Sat.’s Devo - Joseph Had a Dream

Read Gen. 37:1-38:30, Matt. 12:22-45, Ps. 16:1-11, Pr. 3:27-32 Today in Psalms we read that it is the Lord who assigns our lot in life and it is He that maintains it. We have all been given a good and pleasant heritage. And, we all have an enemy who wants to steal our inheritance. Joseph, who was a type of Jesus, had been given dreams to show him what his inheritance was. His brothers tried to steal his dream. But, since God was maintaining Joseph’s inheritance, what his brothers did ended up positioning Joseph to fulfill his dream. It just didn’t look like it to Joseph. He would spend years of suffering because of what his brothers did to him. Instead of being bitter and giving up, we’ll see that Joseph used all his trials to prepare his heart to become one of the greatest leaders in the Bible. Tamar knew she had an inheritance also and when it looked like it wasn’t going to happen, she persevered and waited till God gave her a plan to take what rightfully hers. God blessed her persistence and gave her twins. Jesus gives us much insight into this spiritual warfare we are in. Number one: we have to know our objective and not vacillate. In other words, know what God has promised you and don’t second guess it. If we are going to take our possession from the devil, we have to first bind the strongman. If the strongman is fear and intimidation then we need to find scriptures on fear and intimidation, put them to memory and use them every time we feel fear closing in. Eventually, the strong man will leave. The key is in our confession - our conversation. Our conversation will follow what we are putting into our minds and hearts. If we are putting in the Word, then faith will come from our lips. The devil can not stand in the face of faith. Thank you, Lord for your counsel and your instructions. Today we set you before us and we will not be shaken.