From Rags To Riches :How Joseph Conquered All

From Rags to Riches: How Joseph Conquered All
Joseph is an inspiration. He is a model for how mankind should live their lives. Genesis tells a story of how this young boy conquered trials and tribulations and progressed from a follower to the leader of many men. Despite the demanding events he endured, Joseph still forgave betrayal, maintained virtuous when wrongly accused, helped the lesser to recognize their visions, and pulled his family from low to high. Joseph is a testament of how morality and forgiveness can lift the humble into the highest glory.
The wrongly accused can be defensive and vengeful. Often they are full of the unforgiving resentment and self-pity that can only make a difficult situation worse. However, Joseph was not. Potiphar’s wife managed to have Joseph imprisoned when he refused to lay with her; an accusation that could have had him put to death were his ethics not held in the highest regard by Potiphar. Joseph showed forgiveness and compos...