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The Topic of Chuck Swindoll Daily Devotional 11 Th July 2023 Is “The Test of Integrity”.
Scriptures: Genesis 47:18–25
TODAY’S INSIGHT – 11TH JULY 2023.
So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. All the Egyptians sold him their fields because the famine was so severe, and soon all the land belonged to Pharaoh. As for the people, he made them all slaves, from one end of Egypt to the other. The only land he did not buy was the land belonging to the priests. They received an allotment of food directly from Pharaoh, so they didn’t need to sell their land. (Genesis 47:20–22)
The people came to Joseph with their hands empty and open, and he responded by upholding their dignity and treating them with respect. And keep in mind, he had everything, but they had nothing. “Our money is gone! Our food is gone!” They were completely at Joseph’s mercy.
He didn’t shrug his shoulders and give them a handout. He didn’t put them on welfare. Instead, he told them to bring him what they had—their livestock—and in exchange he would give them food.
A year later, with the famine still going strong, all of their livestock were gone, and they were back on their knees with their hands empty and open, saying, “Help us, Joseph. What do we do now? Buy our land for food. Buy us—we will serve Pharaoh. Only help us get through these awful years.” In their desperation, they put themselves entirely at Joseph’s mercy.
What is striking is that Joseph did not abuse that power—not once! God had raised him up from slavery, and he never forgot how marvelous a deliverance that was. To whom much has been given, much is required.
Arthur Gordon, writing for a national periodical, says this about the importance of personal integrity:
Year after year businessmen study college records, screen applicants, and offer special inducement to proven people. What are they after, really? Brains? Energy? Know-how? These things are desirable, sure. But they will carry a person only so far. If he is to move to the top and be entrusted with command decisions, there must be a plus factor, something that takes mere ability and doubles or trebles its effectiveness. To describe this magic characteristic there is only one word: integrity.1
Integrity keeps your eyes on your own paper during the test. Integrity makes you record and submit only true figures on your expense account. Integrity keeps your personal life pure and straight. Integrity restrains us from taking unfair advantage of others.
About Chuck Swindoll Daily Devotional “Today’s Insight”.
Today’s Insight is written by Chucks Swindoll. Chuck Swindoll has devoted his life to the accurate, practical teaching and application of God’s Word and His grace. Since 1988 he has served as the founder and senior pastor-teacher of Stonebriar Community Church in Texas, but his listening audience extends far beyond a local church body. The radio broadcast of this devotional program has aired for more than 35 years. Read more.
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