How popular would some of the great Bible stories be, if they could be made into reality TV shows?! This would be one of the most watched. The story of Joseph and how God used him to save his people and the people of Egypt. I don’t know about you, but I could not pull off what Joseph did…especially when you consider the time line…it didn’t take a couple of hours to get from place to place. I don’t think I could keep my identity hidden, much less treat my brothers with the compassion that Joseph did. However, Joseph was so in tune with God’s plan (Genesis 45:5): “But don’t be angry with yourselves that you did this to me, for God did it. He sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives.”
Are you one of those people that gets great joy in giving to and taking care of others? Can you imagine the amount of joy in Joseph’s heart when he gets to spoil his family with everything Egypt has to offer with the orders from the Pharaoh?!?! Can you imagine the amount of joy in Jacob’s heart…not only to hear that his son was alive, but how well he was doing and that he would get to see him again.
I pray that joy finds you today.