Blessed For Joseph's Sake
Ge 39:5 So it was, from the time that he had made him overseer of his house and all that he had, that the LORD BLESSED THE EGYPTIAN'S HOUSE FOR JOSEPH'S SAKE; and the blessing of the LORD was on all that he had in the house and in the field.
The Egyptian here whose name is identified as Potiphar (you will know if you read the entirety of the chapter) was blessed not because he earned it. Not because he deserved it. Not because he worked hard for it. No, he was blessed by God on account of Joseph. The reason for his being blessed lies in someone else not him.
Many have yet to learn that God can bless someone not because of who and what they are, but simply and entirely because of another. This is nothing but the rudiment of salvation!
Many attempt to earn God's blessing of salvation through religious efforts, charitable works and great sacrifices. This could never be.
God only saves sinners like us not because of what we do but because of the greater Joseph, the Lord Jesus Christ. It was He who died on the cross and earned and made salvation available for us for free.
Now, all we have to do is receive it by faith in Him. And if you do receive it, you will be saved not because of you but because of Jesus!
