Attitude – Stepping in the Light

“And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?” Genesis 40:7

Joseph was in prison. His brothers had sold him to a band of Midianites, and the Midianites sold him as a slave to Potiphar, the captain of the guard for Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Potiphar’s wife had lied about Joseph, and Potiphar had thrown him in prison. Before long, the keeper of the prison began to give Joseph responsibilities within the prison. One day, when Joseph saw two of Pharaoh’s officers who were imprisoned there, he thought that they looked sad. He asked them, “Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?” Try to put yourself in Joseph’s situation. He was many miles from home. His brothers had sold him into slavery and told their father that he was dead. He was in prison. It seems that he would have had every excuse to be sad, and the same was true of the other prisoners. They had been doing important jobs for Pharaoh and had lost them because of something that they had done. But instead of being sad and depressed, Joseph was happy. In spite of the circumstances, he not only kept his own spirits up, but he was determined to keep everyone else around him encouraged!

How is your attitude today? Are you happy? Is it obvious? You can be happy today if you decide to be. Why not let Joseph’s example challenge you to always have a great attitude?

Morning: Genesis 39-40

Evening: Matthew 11

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“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” Psalm 119:105

If you were to find yourself walking down a path in the dark of night with only an old-fashioned lantern to light the way, you wouldn’t be able to see very far ahead. You would be able to see just enough of the pathway to know which direction to take your next step and enough of the ground to choose the best place for your feet. When it comes to our daily lives, God’s Word is a lot like that lantern. It will not show us the whole path at once, but it is exactly what we need to help us decide how to take the next step.

The Bible is our source of spiritual light, and if we consistently seek God’s direction as we read from its pages, we will always have enough light for our next step along the pathway of life. It is then that we are, in the words of an old gospel song, “stepping in the light.”

The goal of this devotional guide is to encourage you to spend time in the Word of God each day. Reading the passages listed at the bottom of the page will take you all the way through the Bible in one year. The devotional thought for each day is taken from a text within that day’s reading, so even that small daily portion of reading will take you on a journey through God’s Word. It is my prayer that this guide would help you to walk closer to the Lord and that you will find yourself taking each step in the light of His Word.