Genesis 45:4-15 4 Then
Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” When they had done so, he
said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! 5 And
now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling
me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you. 6 For
two years now there has been famine in the land, and for the next five
years there will be no plowing and reaping. 7 But God sent me ahead
of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a
great deliverance.
8 “So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He
made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all
Egypt. 9 Now hurry back to my father and say to him, ‘This is
what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me;
don’t delay. 10 You shall live in the region of Goshen and be
near me—you, your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and all
you have. 11 I will provide for you there, because five years of
famine are still to come. Otherwise you and your household and all who
belong to you will become destitute.’
12 “You can see for yourselves, and so can my brother
Benjamin, that it is really I who am speaking to you. 13 Tell my
father about all the honor accorded me in Egypt and about everything you
have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”
14 Then he threw his arms around his brother Benjamin
and wept, and Benjamin embraced him, weeping. 15 And he
kissed all his brothers and wept over them. Afterward his brothers
talked with him.
1 John 3:17 (NIV) If
anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no
pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?
Thought for today:
Do your actions honor God?
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