1. Joseph's life in Potiphar's house (1-6a)

Joseph was only 17 when he was sold as a slave and taken in shackles to a foreign land. He was sold to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's officials. He wept bitterly (42:21; Ps 105:18), but he turned his life over to God, and God was with him. He had a language problem, and he had no friends. But God was with him and he prospered. He lived before God, not before men (Eph 6:5-8). He became Potiphar's attendant; finally, he was put in charge of everything Potiphar owned.

2. Potiphar's wife (6b-23)

Joseph was handsome and well-built, and Potiphar's wife tried to seduce him. He could have been tempted by his own lust, pride, a desire for revenge or by ambition. But he lived before God and he rejected her. She made the victim into the criminal and had him put in prison. It looked like doing what was right only got him into trouble. But he did not doubt God's love.

Application: Lord, help me to live before you. Be with me as you were with Joseph.
One Word: The Lord was with Joseph