SECRETS OF FRUITFULNESS IN THE LIFE OF JOSEPH

SECRETS OF FRUITFULNESS IN THE LIFE OF JOSEPH
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OUTLINE

1.FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD
2.FAVOUR WITH GOD AND MAN
3.FAITHFULNESS IN HIS RESPONSIBILITIES
4.FEAR OF GOD
5.FORGIVING NATURE
6.FORTITUDE
7.FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT

THE MESSAGE

SECRETS OF FRUITFULNESS IN THE LIFE OF JOSEPH :GENESIS 49:22-24

1.FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD
Genesis 37:5,9 Genesis 39:2,21 Genesis 40:8
Joseph had an unbroken fellowship with God.His circumstances kept changing but his relationship with God was constant.He had fellowship with God when he was a favoured son in his father’s house. God communicated with him through dreams revealing his future.He grew up with a vision about his life and future.Soon the circumstances changed in his life. He became a slave in pothiphars house and later a prisoner in jail. But his fellowship with God was unaffected. God was with him all the time.He could still interpret dreams in the prison.He was still using his spiritual gifts inspite of adverse circumstances. His unbroken fellowship with God was a powerful secret of his fruitfulness.

2.FAVOUR WITH GOD AND MAN
Genesis 37:3 Genesis 39:4,21 Genesis 41:39-41
Joseph had favour in the eyes of God and man.Everywhere he went he had favour. When he was in his fathers house he had favour in the eyes of his father.His father loved him more than all his brothers. When he was a slave in pothiphar’s house he had favour in the eyes of Pothiphar. When he was a prisoner in jail he had favour in the eyes of the prison keeper.When he stood before Pharoh he had favour in the eyes of Pharoh who put him incharge of the whole kingdom.Jacob , Pothiphar,the prison keeper and Pharoh were all different people with different personalities but Joseph had favour with all of them. The favour of God and man in the life of Joseph was powerful secret of his fruitfulness.

3.FAITHFULNESS IN HIS RESPONSIBILITIES
Genesis 37:2 Genesis 39:6,22,23
Joseph was faithful in all his responsibilities. When his brothers were doing evil he was faithfully reporting it to his father. He did not join his brothers in their evil nor did he hide their evil doings from his father. He was concerned about his family’s honour.He continued to be faithful even when he was a slave in pothiphar’s house. Pothiphar was not inspecting the work of Joseph.But Joseph was faithful even when no one was watching his work.His amazing faithfulness continued even in prison where he was thrown on false accusations. He did not give up his faithfulness as a result of his bitter experience.He did not question whether it was worth being faithful after his faithfulness in Potiphars house only landed him in prison. His faithfulness remained constant and the prison keeper had a very relaxed life as Joseph took charge of everything and did his work efficiently and successfully. His faithfulness in all his responsibilities was a powerful secret of his fruitfulness.

4.FEAR OF GOD
Genesis 39:7-20
Joseph had the fear of God in his heart. The wife of Pothiphar was constantly tempting him to have an immoral relationship with her. But Joseph consistently refused her advances. His main argument was ‘How can I do this great wickedness