As we've studied the life of Joseph with Scott Pauline, we've learned that this study isn't necessarily about Joseph, but instead about the God who was with Joseph, even in the darkest of circumstances.

As you look at your own circumstances through the eyes

of faith, do you recognize God's presence? Oh, that we could learn to live in the presence of God.

Be sure to stay tuned after today's study to learn more about Scott's book on the life of Joseph,

entitled The Lord was with Joseph.

If you were to take Genesis chapters 42 to 47 and read them in one setting, I'd recommend

you to do that, Genesis 42 through 47, read them in one setting and then say, we're going to boil

all of this down, this story of Joseph down to one word. What would the word be? I'd like to give

you the word today. It is the word forgive. Forgive. We're talking about how this man served the Lord in his difficulty.

We've learned that he did what he could right where he was.

He ministered to others.

He waited on God.

He refused to get stuck in his past.

But let's really get down to the nitty gritty.

This is where it gets a little sticky.

This is where it gets hard, frankly.

He chose to forgive. Remember I said he refused and there's a refusing and a choosing in life. Well,

he refused to get stuck in his past and then he had to choose intentionally, on purpose, to forgive

those who had done him wrong. And if you'll read those chapters slowly and meditatively,

you'll see this spirit of forgiveness woven through the whole thing.

But I think probably in those chapters,

the greatest summary of that forgiveness is in Joseph's own words.

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