In Psalm 105, the author is recounting God's special ways with His covenant people. He begins by mentioning the covenant he made with Abraham (vs 9) and near the end mentions again the "the holy promise" He gave to Abraham. (vs 42) God had a special role for Abraham's descendants.
What caught my attention today, was the wonderful, mysterious, painful way in which God "sent a man before them - Joseph, sold as a slave." (vs. 17) The author is simply repeating the description of God's action by Joseph himself. Three times to his brothers, Joseph says "God sent me". Genesis 45:5, 7, 9
It was not an easy sending that Joseph went through - sold as a slave at age 17; later on, thrown unjustly into prison. Not for 13 years did Joseph obtain the position as the most powerful man in Egypt next to the Pharoah. Not until his brothers appeared years later did Joseph finally understand that all those years before God, in His Sovereign plan, had sent Him to Egypt for a special purpose. Joseph alone was in the key position to provide for Jacob and his descendants who would become the nation of Israel.
The Bible makes it clear that God places different people in a variety of positions, sent to play the role He has for them. You may not realize it - or at least not yet - but you may be where you are right now because God sent you. He may have you there to influence one person, or many: someone (s) who needs to hear the Good News, or needs special help, or needs godly leadership. God sends women and men: even though from a human point of view it may appear accidental, or even by mistake that you are now where you are. Are you a sent woman? A sent man? Don't miss God's purpose for you this year - wherever you have been sent.
By the way, sometimes I miss a blog day because of a tight schedule. Sometimes (like yesterday) because I am not able to get onto the blogger website. I do my best to write at least five times a week.
What caught my attention today, was the wonderful, mysterious, painful way in which God "sent a man before them - Joseph, sold as a slave." (vs. 17) The author is simply repeating the description of God's action by Joseph himself. Three times to his brothers, Joseph says "God sent me". Genesis 45:5, 7, 9
It was not an easy sending that Joseph went through - sold as a slave at age 17; later on, thrown unjustly into prison. Not for 13 years did Joseph obtain the position as the most powerful man in Egypt next to the Pharoah. Not until his brothers appeared years later did Joseph finally understand that all those years before God, in His Sovereign plan, had sent Him to Egypt for a special purpose. Joseph alone was in the key position to provide for Jacob and his descendants who would become the nation of Israel.
The Bible makes it clear that God places different people in a variety of positions, sent to play the role He has for them. You may not realize it - or at least not yet - but you may be where you are right now because God sent you. He may have you there to influence one person, or many: someone (s) who needs to hear the Good News, or needs special help, or needs godly leadership. God sends women and men: even though from a human point of view it may appear accidental, or even by mistake that you are now where you are. Are you a sent woman? A sent man? Don't miss God's purpose for you this year - wherever you have been sent.
By the way, sometimes I miss a blog day because of a tight schedule. Sometimes (like yesterday) because I am not able to get onto the blogger website. I do my best to write at least five times a week.
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