“Now his master saw that the Lord was with [Joseph] and how the Lord caused all that he did to prosper in his hand.”

As I’m writing this I’m also doing a study on 1 Peter. The above sentence reminded me of the household code in 1 Peter chapters 2 and 3. In 1 Peter the author instruct slaves to honor their masters, wives to submit to their husbands, and for everyone to respect the authorities. The purpose of honoring, submitting and respecting was so that the people in positions of worldly power could see Christ living in the Christian and know that Christianity was a good thing.

We have an excellent example of this in Genesis 39. Joseph is living a life of honor, submission, and respect. Through this example God was revealed to his slave master, Potiphar.

We need to maintain attitudes of respect so the world around us can see Christ living in us.

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