Daily Devotional: Monday, July 29 – Storytelling

“‘You supposed to hurt me, however God supposed it for good to perform what’s now being carried out, the saving of many lives. So then, don’t be afraid. I’ll present for you and your kids.’ And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.” — Genesis 50:20-22

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Mike Downey was an unbelievable sportswriter in Chicago, Detroit and Los Angeles. His skill to adapt to totally different environment and promote and analyze a number of sports activities in several cities was excellent. Invoice Simmons is one other nice storyteller who manages to put on many hats by writing columns, doing podcasts and conserving a robust web presence. Although athletes clearly get extra consideration than the individuals who write and analyze them, the writers and commentators definitely assist pique curiosity in sports activities and encourage individuals to consider varied sports activities throughout their offseason. We want good storytelling and efficiency evaluation to make our sports activities expertise full.

Studying is crucial for studying and rising, and even in lots of locations of employment. If we don’t learn one thing in addition to a menu each week, our minds can get stale like moldy bread. Whereas some books and articles entertain, and others give us new data, essentially the most useful e-book is by far the Christian Bible. Within the Scriptures, we discover God-breathed tales, historical past and encouragement. As we learn the Bible, we perceive God higher and we see Him bringing many individuals from tragedy to triumph in some stunning and supernatural methods. One of the vital highly effective testimonies is that of Joseph.

When Joseph was 17 years previous, he was thrown in a pit by his jealous brothers and it regarded like he would die earlier than sundown. As a substitute of killing Joseph, they offered their very own brother as a slave and lied to their father about it. They put animal blood on Joseph’s “coat of many colours” to point out their father the “proof” of his death. Whereas Joseph was a slave, Potiphar’s spouse falsely accused him of attacking her, and Joseph was put in jail. However, God didn’t overlook Joseph. “However whereas Joseph was there within the jail, the Lord was with him; he confirmed him kindness and granted him favor within the eyes of the jail warden” (Genesis 39:20-21).

In a shocking flip of occasions, Joseph ended up being summoned to clarify Pharaoh’s goals about seven years of ample harvests after which seven years of shortage and famine. Out of the blue, Joseph was free and dominated the land as Pharaoh’s right-hand man. Throughout his dialog with Pharaoh, Joseph was humble and gave all of the credit score to God for his knowledge. And Pharaoh richly rewarded Joseph. “So Pharaoh stated to Joseph, ‘I hereby put you answerable for the entire land of Egypt’” (Genesis 41:41).

Joseph’s brothers ended up crawling again to Egypt in the hunt for meals as a result of famine, unaware that the brother they supposed to hurt was now serving to run the nation. Joseph selected forgiveness over resentment, saying, “‘You supposed to hurt me, however God supposed it for good to perform what’s now being carried out, the saving of many lives. So then, don’t be afraid. I’ll present for you and your kids.’ And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them” (Genesis 50:20-22). When Joseph’s father, Jacob, lastly noticed him once more, it was as if he got here again from the lifeless. Their reconciliation was therapeutic to the entire household, and so they lived in peace for a few years.

Our writers right this moment might do effectively in capturing our modern-day accounts of tragedy to triumph in sports activities and elsewhere, however nothing fairly compares to the unique tales captured in God-given Scripture. The Bible is the holy and unfailing account of a saving message from Heaven. It reveals us who God is, who we’re, and what He has carried out by means of historical past for us and for our salvation. His storytelling is an important factor we will learn, so don’t put it down! He has one thing in there for you and your life.

— Invoice Kent, Pastor of Memorial Baptist Church, Sylvania, Georgia

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