Worshipping through trial and toil

Worshipping through trial and toil. Worshipping through trial and toil.

Key points

• The Lord caused all that he did to succeed in his hands. – Genesis 39: 2-3.
• Mississippi State and Kamario Taylor aim to end Alabama's 16-game series winning streak.
• Since Joseph was able to trust God through his trials, Potiphar, we're informed, saw that the Lord was with Joseph and caused all his success.
• Teach me, my God and King, In all things thee to see, And what I do in any thing, To do it as for thee.
• Alistair Begg has been in pastoral ministry since 1975.

Worshipping through trial and toil. Worshipping through trial and toil. By: Alistair Begg – October 5, 2026.

Meanwhile, the Lord caused all that he did to succeed in his hands. – Genesis 39: 2-3.

If all that Joseph had was his famous brightly colored coat, he would have been ruined when his brothers took it from him and sold him into slavery. But there was character inside the man who wore that coat-and when Joseph lost his coat, he didn't lose his character. Rather, he continued to be formed and framed as a slave in Potiphar's household. In this crucible of affliction, God poured out blessing and favor on Joseph's life.

It would have been understandable if, finding himself a slave in an Egyptian household, Joseph had retreated into a cocoon of isolation, refusing to become involved in the world around him, protesting Egypt's paganism, and resenting Potiphar's authority. This approach, though, would not have afforded him an opportunity for witness or testimony. Since he knew he ultimately served God, instead of shutting down, Joseph seemingly determined that he would be the best servant that Potiphar ever had.

While Joseph prospered on account of God's goodness, he remained a slave. His day-to-day life was filled with drudgery-something most of us can relate to! But if you and I want to flourish in the worst or most mundane of circumstances, we must learn how to take life's routine experiences and see God's hand of blessing in them, whatever they might be.

Since Joseph was able to trust God through his trials, Potiphar, we're informed, saw that the Lord was with Joseph and caused all his success. Joseph didn't have to tell Potiphar that there was special favor on his life. As we see with Potiphar, even unbelievers can't support but notice, when God's blessing is on a life, it will be apparent-and sometimes.

We need to learn to live with the awareness that every matter we accord with, every moment we spend, and every move we produce is an opportunity to bring glory and praise to God. Wherever we find ourselves, we can (as Paul wrote to those who discovered themselves, like Joseph, both God's residents and enslaved) "work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord will receive the inheritance as reward are serving the Lord Christ" (Colossians 3: 23-24). Only when we understand that we were created for His glory can we turn life's trials and toils into acts of worship. Our responsibilities, notes the Bible, are opportunities to reveal our dependence on God and evidences of His blessing. Whether we find ourselves as CEOs or street-sweepers, trading shares or building houses or changing diapers, we will be both humbled and lifted up as we pray.

Teach me, my God and King, In all things thee to see, And what I do in any thing, To do it as for thee. Regarding the Author(s).

Alistair Begg has been in pastoral ministry since 1975. After graduation from The London School of Theology, he served eight years in Scotland at both Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh and Hamilton Baptist Church. In 1983, he became the senior pastor at Parkside Church near Cleveland, Ohio. He has written a number of books and is heard daily and weekly on the radio program, Truth For Life. His Daily Devotionals are presented here via a syndication agreement. Faith Alistair Begg October 1, 2026.

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