"And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:
And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die."
Genesis 45:27-28
The end of this story is cool because you can see, not only how God watched over Joseph, but how he watched over Jacob, and Benjamin, and even Joseph's other brothers.
We often consider how hard Joseph's life was after his brothers sold him into slavery, but the impact on his father was deep, and I imagine that the guilt of the brothers was also a burden to them. How merciful, then, for God to restore them all to each other before Jacob died, and to show them all that his plan was still working, and that he was still directing the universe, when things seemed so upside down for them in a lot of ways.
I think that God does, and will do, the same for us if we have faith and trust in him. In his own time, he will show us all the reasons behind his choices, and we will see the goodness and the truth that is there, where we thought only sadness or shame or failure or guilt could be. No matter how things look, all is never lost, and things can and will turn around for our good and be restored to joy.
Today, let's remember God's mercy, and work on trusting in his love and grace, which can transform our whole lives if we have faith.
And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die."
Genesis 45:27-28
The end of this story is cool because you can see, not only how God watched over Joseph, but how he watched over Jacob, and Benjamin, and even Joseph's other brothers.
We often consider how hard Joseph's life was after his brothers sold him into slavery, but the impact on his father was deep, and I imagine that the guilt of the brothers was also a burden to them. How merciful, then, for God to restore them all to each other before Jacob died, and to show them all that his plan was still working, and that he was still directing the universe, when things seemed so upside down for them in a lot of ways.
I think that God does, and will do, the same for us if we have faith and trust in him. In his own time, he will show us all the reasons behind his choices, and we will see the goodness and the truth that is there, where we thought only sadness or shame or failure or guilt could be. No matter how things look, all is never lost, and things can and will turn around for our good and be restored to joy.
Today, let's remember God's mercy, and work on trusting in his love and grace, which can transform our whole lives if we have faith.
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