The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Genesis 43:1,
"Now the famine was still severe in the land. So when they had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, 'Go back and buy us a little more food.'"
Of course the famine was "still severe in the land"! Jacob is not down in Egypt yet! I'm of a persuasion that the famine would last until after Jacob found himself in Egypt.
The Lord wanted to plant Jacob and his family in Egypt as a womb for the family to grow into a vibrant and thriving nation. Nothing would keep that from happening.
I make this observations for two reasons: God is afoot doing things and he always accomplishes exactly what he intends - perfectly.
"As the rain and the snow
come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,
so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it." Isaiah 55:10-11.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know. A blog with all my posts can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
"Now the famine was still severe in the land. So when they had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, 'Go back and buy us a little more food.'"
Of course the famine was "still severe in the land"! Jacob is not down in Egypt yet! I'm of a persuasion that the famine would last until after Jacob found himself in Egypt.
The Lord wanted to plant Jacob and his family in Egypt as a womb for the family to grow into a vibrant and thriving nation. Nothing would keep that from happening.
I make this observations for two reasons: God is afoot doing things and he always accomplishes exactly what he intends - perfectly.
"As the rain and the snow
come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,
so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it." Isaiah 55:10-11.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know. A blog with all my posts can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
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