“How to Avoid Temptation (Genesis 39)” | 7/25/2021
Genesis 39 | 7/25/21 | Will DuVal
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The new 495 hp, 0-60 in 2.9 seconds, Chevy Corvette Stingray (Oooh! y’all seen those?!)
Staying in bed ALL weekend long, binge-watching “Gilmore Girls”...
A Chick-fil-A cookies-n-cream milkshake.
What are YOU most “TEMPTED” by? Is it...
Stuff? (“things”)
Sustenance? (food & drink indulgences)
Stimulants? (caffeine, alcohol, nicotine)
Stimula-TION? (the constant need to be occupied; you can’t put work down, can’t put your phone down…)
Or... Sloth? (a persistent desire to just “veg out”)
Support? (do you NEED to be “liked”)
Status? (do you need to feel “important”)
SEX?
What is your vice of choice? That thing that you KNOW you shouldn’t indulge in, but you just can’t seem to HELP yourself? We’ve all GOT one, or MORE. 1 John 1:8 says, “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves” We ALL fall prey to temptation, every single DAY. And yet, God unequivocally calls us to RESIST temptation (btw - that’s the word I SHOULD have used in your bulletin titles; temptation itself is UN-avoidable; we WILL be tempted in this life; the question is: will we RESIST it, or GIVE IN to it?). James 1:12 says “Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.”
And that’s really what temptation boils down to, isn’t it? A battle of competing LOVES? To resist the temptation to materialism - spending all my money on MYSELF - I’ve got to love others enough to be generous. To resist the temptation to eat a Chick-fil-A milkshake every day (but Sundays), I have to love my KIDS enough to wanna stick around until their high school graduation before I clog all my arteries up.
Do I love GOD, and intimacy with HIM, more than this worldly temptation at hand?
This morning, we’re back in Genesis, ch39, if you want to turn there in your Bibles (if you don’t HAVE a Bible, we’d love to give you one, at the Info Bar), and we’re talking about TEMPTATION. Last week, in ch38, we observed a great example of how NOT to resist temptation, in the life of JUDAH, Israel’s fourth son. But in ch39, his younger brother Joseph offers us a POSITIVE example, and NINE practical TIPS for resisting temptation. And I’ll just warn you up front: if last week with Judah and Tamar was like an episode of “Jerry Springer”; this story with Joseph and Mrs. Potiphar could be straight out of Desperate Housewives. She was the original “desperate housewife”.
But once again, this story isn’t just practical; it’s also prophetic. If ALL you walk away with this morning is a pep talk to “go be more like Joseph”, I would be setting you up as your pastor for UTTER failure. Because you can win 1,000 battles over temptation this week, but if you slip up and lose just ONE, guess what? The Bible says now you are TOTALLY disqualified from inheriting eternal life, on your own merit. Because God doesn’t grade on a curve. A 1,000-win, 1-loss record means you MISS the playoffs, miss Heaven. Heaven is a perfect place, for perfect, sin-LESS people.
Friends: you and I need so much more than a good example, for resisting sin; we need an EMANCIPATOR, to free us from sin’s GRIP on our hearts.
We don’t just need a model of righteousness; we need a MEDIATOR, to IMPUTE HIS righteousness TO us, when we have none of our own.
And praise God, this story is NOT just practical; it prophetically foreshadows a BETTER Joseph to come. One who wouldn’t just run away from the clouds of temptation, but who faced the storm, endured it, and CONQUERED it, so that He might fill US with His very own power OVER temptation and sin.
Would you stand… Genesis ch.39:
“Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, had bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there. 2 The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 His master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord caused all that he did to succeed in his hands. 4 So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had. 5 From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had, the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had, in house and field. 6 So he left all that he had in Joseph's charge, and because of him he had no concern about anything but the food he ate.
Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance. 7 And after a time his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, “Lie with me.” 8 But he refused and said to his master's wife, “Behold, because of me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my charge. 9 He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?” 10 And as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie beside her or to be with her.
11 But one day, when he went into the house to do his work and none of the men of the house was there in the house, 12 she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But he left his garment in her hand and fled and got out of the house. 13 And as soon as she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled out of the house, 14 she called to the men of her household and said to them, “See, he has brought among us a Hebrew to laugh at us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice. 15 And as soon as he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried out, he left his garment beside me and fled and got out of the house.” 16 Then she laid up his garment by her until his master came home, 17 and she told him the same story, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought among us, came in to me to laugh at me. 18 But as soon as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment beside me and fled out of the house.”
19 As soon as his master heard the words that his wife spoke to him, “This is the way your servant treated me,” his anger was kindled. 20 And Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison. 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. 22 And the keeper of the prison put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever was done there, he was the one who did it. 23 The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph's charge, because the Lord was with him. And whatever he did, the Lord made it succeed.” This is the word of the Lord…
9 Practical Tips for Resisting Temptation, and 1 Prophetic HOPE for Defeating it.
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#1 - Remember God’s PRESENCE. (vv1-2)
You remember when we left off in ch37, Joseph’s 10 jealous, vengeful older brothers had sold him into slavery and then LIED to their father Israel about it. Well, we pick up here in ch39 and read “Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh… had bought him from the Ishmaelites...”
So the first temptation facing Joseph is to DESPAIR. That’s what his father Israel did back in ch37 when he thought that Joseph had died - he lost all hope. But God’s word assures us that as believers, we are never completely without hope, because God has promised no matter WHAT, never to leave us or forsake us.
And we read in v2 that “The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man”. Joseph had every reason to whine and complain, to blame his brothers and even GOD, over his situation: “God, how COULD you?! Why ME, God?” But instead, Joseph assumes that if God’s got him in slavery all the way down here in Egypt, it must be for a good reason, even if he’s not sure WHY just yet. And Joseph decides that come what may, God’s presence with Him, will be enough for him.
Brothers and sisters, when WE are tempted, we need to remember that GOD is WITH us. And God’s presence means 2 things for us, practically:
First, God is sufficient. In the moment of temptation, we’ve got to ask ourselves: do I NEED that new expensive pair of shoes, that second glass of wine, that “like” on Facebook - do I NEED it in order to be happy? Or is God enough for me?
But Secondly, and even more significantly, God’s presence proves that God is SYMPATHETIC. “The Lord was WITH Joseph” in Egypt, but in an even more powerful and personal way, God came to be WITH us - “Immanuel” - in the person of JESUS. Hebrews 4:15 assures us that “we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.” Not only is that temptation you’re facing common to OTHERS - 1 Corinthians 10:13 says, “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man”; Satan wants to deceive us into make excuses for our sin because we convince ourselves that we’re somehow SPECIAL; that no one else could possibly understand, has ever been UP against, MY temptation - Scripture says: “It’s not unique.” Your temptation is common to man, AND it was shared by the SON of Man, JESUS, the Son of GOD! You think JESUS wasn’t tempted to cut corners at work? To visit the town brothel? To share the latest gossip, to prove he was “in the know”? Jesus was tempted in EVERY respect as we are, yet WITHOUT SIN!
Moreover, Hebrews 2:18 promises that “because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.” God was SO sympathetic to our plight, he SO desired to HELP us, because of the great LOVE with which he LOVED us, that he allowed his only son to SUFFER death on the cross, in order to provide a way of escape to you and me, when we are tempted. The REST of 1 Corinthians 10:13 declares: “God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” THAT’s what God’s presence with us, in our temptation, means for you and me, practically. He is sufficient. And he is sympathetic.
#2 - An excellent way to resist temptation, is by Enjoying God’s BLESSINGS. (vv3-5)
V3 states that “the Lord caused all that Joseph did to succeed in his hands.” “Potiphar made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had” (4) and “the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had” (5). It’s the first reason Joseph gives Potipher’s WIFE in vv8-9, why he won’t sleep with her: “My master, not just your husband, but my HEAVENLY Master too, they have both BLESSED me abundantly; I’ve got a GOOD LIFE here in Egypt. And I’d have to be an IDIOT to throw that all away for a few-moments’ pleasure in the sack with you!”
I confessed MY sin struggle to you last week. MY past, with pornography, lust, sexual addiction. These days, when I’m tempted to click on something I shouldn’t, indulge a thought, an urge, that I shouldn’t, I’ve got to remind myself that “I’ve got a beautiful wife and family, who love me - for SOME reason, despite my sin - and I’d have to be an IDIOT to risk all of that for a quick, cheap thrill. All the blessings that God has graciously brought into my life - the love and trust and INTIMACY I now experience with my wife - I’d be a FOOL to compromise that.
If you enjoy the purse you’ve got, you won’t need the $2,000 one.
If you enjoy the car you’ve got, you won’t need the Corvette.
If you enjoy the life you’ve got, you won’t want the fake, Instagram-filtered one your friend posts all over her feed.
1 Timothy 6:6 says, “There is great gain in godliness with contentment.” There is a REASON the Bible connects godliness with contentment. Because one of the KEYS to godliness, to holiness, to resisting temptation, is learning to be CONTENT with what God has already blessed you with. Enjoy God’s blessings.
#3 - To resist temptation, we need to Pursue God’s CALLING. (v6a)
V6 says, “Potiphar left all that he had in Joseph's charge”. It’s a second reason Joseph offers Mrs. Potiphar for not sleeping with her, in v8: “Your husband has put everything that he has in my charge.” Lady, I’ve got a JOB to do! I’ve got responsibilities here. I don’t have TIME for distractions; my master is counting on me.
What’s true in SOCCER is true in fighting temptation: “the best DEFENSE is a strong OFFENSE.” The easiest way to keep the ball out of your net is by keeping it on your opponent’s end of the field. If you have radically committed yourself - if you are pouring your whole heart, mind, soul and strength into “making disciples, teaching them to observe ALL that Christ has commanded us” - then you’re simply not gonna have TIME to waste all weekend playing the new “Call of Duty”; you won’t be TEMPTED to fight FAKE wars on a silly screen, because you’re gonna be too busy fighting REAL wars, SPIRITUAL battles, in real LIFE, with peoples’ ETERNITIES hanging in the balance - is that not EXCITING enough for us? That a MAJORITY of the people you and I interact with on a DAILY basis, if they died tomorrow, would go to HELL for all eternity. But you and I possess the CURE for their terminal illness. And we get the opportunity every single DAY to try and help them REALIZE it, their NEED for the cure, for a SAVIOR, to TELL them about Jesus, and what He’s done for them, and PRAY that they would WAKE UP. God has included us in the greatest story ever told, the greatest MISSION ever launched; the RESCUE operation to save sinners from HELL. Are you gonna get more DRAMA than that, out of whatever show you’re currently binge-watching?
“Idle hands are the devil’s workshop”. Proverbs 18:9 declares “Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys.” Boredom and SIN go hand in hand; they’re twins. Christian: your Master, Jesus, has left you with a JOB to do - a GREAT Commission. Don’t be SLACK in your work. One of the very best ways you can resist temptation, is to stay so busy fighting the GOOD fight, that you don’t even have to WORRY about the evil one. Fight FOR Christ, and your fight against temptation may well take care of itself.
#4 - We must each Recognize God’s unique DESIGN, in wiring us to be the way we are. (v6b) How has God DESIGNED you?
What are your areas of weakness, where you are most naturally prone to temptation? Part of resisting temptation is knowing where you should most EXPECT it.
V6 explains that “Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.”
Guys like me and Joe, we can’t AFFORD to be alone with a member of the weaker sex, because women just can’t seem to HELP themselves. I mean, if I had a nickel for every woman who THREW herself at me, like Mrs. Potiphar here… I... would have no nickels.
However, there are plenty of FAKE, digital women who get thrown at me online. And I’ve gotta know that that’s an area where I’m more vulnerable to temptation, and take the proper precautions to prevent putting myself in a bad situation. Accountability software, accountability partners... PRAYER! Jesus told his disciples to “Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”” (Matt 26:41)
How about you?
Do you need people’s approval? You may need to stay away from things like Social media. Facebook may be a dangerous place for you.
Are you tempted by IDLENESS, endless scrolling - again, social media may be a bad idea.
Do you have a short fuse? Are you tempted to TYPE things that you’d NEVER say to someone else’s FACE? Don’t go on social media!
I guess the takeaway is: No matter HOW God has designed you, social media is DANGEROUS! It can be a powerful, useful tool. But it can ALSO be a powerfully destructive temptation. Use it cautiously, wisely, and sparingly.
But that’s just ONE example. Each of us must know our own areas of weakness. And DEVELOP them. Don’t just resign yourself to let it be a weakness forever. I have a pastor friend who took a personality test years ago and it revealed that he had a tendency towards domineering. Bullying and browbeating others into getting his way. And God used that to open his eyes to see that it was TRUE. So he confessed and repented and began PRAYING, “God, would you change this in me, GROW me in this area.” He retook the same test a few years later, and his personality had LITERALLY changed. I thought those tests usually say you CAN’T change personality types; they’re inherent to us, at the deepest level of who we are. I guess they didn’t check with GOD. He can do anything. But we’ve got to ASK Him. Know yourself, and with God’s help, GROW yourself.
#5 - Consider God’s ACTUALITY. (vv7-9)
Like, that God ACTUALLY exists! That there is actually a higher power, to whom you and I and every person who has EVER lived must one day actually ANSWER, because God has actually given us his word to live by and it’s actually GOOD for us to follow it, and he actually expects us to DO so!
Joseph considers God’s actuality, look at v7; here comes the temptation: “And after a time his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, “Lie with me.”” Now, Potiphar was in the upper echelon of Egyptian society; after Pharaoh himself, Potiphar would have had his pick of suitable wives to choose from. What I’m getting at is: Potiphar’s wife was a BABE, okay. Mrs. Potiphar was a very attractive woman, and Joseph is a red-blooded man, a TEENAGER, in fact - remember, he’s sold into slavery at age 17 - so his hormones are raging, and here comes Angelina Jolie - I’m so old; who’s even considered “hot” right now? Megan Fox? - here she comes, already down to her lingerie I’m guessing, and she doesn’t even bother FLIRTING with him! She gets right down to business: “Lie with me. Joseph, I WANT you, in my bed, right NOW.”
He’s in a pagan land, filled with PAGAN values. MR. Potiphar isn’t HOME; she assures Joseph that no one will EVER find out. In fact, Joseph knows he’d be taking a risk by REFUSING her advances and upsetting her; she has the power to DESTROY a slave like him. In his flesh, Joseph wants her. She DEFINITELY wants him. And no one else ever has to know…
Except GOD.
Proverbs 15:3 “The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.”
Jeremiah 23:24 “Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth?”
He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake.
He sees what you click on behind closed doors. So be good for goodness’ sake.
Joseph replies in v9: “How can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?””
Not against POTIPHAR. Not against YOU, Mrs. Potiphar. No, more than anyone else, I don’t wanna sin against GOD.
King David, after HE fell prey to temptation - similar story, you might remember; David noticed Bathseeba bathing on her roof next door and sent for her, slept with her, impregnated her, then had to kill her husband, Uriah, to cover it up; David is another great example of how NOT to resist temptation, and the consequences of giving in! - but after David is CONFRONTED by the prophet Nathan about his sin, David famously wrote: “I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against you, and you only, [O God] have I sinned”
Uriah may beg to differ, but David’s point is that all sin is first and foremost an affront to GOD, against HIS perfect character, HIS righteous law, HIS good design for us.
And if you and I would STOP and consciously consider GOD, that he actually lives in my HEART - the Holy Spirit - He’s along for every ride with me, if we considered Him before every thought, every word, every decision, every action; how would it change the way we LIVE?
#6 - We need to Avoid God’s ADVERSARY. (v10)
An adversary is a “a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks”; Mrs. Potiphar opposes God’s law and she ATTACKS Joseph in the process. How does a believer DEAL with such a person? You AVOID them.
V10: “As she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie beside her or to be with her.” She sexually HARASSES him, “day after day”; who knows how long this goes on! And she varies her tactics. Sometimes she tries to convince him to simply “lie BESIDE her” - “Lighten up, Joseph; we don’t have to DO anything; just lay down NEXT to me; let me just give you a FOOT RUB; you’ve GOT to be tired, on your feet all day, running the house; you’ve EARNED it…” Other times she gets impatient and goes with a more DIRECT attack again: “be with me”; he walks in his room and she’s already disrobed, waiting for him on his bed.
But day after day, it says, “he would not even listen to her”. He gives NO ear to her advances. Ephesians 4:27 - “Don’t give the devil a foothold.” That was David’s problem; David’s whole sin sequence that ended in adultery and MURDER, you remember how it all STARTED? Remember, an affair doesn’t start in the bedroom. Things went awry long before he ever saw Bathsheeba on the roof; 2 Samuel 11:1 says “In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab...” And it’s all downhill from there. David’s the king. He’s supposed to be out at battle with his troops. But instead he decides he’s gonna sit this one out. I mean, after all, he’s slayed thousands of Philistines. He’s EARNED a little break, hasn’t he?
Scripture warns us against taking breaks, in our fight against temptation. Because our ADVERSARY doesn’t take breaks. The Bible says “Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. ” (1 Pet 5:8) You and I have a much greater adversary, than Mrs. Potiphar, than pornography, than materialism, greed, envy, lust, sloth, pride, slander, hypocrisy, whatever your vice - they’re all just PAWNS of our REAL adversary lurking behind the scenes. And Satan will use any means necessary to bring Joseph, to bring me, bring you, bring EVERY follower of Christ he can get his paws on DOWN. He wants to DEVOUR us. So Scripture exhorts us: “Resist him, firm in your faith” (v9)! “Be sober-minded; be watchful.” (v8) Expect Satan to attack you. Expect temptation. And RESIST it. Whenever possible, avoid it altogether; how did Christ teach us to pray? “And lead us NOT... [?] into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” (Matthew 6:13) “Father, would you SPARE us from temptation. We don’t even want the CHANCE to sin against you!”
But if you can’t AVOID temptation, then #7 - FLEE it! Flee it. (vv11-12)
V11: “But one day, when [Joseph] went into the house to do his work and none of the men of the house was there in the house, she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But he left his garment in her hand and fled and got out of the house.”
What would it look like for you to FLEE temptation?
Fast-forwarding through the sex scene? Staying away from the public pool?
When the girls start dishing the latest gossip, simply walking out of the room.
Maybe it means finding new friends altogether; you just can’t hang OUT with your old party crew anymore.
Taking a timeout in the middle of the argument, and telling your spouse you just need a minute to cool off, lest you sin in your anger, and say something you regret later.
Deleting that app. Cancelling that subscription. Turning OFF the news.
Remember, God has promised “to provide a way of escape” from temptation, but YOU still have to TAKE it. He’ll always provide an exit door, but you’ve got to choose to walk OUT of it.
2 Timothy 2:22 says, “flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness”
And here’s God’s promise if we do: James 4:7, “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and HE will flee from YOU.” You flee Satan enough, and HE will start fleeing YOU. He’s NOT omnipresent, omnipotent; Satan’s got limited resources to work with. He’s not gonna keep WASTING them on YOU, if he never makes any headway, with his attempts… to TEMPT you. Flee the adversary. Mortify your flesh.
And #8 - Trust God’s PROVIDENCE. (vv13-20)
Mrs. Potiphar finally gives UP. She is INSULTED. And she is MAD. “Joseph, if I can’t have you, I’ll have your HEAD instead!” And now she’s got evidence too - “Look! His garment!”; she calls the other servants in, and spins her lie, “HE sexually assaulted ME!” v16 - they wait for Potiphar to come home. Poor Joseph, still waiting outside in his birthday suit. V17 - she tells her husband the SAME lie, and v19, “his anger was kindled.”
And what does JOSEPH do? What does he SAY? Not a word. Like Jesus, Joseph remains silent throughout his trial. I heard John MacArthur speak at a pastor’s conference once; he led a breakout session on enduring hardship in the ministry, and he shared stories of all the congregants, the fellow ELDERS, over the years, who had come after him, tried to get him fired. And when he was asked how he responded, he said, “I didn’t. I let my preaching, my teaching, my actions, my shepherding do the talking for me.” He said, “Live your life, and do your ministry in such a way that you don’t HAVE to make a defense. Leave it in God’s hands.”
Trust God’s providence. Joseph went from being the favorite son… to being a slave. Now he’s gone from being in charge of the palace, to being thrown in prison. But through it ALL, the one CONSTANT, has been GOD - God never LEFT him. God never stepped off his throne. NONE of this caught GOD by surprise. And by the way, that’s even true of the temptations we endure. NONE of them catch God by surprise. While God does not himself tempt us, He does ALLOW us to be tempted, to be tested, for the purpose of our sanctification. James 1:2-4 “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”
So we can trust that if God is allowing us to face something, even if we’ve PRAYED, “Father, lead me not into temptation,” like the apostle Paul, in 2 Corinthians 12: “Three TIMES, I pleaded with the Lord [to remove this thorn in my flesh, this temptation]”; “But God said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.””
And that means, lastly, even while we await final deliverance, #9 - we can Hope in God’s REDEMPTION. (vv21-23)
The chapter ends with the two greatest words in all of Scripture: “BUT GOD”. v21: “But the Lord was with Joseph...”; he’s STILL with Joseph. He never left. That means Joseph’s story doesn’t END in the prison. It didn’t END in the pit, back in ch.37. If the story isn’t GOOD, that just means it isn’t OVER yet. Cuz we KNOW how God’s story ends. I KNOW how MY story ends, because of what Christ did for me, on that cross. In that empty tomb. Sin, death, temptation - they don’t get the final word anymore. Because I serve a “BUT GOD” kind of God. The kind of God who, even when I FAIL to “be a Joseph”; even when I’m a JUDAH instead, a King DAVID instead, even when I fall INTO temptation, time and time again, my story doesn’t END with, “Sinner. Screw up. He failed AGAIN. He’s hopeless”; No, my story ends with those 2 beautiful words: BUT GOD! “But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ - by grace you have been saved”. Praise God, that He is a “but God”. Amen? Let’s pray.