Hi everyone, its aunt Fernita
Today's story is called "Don't let go"
The memory verse is from Revelation chapter 3 verse 11
It says: "Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown."
Today's message is when i obey God, i make the right choices in my community
Can you remember the last time someone wanted you to do something that you knew was wrong?
What did you do?
Did you you remember what you have been taught at home?
Or at church about living for Jesus
Did that help you make the right choice?
Joseph remembered that his family's God was with him and would help him
Let's read about it
When Joesph was sold by his brothers,
He might have been tempted to give up on God
He might have taught that God should not have let him be sent far away
But then his thoughts went to his home
and what his father has taught him about God
He had told Joesph that God always keeps his promises
Joesph decided to always obey God
In return God blessed him
The bible says the Lord was with Joesph
When Joesph was sold to man named Potiphar
God was with him and blessed Potiphar too
Soon Potiphar gave Joesph responsibility for his entire house
God blessed Joesph and many people liked him
Potiphar's wife noticed what a good job Joesph did
She also saw that he was very handsome
Satan used her to tempt Joesph
One day Potiphar's wife asked Joesph to do something he knew was wrong
Since Joesph decided to obey God
He said no
actually he said more than that
he said "How can i sin against God?"
Joesph knew that doing what this woman asked him to do would be wrong
And it would be a sin and it would make God sad
But Potiphar's wife did not give up
Everyday she asked Joesph to come to her
And each day he refused
When she realized that Joesph wasn't going to do what she wanted
She decided to get Joesph into trouble
"I want to be alone with you"she told Joesph
Again Joesph said no
as he turned to go
She grabbed his coat
pulling it off
"Help!" she called to the other servants
"Joesph tried to attack me!"
It wasn't true
Joesph had been faithful to God and loyal to his master Potiphar
But Potiphar wife showed his Joesph's coat
She told Potiphar that Joesph had attacked her and left his coat behind
So Potiphar sent Joesph to prison
poor Joesph
He had lost his job even though he had done nothing wrong
Yet even though Joesph was in prison
He knew that God was still with him
He believed that God would continue to bless him
God wants to be with you too
When he is with you
It is much easier to live with Jesus
It is easier to say No to Satan
Joesph learned about God from his family
He probably decided to trust and obey God from seeing some of the mistakes his father had made
When you decide to obey God
You will make the right choices in you home
And in your community and wherever you go
And you don't have to worry about what will happen to you