- Genesis 42 Daily DEVO And Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him. Genesis 42:8- Trials change you. For Joseph his life for the past years have humbled, tested, and refined him. It changed him to the point that even his own brothers didn’t recognize him. Yes he grew older and was in Egyptian clothing, but that wasn’t the only thing that had changed about him. My question is how will you let those changes in your life change the way you treat others? Joseph still choose to show mercy on those who condemned him. May the trials in your life not harden your heart from showing love and mercy. Remember the trials Jesus went through and how even after it all His mission was love and reconciliation. Hard times don’t have to equal hate towards others. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 522
- And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die.” Genesis 42:2 – In God’s plan for our story, yes, there will be times we must get up and do something. If we want to see Iives around us change, if we want to move past a sin struggle, or if we want to see a culture change, there most likely will be a part where we have to get up and do something to see that take place. Yet in the midst of that truth, we must not forget the promises of God. For Jacob, he was given the promise that was given to Abraham and Issac to make a nation from their family. Meaning God was going to watch over them, bless their story, and provide…always. Even in the presence of a severe famine. Know God has promised to watch over His followers today as well. If behind the scenes of Jacob’s life God was preparing provision through Joseph we can trust God to be faithful to His promises to us. We can have confidence that God will always stay true to His Word. Yes, in that truth we may still have to do our part of getting up, speaking up, and moving out, but we can have faith that God will always provide for the needs of those who follow Him. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1846
And Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin. All this has come against me.” Genesis 42:36 – Ten sons of Jacob went to Egypt to buy grain for their family during the worldwide famine. Upon returning, the brothers share some bad news to their father. Simeon had been imprisoned and the only way to free him was to bring Benjamin, the brother that was left behind in the first trip, to Egypt. What was Jacob’s response? Grief and sorrow, everything was against him. Jacob truly believed that all of life was against him because of griefs he’d experienced. Yes, he lost his beloved wife, and he believed he lost his favorite son. Yet what was the truth about Jacob’s life? He had God’s covenant blessing, he had been guided and provided for his entire life, he had twelve sons, they had money and food again even in a worldwide famine, and throughout all this time God was preparing their provision by raising Joseph to power in Egypt. Yet Jacob’s posture was still the world was against him. We may have the promise of God in our lap and in front of our faces, but still choose to believe the world is against us and God forgot us. This message is not a dismissal of the heavy things we go through in life, but it is a call to lift up our eyes beyond the sorrow to still see the goodness of our God and His love for us. The world may be against us, but our God sure isn’t. When all seems lost, lift your eyes to the cross and remember that you are still loved by God. If you are a follower of Him, you will never find yourself in a place where the blessing and eyes of our God will not be on you. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2848
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