The Way of Escape!
Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.
And it came to pass after these things that his master’s
wife cast longing eyes on Joseph,
and she said,
“Lie with me.”
Genesis 39: 6-7
Christians are familiar with the promise in 1 Corinthians 10:13
that
God provides a way of escape when we face temptation.
What we don’t often consider is sometimes the way of escape
is our feet! Sometimes fleeing temptation is the way to avoid
succumbing to it (2 Timothy 2:22).
In Egypt, Joseph was made chief steward in the house of
Potiphar, a royal official. Potiphar turned over to Joseph
management of his house, servants, and possessions. All
Potiphar did was show up for meals.
Joseph took care of
everything else (Genesis 39:6).
Being “handsome in form and appearance,” Joseph soon
caught the eye of Potiphar’s wife who tried to seduce him.
But Joseph refused and fled, refusing to sin against God
(Genesis
39:9).
When Potiphar’s wife accused Joseph of disloyalty to
her husband, Potiphar threw
Joseph in prison. Though
unjustly accused and imprisoned, Joseph’s conscience
before God was clear.
The next time you face a temptation
see if God’s way of escape involves
you fleeing the scene.
"Holiness is not freedom from temptation,
but power to overcome temptation."
G. Campbell Morgan
