09/09/2022
Advance
Preacher Dr Dan Habu
BT: Gen 37 18:27
Topic: Advance in the face of adversity
Advance - To Go forward in position, Rise in rank or value, make progress, improve, Grow
Adversity - State of hardship, suffering, state of continued difficulty or misfortune, affliction or unfavorable situation or trouble,
It’s possible to make progress despite a string of misfortunes or challenges
To achieve desired goals or fufill destiny not withstanding prevailing afflictions or prevailing circumstances or opposition
Stagnancy comes in various ways - John 5:7 ( Pool of Bethesda)
Adversity in Joseph’s life
1. born into a polygamous family (2nd wife) Gen 30:9
2. Lost his moth at the age of 6
3. Brothers resent him and envy (Gen 37:11)
4. Hated him (Gen37:4,5)
5. His brothers conspired to kill his (Gen 37-20)
6. Casted into a pit and took his coat of many colour (Gen 37
7. Sold into slavery at the age of 13: (Gen 14:21, Mattew 10:36) Household enemies
8. House of photiheir’s wife
9. Thrown into prison in a strange land, where there would be nobody to bail him
Retrogression is worst than stagnation.
Gen 1:28 (God hates stagnation)
Just one day God arrested and reverse the spirit of stagnation and retrogression ( Gen 41:38
Suddenly
Secrets with the advancement of Joseph
- God was with him Gen 39:1-3, 21, Gen 41 When
When God is with a person,
* You don’t need to fear - Jer 1:8
* Enemies won’t fight the person Jer 1:19
* He blesses the person and cause him to prosper. (Gen 39: 3, Gen 30 :7)
* He fulfills all the promises Act 27:22-44
- He was a man of Great faith, He was patient. psalms 14:27( wait on the lord)
- He has a Personal relationship with God
- He had a disciplined life( Gen 37:2)
- He feared God, and flayed from sexual Immorality, Youthful lust (Gen 39:7-12) (Judges 15:15,21)
Prayer Point: Father move my life forward…