May 31, 2019
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given for you today is from the book of Genesis 47: 5-6, “Then Pharaoh spoke to Joseph saying Your father and brothers have come to you. The Land of Egypt, is before you, Have your father and brothers dwell in the best of land. Let them dwell in the land of Goshen.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, From the above context we get to know how God blessed Jacob and His sons, through Joseph in the land of Egypt. God in this passage reminds us of the days of Joseph. God had made him ruler over Egypt. For the first seven plentiful years, the ground brought forth abundantly. And for the next seven years, there was famine all over the land. There was a great famine in the land of Canaan too. But there was sufficient grain in the land of Egypt. So Jacob sent his sons to buy grain from Egypt. The brothers came to know, that their brother Joseph was still alive, whom they had sold for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelite. Joseph was the Governor of Egypt.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Joseph brought his father Jacob before Pharaoh. Then Pharaoh spoke to Joseph. Saying, Your Father and brothers have come to you, See the land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and brothers in the best of the land. Let them dwell in the land of Goshen. And if there are competent men among them then make them chief herdsmen over all the livestock. Not only settle them but also provide government jobs for them. Then Joseph provided his father and his brothers and all his father’s household, with bread according to the number in their families.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, In the same way, the Lord wants to bless you and your family with the best of land. There are many who are living in poor facilities. Some of you have sold your land documents for want of money and struggling in slum locations. To such people, the Lord is saying that He will bless you with the best of land in the heart of the city or anywhere suitable for your living. He will make you prosperous like Joseph for the spirit of the Lord, was with him and he found mercy and favor in the sight of the Lord. You too will find God’s favor and mercy. God will help you live in good fertile places. God will remove all shame and sorrow and poverty and exalt you when you humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God. God bless you.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank you for promising us with our own house in a good locality. We praise your Holy name. You remember us in our lowly state. You are the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. The God of Joseph is our God too. Help us to find mercy and favor in the sight of all those who come in contact with us O Lord. Let the spirit of God be in us as it was with Joseph. In Jesus name, we pray.
Amen.
