Joseph's intimate relationship with God

Scott Marques

Some characteristics gleaned from Joseph:

Intimate relationship with God: There was no compromise in Joseph’s heart. He dreamed dreams and asked God for the interpretation much like Daniel. He doesn’t trust himself but God who is his sufficiency. If we are going to be people who feed ourselves we need to live lives of faith which leads to faithfulness. It’s a life in God who is our “bread of Life” which will lead us to getting “bread on the table”. We need a wholehearted faith in God otherwise we are wasting our time. We need to be violent in our faith. We live in a world where we are fear. In our culture the ancestors are “living” amongst us and we have direct communication between the living and the dead. It’s the world we are living in – the same as with Daniel and Joseph. It’s time for radical change. The witchdoctors don’t produce good but the Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. Satan is out to kill, steal and destroy. Our areas of non-productivity are not of God and not based on our skin colour or where we were born. God has given us everything we need as seen in 2 Peter 1:3 “as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,….”

We need to demonstrate Gods glory if we are in love with him. God is a jealous God and He doesn’t want us to have “small houses” (adulterous relationships, idols) We need to believe in God even if it costs us our lives. Don’t bow to men, politicians, spirits of dead people, ancestors and so on. We need to stand in faith in God alone e.g. Daniel & his friends. Let the people in Matabeleland say God will deliver us and give us hope. Even if He doesn’t, we’ll not worship any other god.

Summarised by Molly Manhanga