Date: August 15, 2012 10:43 PM
Topic: +DEV+ Jesus: The Sinless Servant
Jesus: The Sinless Servant
"She caught him by his cloak and said, 'Come to bed with me!' But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house." (Genesis 39:12)
Scripture Focus: Genesis 39
When sold as a slave, Joseph probably had to stand naked while potential buyers calculated his value. In much the same way, Jesus was stripped and nailed to a cross while onlookers mocked Him. Imagine being sold as a slave. You've lost your family and friends; life looks hopeless. Instead of adopting a victim's mentality, Joseph thrived as a faithful servant in Potiphar's household. Seduced by his master's wife, the young man might have rationalized sin. Rather, he said, "How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God" (Genesis 39:9)?
Jesus, too, was sorely tempted. Unlike the first Adam who sinned against God and His Word in the luxury of a garden, Jesus stood by God's Word in the wilderness of a desert (Matthew 4:1-11). Like Jesus, Joseph was falsely accused. Unwilling to sin against Potiphar or to defend himself, Joseph was found guilty and imprisoned. I've often wondered if Potiphar knew Joseph was innocent, just as Pontius Pilate said of Jesus, "I find no fault in this man" (Luke 23:4, KJV).
Insight: "God Made Him Who Had No Sin To Be Sin For Us, So That In Him We Might Become The Righteousness Of God" (2 Corinthians 5:21).
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