Text: Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance. 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, “Behold, because of me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my charge. He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?” And as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie beside her or to be with her. (Gen 39:6b-10)

Context, Context, Context: Already at this point, Joseph had been betrayed by his brothers, sold into slavery, sold to Potiphar, and more. But here’s the thing: God was with him. The Lord saw it all. And the Lord was using Joseph for purposes of providence.

Teaching: Joseph kept short accounts with God. He knew the Lord savingly. Joseph was not impressed by Joseph. Joseph’s boast was in the Lord.

Encouragement/takeaway: When Potiphar’s wife framed Joseph, when she enticed him, when she lied about him, etc. Joseph trusted the Lord for vindication and for the truth to be revealed. Should not we do the same?