JOSEPHS JOURNEY: RUN JOSEPH RUN

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JOSEPHS JOURNEY RUN JOSEPH RUN Genesis 391
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So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth
it shall not return to me empty, but it shall
accomplish that which I purpose, and shall
succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
- Isaiah 5511
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Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance.
- Genesis 2917
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He was well-built and handsome.
- The Jewish Publication Society
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was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to
be tempted by the devil.
- Matthew 41
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And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
from evil.
- Matthew 613
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flee youthful passions and pursue
righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with
those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
- II Timothy 222
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For I know my transgressions and my sin is ever
before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight
- Psalm 513 - 4
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A CAT scan of his soul reveals no spiritual
malignancies anywhere. There is not a trace of
the cancers of hatred and bitterness or
vindictiveness no matter how close we look.
- Kent Hughes, Genesis Beginning and Blessing,
page 459
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One reason we resist temptation is because of the
overwhelming sense we have of Gods goodness and
grace in our lives.
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Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall
be the father of a multitude of nations.  No
longer shall your name be called Abram, but your
name shall be Abraham,  for I have made you the
father of a multitude of nations.  I will make
you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make you
into nations, and kings shall come from you.  And
I will establish my covenant between me and you
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and your offspring after you throughout their
generations for an everlasting covenant, to be
God to you and to your offspring after you.  And
I will give to you and to your offspring after
you the land of your sojourning, all the land of
Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and I will
be their God
- Genesis 174 - 8
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And now do not be distressed or angry with
yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent
me before you to preserve life.
- Genesis 455
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God is quite unreal to us, he loses all reality,
and only desire for the creature is real the
only reality is the devil. Satan does not fill us
with hatred of God, but with forgetfulness of
GodThe power of clear discrimination and of
decision are taken from us.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Creation and Fall and
Temptation
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• Recognize your own vulnerability
• Build a Biblical and ethical framework to which
  you are committed
• Avoid places where you are more prone to face
  temptation
• Ask a friend to make you accountable
• Pray