Genesis 44-46; Luke 18

“And Israel (Jacob) said, It’s enough, Joseph my son is alive. I will go and see him before I die.” Genesis 45:28

Picture Jacob, a man of years, hearing the news that his son, once thought dead, the one he had suffered such great sorrow for, is not dead, he is alive. His heart must have grown faint, as the reality of Joseph’s news became reality. We read a couple of days ago of Jacob’s heart of despair as his sons reported that they needed to take their youngest brother back to Egypt and Jacob says in Genesis 42:36, “…all these things are against me.” This father surely did not want any more loss in his life. Hope had not been Jacob’s stay during those years but now, in a moment of victory Jacob declares, “It’s enough!” When all of our days are said and done and we look from the vista’s of our life, we will see the path that was laid out before us—the twists, turns, happy, sad, unexpected surprises in life. We will see how that in all these things, God was for us, not against us. What seemed like loss, God turned for gain. Paul writes in Romans 8:28 “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” Today may you be blessed and refreshed by the goodness of God in knowing that He is enough…enough for today and all of your tomorrows.

Blessings,

Carol Danna

Next reading: Genesis 47-48: Luke 19