Title: Keep Yourselves Pure
Memorize: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8 (Nkjv)
Bible Reading: Genesis 39:1-9 (Nkjv)
[1] Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. And Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there.
[2] The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
[3] And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all he did to prosper in his hand.
[4] So Joseph found favor in his sight, and served him. Then he made him overseer of his house, and all that he had he put under his authority.
[5] So it was, from the time that he had made him overseer of his house and all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had in the house and in the field.
[6] Thus he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand, and he did not know what he had except for the bread which he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.
[7] And it came to pass after these things that his master’s wife cast longing eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.”
[8] But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand.
[9] There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Message:
Purity is not just about physical actions but also about guarding your heart and mind against temptation.
In today’s Bible reading, we see how Potiphar’s wife tried to seduce Joseph into a secret affair; however, Joseph’s response to that situation showed his deep reverence for God.
He chose to flee rather than compromise his purity. As a result of his decision to honour God, he was later rewarded and elevated to the position of Prime Minister in Egypt (Genesis 41:37-46).
Living in purity brings you closer to God and positions you for His divine lifting.
God calls His children to flee from anything that defiles their bodies and weakens their relationship with Him.
As (1 Corinthians 6:18) says: “Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.”
Purity begins from the heart; when you allow the Holy Spirit to purify your thoughts and desires, your actions will align with God’s will.
Key Point:
Purity is an inward commitment to live according to God’s will.
HYMN 2: I AM THINE O LORD
1 I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
and it told Thy love to me;
but I long to rise in the arms of faith,
and be closer drawn to Thee.
Refrain:
Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
to the cross where Thou hast died;
draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
to Thy precious, bleeding side.
2 Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
by the pow’r of grace divine;
let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
and my will be lost in Thine.
[Refrain]
3 O, the pure delight of a single hour
that before Thy throne I spend,
when I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God,
I commune as friend with friend!
[Refrain]
4 There are depths of love that I cannot know
till I cross the narrow sea;
there are heights of joy that I may not reach
till I rest in peace with Thee.
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Bible In One Year: Mark 6:1-32, Numbers 14-15
Authors: Pastor E. A. Adeboye and Pastor Folu Adeboye