Post by Woody Williams on Jan 24, 2006 8:18:45 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Genesis 45:25-46:7
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So they went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the
land of Canaan. And they told him, ‘Joseph is still alive! He is even
ruler over all the land of Egypt.’ He was stunned; he could not
believe them. But when they told him all the words of Joseph that he
had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to
carry him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived. Israel said,
‘Enough! My son Joseph is still alive. I must go and see him before I
die.’
When Israel set out on his journey with all that he had and came to
Beer-sheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. God
spoke to Israel in visions of the night, and said, ‘Jacob, Jacob.’
And he said, ‘Here I am.’ Then he said, ‘I am God, the God of your
father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you
a great nation there. I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I
will also bring you up again; and Joseph’s own hand shall close your
eyes.’
Then Jacob set out from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Israel carried
their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons
that Pharaoh had sent to carry him. They also took their livestock
and the goods that they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and they
came into Egypt, Jacob and all his offspring with him, his sons, and
his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters; all
his offspring he brought with him into Egypt.
Devotional
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God had been with Joseph through his tragedies - sold into slavery by
his brothers, prison in Egypt, and in his triumphs - second in
command to Pharaoh. Through Joseph all of the Israelites came to
Egypt and survived the famine. They also received lands in Egypt.
When Joseph revealed himself to his brothers he said, "you meant what
you did to me for evil, but God meant it for good." It is similar to
what the Apostle Paul said in Romans 8:28, "We know that all things
work for good for those who love God, who were called according to
his purpose." Is this a perspective you can have in your life?
Prayer
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Thank you, Lord, for walking the whole way until this point in my
life. Amen
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So they went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the
land of Canaan. And they told him, ‘Joseph is still alive! He is even
ruler over all the land of Egypt.’ He was stunned; he could not
believe them. But when they told him all the words of Joseph that he
had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to
carry him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived. Israel said,
‘Enough! My son Joseph is still alive. I must go and see him before I
die.’
When Israel set out on his journey with all that he had and came to
Beer-sheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. God
spoke to Israel in visions of the night, and said, ‘Jacob, Jacob.’
And he said, ‘Here I am.’ Then he said, ‘I am God, the God of your
father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you
a great nation there. I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I
will also bring you up again; and Joseph’s own hand shall close your
eyes.’
Then Jacob set out from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Israel carried
their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons
that Pharaoh had sent to carry him. They also took their livestock
and the goods that they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and they
came into Egypt, Jacob and all his offspring with him, his sons, and
his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters; all
his offspring he brought with him into Egypt.
Devotional
----------
God had been with Joseph through his tragedies - sold into slavery by
his brothers, prison in Egypt, and in his triumphs - second in
command to Pharaoh. Through Joseph all of the Israelites came to
Egypt and survived the famine. They also received lands in Egypt.
When Joseph revealed himself to his brothers he said, "you meant what
you did to me for evil, but God meant it for good." It is similar to
what the Apostle Paul said in Romans 8:28, "We know that all things
work for good for those who love God, who were called according to
his purpose." Is this a perspective you can have in your life?
Prayer
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Thank you, Lord, for walking the whole way until this point in my
life. Amen
