins against God Him-self. Joseph knew that to commit this sin (as is true of every sin) would dis-honor the God that he loved so much. Let our love for Christ govern all of our behavior.
[Puritan quote of the day: "Is there a soul who fears the Lord, who trembles at His presence? To that soul is the word of salvation sent.” —Jeremiah Bur-roughs, in, "Gospel Fear"]
