How Would I Answer?
Here is Joseph, just released from being falsely imprisoned... quickly cleaned up and shaven so he'd be presentable to the most powerful person in his world, Pharaoh. Joseph is asked, "I hear that you are pretty talented; that you can do amazing things. You reputation precedes you... is this true?" And with this, Joseph's humble character responds: "I cannot do it, but God can." Wow. When given the opportunity to impress important or influential people, do I take the opportunity to correct their impression of me? Or do I kinda enjoy the misperception (that I'm terribly clever or talented or ____)? How would I answer if someone asked me to explain past successes? It is a temptation to want to take credit for God's work, especially in ministry. Something to ponder today.
