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Run, Run, Run

Genesis 39:6-12 (New International Version) " So he left in Joseph's care everything he had; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome, and after a while his master's wife took notice of Joseph and said, "Come to bed with me!" But he refused. "With me in charge," he told her, "my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care. No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?" And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her. One day he went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the household servants was inside. She caught him by his cloak and said, "Come to bed with me!" But he left h

Fear not for I am with you

I thought I'd share this David Jerimiah devotional with you. It's a cute story with a built in truth about our children's innocence and our adult fears. Thank Goodness for Protection Fear not, for I am with you. Isaiah 43:5 Recommended Reading Isaiah 43:1-5 http://www.turningpointonline.org/site/R?i=Wv6jkkySXkMavY4ogPj-ZA.. Last summer, a Canadian family celebrated their son's third birthday with a camping trip to a popular park in British Columbia. One day during their stay, the boy's parents thought he was playing with other children. When they realized he was missing, a frantic search ensued. According to the subsequent report of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the boy had ridden his toy truck into a swiftly-flowing river. The river swept the boy, still on the truck, downstream for nearly eight miles. It was a two-hour trip; and the boy, when he was discovered, seemed to have enjoyed himself. He rode his truck down the river like a raft. "He w