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 42:8-9,
"Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him. Then he remembered his dreams about them and said to them, 'You are spies! You have come to see where our land is unprotected.'"
"Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him. Then he remembered his dreams about them and said to them, 'You are spies! You have come to see where our land is unprotected.'"
Years earlier the Lord had given Joseph dreams about how his older brothers would someday be subordinated to him. Now that his brothers approached Joseph as the second only to Pharaoh in all of Egypt, his dreams came true! A lot had transpired in Joseph's life in the interim that must have caused him to question the dreams.
Yet, years later, when Canaan suffered from a famine, Jacob sent Joseph's brothers down to Egypt to buy grain. His brothers had no way of knowing Joseph (whom they sold to slave traders due to their resentment of him, due at least in part to the dreams Joseph had) had eventually prospered in Egypt by gaining Pharaoh's approval. He was the one they had to approach to buy grain to keep the family from starving.
The Lord gave Joseph a message that sat for years prior to its fulfillment. But true to his word, God brought it about.
It causes me to think of those things I may have encountered earlier in my life that God had provided me or encouraged me in that may yet to find their fulfillment in my life: a hope, an expectation, something that may have brought an anticipation, the prospect of something.
Rather than discounting something of that nature as being misplaced, might it be yet awaiting God's perfect timing, as what we see in Joseph's life?
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!
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Rather than discounting something of that nature as being misplaced, might it be yet awaiting God's perfect timing, as what we see in Joseph's life?
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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