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Sunday March 9, 2025 – Being a slave and a prisoner were irrelevant!

Posted on March 9, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Genesis 40:6-7  When Joseph came to them the next morning, he saw that they were dejected. So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so sad today?” Have you … Continue reading →

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Saturday March 8, 2025 – The lesson of shackles and chains for us

Posted on March 8, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Psalm 105:17-19  and He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.  They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in irons, till what he foretold came to pass, till the word of the LORD proved … Continue reading →

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Friday March 7, 2025 – When temptation comes…

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Genesis 39:9  “No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?” The … Continue reading →

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Sunday January 5, 2025 – The impact of our perceptions

Posted on January 5, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Genesis 50:15  When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?” Have you ever considered how dependent we … Continue reading →

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Tuesday December 24, 2024 – Christmas Eve – Mary’s ‘scandalous’ pregnancy

Posted on December 24, 2024 by Don Schmidt

Luke 1:34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” We are thrilled with the birth of Jesus and the miracle of a virgin giving birth to the Christ as foretold by Isaiah.  But have … Continue reading →

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Wednesday October 9, 2024 – How to respond to unjust suffering…

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Don Schmidt

1 Peter 2:19  For it is commendable if a man bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God. We have a tendency to expect positive results when we do the right thing.  Nothing wrong … Continue reading →

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Tuesday October 8, 2024 – Things happen…How will we respond?

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Don Schmidt

Genesis 37:36  Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard. Life is filled with all kinds of experiences – many good, some not-so-good, and some downright awful.  I think at … Continue reading →

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Monday October 7, 2024 – It was God’s plan for him!

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Don Schmidt

Genesis 42:21 They said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that’s why this distress has … Continue reading →

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Tuesday June 9, 2015

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Don Schmidt

Genesis 41:1  When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream. “Did Joseph spend two more years in prison due to a cupbearer’s faulty memory?”  Isn’t that a great question?  A companion question to it is, “Did God intend … Continue reading →

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Monday June 8, 2015

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Don Schmidt

Genesis 40:23  The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him. Today’s devotional is special to me because it describes an insight that became clear to me while writing it, regarding Joseph’s response to his experience with the … Continue reading →

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