The Desire Of God
As I look back on this year of 2007, I am really noticing how much time I spend doing things that I think please God and bring a delight to his heart. But I think that I have missed it. I have been thinking on and dwelling on the life of Joseph in the Bible. His story in the Bible starts off with all kinds of info about dreams and visions from God. All good correct...yes...God gives us dreams from Him to pursue...
Fast forward. Joseph is sold into slavery and along the way is bought by a man named Potiphar who gives him a role of authority and makes him ruler over his household. Joseph is second in command. People are bowing to him. His dreams are starting to come true. He could have just become content with that and went on with life as normal. But he doesn't...
Potiphars wife tries to get him to commit adultery with her....day after day she nagged him until he just runs away!....That is awesome!....now most of us would think that God was so proud of Joseph because he had made it to the top in Egypt. He had a good job, good money, etc. but most importantly, the dream he received from God, looked like it was coming true....
I tend to think that in reality, to God it wasn't a big deal that Joseph was leading in Egypt. Maybe it was part of God's plan in those dreams, but I think more importantly, and this is the image that I get, that Jesus was standing in heaven and applauding Joseph when he ran from evil. The desire of God was coming alive, not in the fulfilment of a dream, but in a man who was so in love with God, that the commands of God were being lived out...obedience to flee sin....
So I end by saying, and take this in the context of what I am saying (God does want you to do great things for him and fulfill the dreams he gives you....I am not saying that), but think about the idea that God is more concerned with who you are becoming than what you are doing. Pursue his dreams and callings in life, but along the way, don't lose the character and ways of God that are in you....
Fast forward. Joseph is sold into slavery and along the way is bought by a man named Potiphar who gives him a role of authority and makes him ruler over his household. Joseph is second in command. People are bowing to him. His dreams are starting to come true. He could have just become content with that and went on with life as normal. But he doesn't...
Potiphars wife tries to get him to commit adultery with her....day after day she nagged him until he just runs away!....That is awesome!....now most of us would think that God was so proud of Joseph because he had made it to the top in Egypt. He had a good job, good money, etc. but most importantly, the dream he received from God, looked like it was coming true....
I tend to think that in reality, to God it wasn't a big deal that Joseph was leading in Egypt. Maybe it was part of God's plan in those dreams, but I think more importantly, and this is the image that I get, that Jesus was standing in heaven and applauding Joseph when he ran from evil. The desire of God was coming alive, not in the fulfilment of a dream, but in a man who was so in love with God, that the commands of God were being lived out...obedience to flee sin....
So I end by saying, and take this in the context of what I am saying (God does want you to do great things for him and fulfill the dreams he gives you....I am not saying that), but think about the idea that God is more concerned with who you are becoming than what you are doing. Pursue his dreams and callings in life, but along the way, don't lose the character and ways of God that are in you....
posted by A. Miller at
6:06 AM
1 Comments:
Andy,
This is so good! Thank you so much. I had a great time with you, Rachel and Tyson last week. It was GREAT to see you again. I will be back to your blog often. I enjoy what you have to say.
Thanks on all the encouragement with the adoption. I am so glad you guys are back!!!!!!!!!
xoxoxo...vickie
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