Day after day Potiphar\u2019s wife tried to seduce Joseph, but he said no. He gave her no time, no attention, no chitchat, and no reason for hope. \u2018He did not heed her, to lie with her or to be with her.\u2019<\/i> (Genesis 39:10 NKJV) In today\u2019s framework: when she called, he didn\u2019t answer the phone; when she texted, he didn\u2019t text back; when she showed up, he \u2018fled and ran outside.\u2019<\/i> (Genesis 39:12 NKJV) <\/p>\n
In a culture that uses phrases like \u2018consenting adults\u2019 and \u2018sexual rights\u2019, we forget how immorality destroys the lives of people who aren\u2019t in the bedroom. Max Lucado writes: \u2018Years ago a friend gave me this counsel: \u201cMake a list of all the lives you would affect by your sexual immorality.\u201d I did. Every so often I reread it. \u201cMy wife Denalyn. My three daughters. My son-in-law. My yet-to-be-born granddaughter. Every person who has ever read one of my books or heard one of my sermons. My publishing team. Our church staff.\u201d The list reminds me: One act of carnality is a poor exchange for a lifetime of lost legacy.\u2019 <\/p>\n
Joseph\u2019s primary reason for saying no to Potiphar\u2019s wife was\u2014God. \u2018How\u2026 can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?\u2019<\/i> (Genesis 39:9 NKJV) <\/p>\n
The lesson we learn from Joseph is surprisingly simple: do what pleases God. <\/p>\n
When a friend offers you a joint of marijuana: do what pleases God. <\/p>\n
When your mates show you a way to cheat: do what pleases God. <\/p>\n
When the temptation to watch pornography is great: do what pleases God. <\/p>\n
\u2018How can I please God?\u2019 you ask. \u2018Do what is right as a sacrifice to the Lord and trust the Lord.\u2019<\/i> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Day after day Potiphar\u2019s wife tried to seduce Joseph, but he said no. He gave her no time, no attention, no chitchat, and no reason for hope. \u2018He did not heed her, to lie with her or to be with her.\u2019 (Genesis 39:10 NKJV) In today\u2019s framework: when she called, he didn\u2019t answer the phone; […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1233"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1233\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}