In Charge, In Touch (Part 2 of 3)
Truth For Life Daily Program
Alistair Begg
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🗓️ 5 February 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Did you know that it’s possible to be highly educated yet considered a fool by God’s standards? Study along with Truth For Life as Alistair Begg explains why biblical wisdom has nothing to do with your years of experience or the number of degrees earned.
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| 0:00.0 | Did you know it's possible to be highly educated and yet still be a fool by God's standards? |
| 0:30.3 | Today on Truth for Life we'll learn why biblical wisdom has nothing to do with the number of degrees you've earned. |
| 0:37.2 | Alistair Begg is teaching the story of Joseph found in Genesis 41. |
| 0:42.0 | We're focusing on verses 41 through 57. |
| 0:49.5 | It is one thing for Joseph to be able to handle the pit, but is he going to be able to handle |
| 0:56.3 | the pinnacle? We know that he can live in subservience and in the menial responsibilities |
| 1:04.5 | that have been his, but can he live in this position of great authority? Can you? Many a man or a girl who has done well in the |
| 1:17.7 | menial has floundered in the realm of success. Fourth observation is this. |
| 1:28.4 | It is one thing to be able to enter in to Joseph's disasters and his discouragements. |
| 1:38.2 | It's quite another thing for us to be able to share his joy and his prosperity. |
| 1:44.6 | In fact, the principle is generally true. |
| 1:49.7 | Most, if not all of us, have some spirit of empathy in us for those who are going through |
| 1:55.1 | difficult days. |
| 1:57.4 | Should we not write a card? |
| 1:59.4 | Should we not send a flower? Should we not send a flower? |
| 2:01.3 | Make a call. |
| 2:03.8 | Ring on the phone. |
| 2:05.4 | After all, our dear friends are in the dungeon. |
| 2:08.4 | Our dear friends are in difficulty. |
| 2:10.4 | Our dear friends are here. |
| 2:12.7 | And that is right. |
| 2:13.7 | For the Bible says we should weep with those who weep. |
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