Sat.’s Devo- Trusting God Through the Unknowns

Read: Gen. 42-45:15
The famine caused Jacob to send his sons to Egypt where Joseph saw them for the first time after all he had gone through. Joseph was in a good place now and had no animosity but he needed to see if they had changed. He put them through a series of tests and in a small way they were able to experience what he had gone through for years - fellowship in his sufferings. Like Joseph, they were accused of a crime they didn’t commit. They were not spies and Joseph was innocent in the affair with Potipher’s wife. They were put in prison for only 3 days where Joseph probably spent over 3 years in prisons. Simeon had to learn his lesson a little longer.
Years of watching their father mourn for Joseph had changed the hearts of his sons. Instead of being jealous of Benjamin, Judah is willing to lay down his life for him. Jacob had to learn to let go of all his children and give them to God.
When Joseph saw his brothers he had them escorted into he palace where a feast awaited them and they were to be reconciled with Simeon. They were terrified because they thought they are about to be made slaves. I can’t help but relate this to our Christian lives. God has prepared this wonderful life for us and we are terrified of the unknown.
The first thing the sons did was to start confessing their sins. The manager of the kingdom (which is a type of the Holy Spirit) told them not to worry, it had nothing to do with money or their sins - it had to do with the goodness and the kindness of their saviour, Joseph, who is the type of Jesus.
There are so many times in this story where the sons are totally baffled at the situation, not knowing that it is all going to turn out for their absolute best. How true this is in our lives.
Their reaction to seeing Joseph and hearing his heart has to be the same reaction that a Jew has when he realizes that Jesus is the Messiah. Hopefully, it will be on this side of eternity.
Lord, thank you for this reminder that with you, it is always a happy ending. You are working all things for our good.