Morning, April 22
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God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.  — Acts 5:31
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The LORD was with Joseph and continued to show his kindness to him...
— Genesis 39:21 ERV

In the first phase of his life, Joseph was spiritually immature. He was favored by his father Jacob, and Joseph failed to realize the effect it had on his brothers. Hence, when he was given two dreams that symbolically foretold his future—a future of leadership over Egypt and his family—he foolishly bragged his family about them. As a result, he incurred the wrath of his brothers.

In the second phase of his life, Joseph embarked upon a spiritual journey. It began when his jealous brothers sold him into slavery in Egypt. Although his life was hard and difficult, it was also positive. It was positive because it was there, in Potiphar's house and in prison, that he learned what he would need to know for what was to come.

In the third phase, Joseph came into the fulfillment of his destiny. He interpreted Pharaoh's dreams and was made the second in command in all of Egypt. Everything he learned as a slave now came into play. Further, his dreams were fulfilled when his brothers came and bowed before him.

Our verse for today tells us something about Joseph's second phase of life. Although he was in prison in Egypt at the time, the Lord was still with him and continued to show him kindness. Although he had not yet achieved his destiny, the Lord was kind to him by making him the head of the prison.

Maybe you're in the second phase of your life right now. Maybe it's just as hard for you as it was for Joseph. Nevertheless, the Lord promises to never fail us nor leave us (Deuteronomy 31:8). Even if we can't see the bigger picture that the Lord is painting, we can trust that He has a purpose for us—even in the waiting.
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Old Testament Reading
2 Samuel 4, 5, 6


2 Samuel 4 -- The Murder of Ish-bosheth

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2 Samuel 5 -- David Becomes King over All Israel, Defeats the Philistines

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2 Samuel 6 -- The Ark Is Brought to Jerusalem

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New Testament Reading
Luke 18:18-43


Luke 18 -- Parables of the Persistent Widow, Pharisee and Tax Collector; The Rich Young Ruler; The Healing of a Blind Beggar

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Reading Plan Courtesy of Christian Classics Etherial Library.
Tyndale Life Application Daily Devotion
Don't befriend angry people
        or associate with hot-tempered people,
or you will learn to be like them
        and endanger your soul.
Insight
People tend to become like those with whom they spend a lot of time. Even the negative characteristics sometimes rub off. The Bible exhorts us to be cautious in our choice of companions.
Challenge
Choose people with characteristics you would like to develop in your own life.
Morning and Evening by Spurgeon
Acts 5:31  Him hath God exalted.

Jesus, our Lord, once crucified, dead and buried, now sits upon the throne of glory. The highest place that heaven affords is his by undisputed right. It is sweet to remember that the exaltation of Christ in heaven is a representative exaltation. He is exalted at the Father's right hand, and though as Jehovah he had eminent glories, in which finite creatures cannot share, yet as the Mediator, the honors which Jesus wears in heaven are the heritage of all the saints. It is delightful to reflect how close is Christ's union with his people. We are actually one with him; we are members of his body; and his exaltation is our exaltation. He will give us to sit upon his throne, even as he has overcome, and is set down with his Father on his throne; he has a crown, and he gives us crowns too; he has a throne, but he is not content with having a throne to himself, on his right hand there must be his queen, arrayed in "gold of Ophir." He cannot be glorified without his bride. Look up, believer, to Jesus now; let the eye of your faith behold him with many crowns upon his head; and remember that you will one day be like him, when you shall see him as he is; you shall not be so great as he is, you shall not be so divine, but still you shall, in a measure, share the same honors, and enjoy the same happiness and the same dignity which he possesses. Be content to live unknown for a little while, and to walk your weary way through the fields of poverty, or up the hills of affliction; for by-and-by you shall reign with Christ, for he has "made us kings and priests unto God, and we shall reign forever and ever." Oh!, wonderful thought for the children of God! We have Christ for our glorious representative in heaven's courts now, and soon he will come and receive us to himself, to be with him there, to behold his glory, and to share his joy.

Daily Light on the Daily Path
Leviticus 1:3,4  'If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer it, a male without defect; he shall offer it at the doorway of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the LORD. • 'He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.

Genesis 22:8  Abraham said, "God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." So the two of them walked on together.

John 1:29  The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

Hebrews 10:10  By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Matthew 20:28  just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."

John 10:18  "No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father."

Hosea 14:4  I will heal their apostasy, I will love them freely, For My anger has turned away from them.

Galatians 2:20  "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

2 Corinthians 5:21  He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

Ephesians 1:6  to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.

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