Genesis 39 is the story of Joseph and Potiphar’s wife. This is the original desperate housewife
story. Potiphar buys Joseph as a slave
and places him in charge over the entire household. Potiphar’s wife takes notice of the young,
handsome man in her house and she attempts to seduce Joseph. At every turn Joseph refuses her
advances. One day Potiphar’s wife sets
her trap. She sends everyone out of the
house so that she and Joseph are home alone.
She grabs Joseph and brazenly demands that he take her to bed. Joseph flees leaving his cloak in her
hand. When Potiphar returns his wife
lies about the events of the day resulting in Joseph being sent to prison.
There is a moral to this story that we can benefit
from. We should flee temptations and
fight sins. Too often we do the
opposite. It is foolish to try and fight
temptations. An alcoholic should not sit
in a bar and resist the urge, instead he/she should flee from the bar as
quickly as possible. When faced with
temptation it is time to retreat. Sins are
different. We should stand and fight
sins tooth and nail. It is not wise to
hide from our sins or to try and run away from our sins. Fleeing will not make the sin go away. When there is sin in our lives we need to
gather allies, pray hard, meditate on scripture, and fight until the sin is
defeated. So, the moral of today’s
lesson is to flee temptations and fight sins.
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