Genesis 45 - 6.8.26

S - Genesis 45: 4-8 

Then Joseph said to his brothers, " Come close to me."  When they had done so, he said, " I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.   For two years now there has been famine in the land, and for the next five years there will be no plowing and reaping.  But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.  "So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God.  He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.

O - Wow!. Who wouldn't want the faith of Joseph?  Here is a man that is literally sold as a slave by his own siblings and has been called by Jesus to not only forgive and forget, but also to take care of his family while a famine is happening.  This clearly shows us that we may not want to listen or confide in our maker at times.  The Lord has given Joseph the grace to look past and endure unjust people.

A - This scripture screams, "Just Listen and Get Over It"!  I would like to be more like Joseph and more forgiving with knowing the Lord has control over these things, not my control.

P -  Lord, I pray to have more faith in what you call us to do in life.  I pray that we all can seek faith and comfort in knowing your will and learn to listen even when it is difficult. Amen.

- Brian Moen