The Kingdom Agenda: Life Under God by Tony Evans

Author:Tony Evans [Evans, Evans]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Published: 2013-09-12T04:00:00+00:00

Maintain Moral Purity

But trouble was brewing in the house of the master, Potiphar. Potiphar’s wife looked at Joseph, who was handsome (see v.  6), and threw herself at him. But Joseph said, “How then could I do this great evil, and sin against God?” (v. 9).

What was Joseph doing? Maintaining his moral purity. He was a handsome, well-built man. But that did not give him a right to prey on women. If you’re a single man, you may be God’s gift to one woman. But until you find her, you should not mess with other women. Even though he had the opportunity, Joseph was committed to godly standards for his life. So if you’re a single man, don’t give God this line, “Well, God, you made me a man. You know how I operate.” Yes, God made you a man. And when He saved you, He made you a Christian man. That means you’re not like other men.

Joseph got thrown into prison for maintaining his standards. But even in prison, “the LORD was with Joseph” (v. 21). Even if you’re having a hard time as a single person, if the Lord is with you, He can turn a jailhouse into a party. Joseph stayed faithful to God through two years in prison (see Genesis 41:1), and the result was that God brought him out and gave him a wife at the age of thirty and made him the second-highest ruler in Egypt (see Genesis 41:45–46). Joseph wound up running the show in Egypt because he stayed true to God in his singleness.

I’ve talked with and counseled enough individuals to know that it can be tough being single. It may mean avoiding movies or television shows that inflame your passions or feed your frustration at not being married. But a Christian single can find fulfillment in the Lord.

Many singles feel like their lives are in a holding pattern. I’ve flown enough to know what it’s like for the pilot to come on the intercom and announce that the plane has been denied permission to land for whatever reason. Holding patterns are very frustrating because you are helpless. One time when this happened to me, it seemed like we had been circling for hours. I kept looking at my watch and then looking out the window to see if there was any indication that we were moving closer to the earth. After enough time of going back and forth between my wrist and the window, I decided that I would do some work I had brought with me. Before long, I got so involved with what I was doing that I forgot we were still in a holding pattern.

Single Christian, God had so much for you to do while you are waiting for a mate. And He can satisfy you so fully with what you are doing that you literally forget what you feel like you are missing out on.

I couldn’t control how long the pilot kept us in the sky. But I could control what I did with the time I was up there.

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