Genesis 50: 15-21
When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What
if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did
to him?” So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Your father left these
instructions before he died: ‘This is
what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins and
the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.’ Now please forgive the
sins of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to
him, Joseph wept. His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him.
“We are your slaves,” they said. But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am
I in the place of God? You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to
accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. So then, don’t be
afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and
spoke kindly to them.
Message:
These verses further confirm the fear of Joseph’s brothers in their
father’s God and their guilt about having offended the former, factors which enabled
them to present their plea before Joseph not as his brothers but as servants of
God. Apparently, the humility that they
demonstrated moved Joseph and made him come up with decisions favorable to
them.
Application:
I will manifest humility in all instances as just like Joseph’s brothers,
I am a SERVANT of God.
Prayer:
Dear Lord I thank you for reminding me that I am Your servant and that need
to demonstrate humility all the time. Forgive me Lord if there were times that
I manifested pride. Father be with me every day and overcome me Lord so that pride
will not have a room in me. This I pray
in the mighty name of Jesus, amen.
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