Believe and Receive

Today I read Genesis 40, 41, and 42:1-22; I also read Matthew 20:33-22:10. My favorite verses are:

Genesis 41:39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art.

Matthew 22:21 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

God is pleased with people like Joseph who are faithful to serve him even in adverse circumstances. Pharaoh recognized that God had revealed wisdom to and through Joseph. Because of that, Joseph was taken from prison to second-in-command of Egypt.

In Matthew we are all told to ask God for things when we pray; if we believe when we pray, we will receive what we ask for. I think that if we ask for something we know we should not have that we don’t really believe God will give it to us. Those things we truly believe in when we pray are the things pleasing to God. What a wonderful Father He is to allow us to have so many of our wants fulfilled as well as our needs!