Genesis 39:21
But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
The concept of God being "with" us is more comforting than perhaps any one-word in all of God's Holy Scripture. Joseph had all the reasons in the world to be bitter, or at the least, depressed. His brothers betrayed him and sold him into slavery. His father rebuked him for his dreams. His master's wife tried to seduce him and, rather than submit to her immoral ways, he stands his ground ... yet, God seems to have rejected his stand for character. Yet, despite all the ill, Joseph had God WITH him. The concept of God WITH us is a central theme throughout Psalms. It is a central theme throughout all of Scripture. The last thing Jesus told His disciples before His ascent was that He would be WITH them always (Matthew 28:20). Sometimes His being with us is via His rod and His staff. Comfort AND Correction are both aspects of God being with us. We must, by faith, rest in His comfort and assurance. He is WITH us.
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