The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man; he was in the house of his Egyptian master.
(Genesis 39.2 NRSV)
Dean Smith, the former head basketball coach of The University of North Carolina wrote a book titled THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE. You and I might think Dean Smith meant that the coach's seat was the best seat in the house because it puts him in charge of the game, that it gives him control. Most of us think, "If I could just sit in so and so's seat for one day . . ." But in reality the coach's seat is the best seat in the house for Dean Smith, because it is there that he has the opportunity to make other persons into star players. The better he does his job the more attention is paid to the players he develops. The coach's seat allows him to develop such players as Michael Jordan.

Someone asked a dedicated Christian woman, "What is the secret of your being able to influence so many people?" She responded, "When you have contentment in your life others are attracted to you. The secret of contentment is to put Christ in the center everywhere you go. When you are promoted and when you are demoted. Remember Joseph. He was always in the center of God's will, even when he was abused by others. He did not let his position or lack of position in life keep him from being in his proper place. Because he kept God in the center, he always had the best seat in the house."

Dear God, may your love and forgiveness flow through me so that others may come to know you. Amen.

Ron Newhouse

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