Favor
In His Sight
Now
Joseph was taken down to
Now
Joseph was handsome and good-looking. And after a time his master’s wife cast
her eyes on Joseph and said, “Lie with me.” But he refused and said to his
master’s wife, “Look, with me here, my master has no concern about anything in
the house, and he had put everything that he has in my hand. He is not greater
in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything
from me except yourself, because you are his wife. How then could I do this
great wickedness, and sin against God?” And although she spoke to Joseph day
after day, he would not consent to lie beside her or to be with her. One day,
however, when he went into the house to do his work, and while no one else was
in the house, she caught hold of his garment, saying, “Lie with me!” But he
left his garment in her hand, and fled and ran outside.
What
does integrity mean to you? One definition is a “firm adherence to a code of
especially moral or artistic values.” The word is used to describe those who
are unwilling to be bribed or morally corrupted. Integrity is missing from many
of our lives. Maybe we don’t even know what it looks like in the life of
someone else.
In
His Word, God gave us an example of integrity in the life of Joseph. Joseph
knew what the standards of God were, and he was not going to be corrupted. He
chose to stand for the right – at the cost of his freedom.
Integrity is something we can all live out
in
God’s strength.
No legacy is as rich as integrity.
Our Daily Bread –