The Lord is With You

Genesis 39

The Lord was with Joseph!  He was with him as he was sold into slavery.  He was with him and blessed his service to Potipher.  He was with him when he was tempted by his master's wife.  He was with him and blessed when he was thrown into prison.  He was with him and blessed him when the warden put him in charge of his fellow-prisoners and all that they did.  Through all the times, those that would seem good and those that would seem bad in the eyes of the world, the Lord was with Joseph and continued to bless him. 

Even when it appears that we may be journeying through the darkest valley of death, we can be confident that the Lord is with us. Even when the world would see nothing but trouble on the horizon,  God has a way of working things out for the good. 

Take a look back into your past.  How many of those events that you thought at the time you'd never get through, you not only got through, but they actually helped you in some way over the years.  Maybe they helped to make you a stronger person, maybe more faithful; or maybe just wise enough not to repeat what ended so painful back then.  Child of God, you are who you are, who will be who you will be, not just in spite of but also because of your past journeys in the wilderness.  And God was (and is) with you leading you through those dark valleys of death so that you might live and dwell in His house forever.  It is by His own hand that we are blessed.