Keep on practicing the Lord's presence

The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all he did to prosper in his hand. - Genesis 39:2-3

When you are conscious of the presence of the Lord in your life, you will experience unmerited, underserved favour in your life! How is that so? When your focus is on Lord Jesus, you will be so consicous of what He has accomplished at the cross that whatever you are going through, you will experience His wisdom and grace in that situation which will cause you to be prosperous in everything you lay your hand on. Only the Lord can place you at the right place and at the right time. He only will cause all things to work together for your good.

The bible tells us Joseph was in Egypt and he had nothing to his name. He had no kins to turn to and definitely no backing to rely on. Yet the bible tells us that Joseph was a prosperous man. How was that possible? I believe Joseph was aware of the Lord's presence in his life. He believed that all things will turn out for his good even when his current circumstances seemed to suggest otherwise. Joesph was sold as a slave to an Egyptian captain of the guard. His master could see that the Lord was with Joseph for whatever Joseph laid his hands on, it prospered. The favour of the Lord worked so mightily in Joseph's life that his master put him in charge of his whole household. The presence of the Lord in Joseph must have made Joseph so attractive that even Potiphar's wife wanted to lie with him. However, Joseph was so conscious of the Lord's presence that he ran away from Potiphar's wife for he had said that it was great wickedness to lie with his master's wife. Joseph, who lived more than four hundred years before the law was given, had the knowing in his heart that commiting adultery was wrong.

The bible also tells us Joshua and Caleb, whom God said in His word that Caleb had a different spirit and had followed Him fully, were the only ones out of the twelve spies who had spied out the land of Canaan to go to the promised land. They were different from the rest of the spies because they were full of the spirit of the Lord. They see God bigger than their enemies so much so that they see their enemies as bread to be eaten. However, the other ten spies saw themselves as grasshoppers in the eyes of their enemies. I personally think that Caleb and Joseph had a strong consciousness of the Lord's presence in their lives. And that consicousness made them bold and strong in the Lord. Even at age eighty five, Caleb said he was as strong as when God sent him to spy out the promised land some forty five years ago.

I believe when we are conscious of the Lord's presence in whatever dealing we are in, we will always emerge victorious. We will prosper for the Lord is pouring forth His favour abundantly into our lives. We shall be the head and not the tail for the good Lord is continuously working miracles in our lives. Give thanks to the Jesus and praise Him for He had already completed the complete work of redemption at the cross for us. Hallelujah!