Where Is God?

Scripture:

Genesis 45:25-28 (ESV)

 So they went up out of Egypt and came to the land of Canaan to their father Jacob.  And they told him, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” And his heart became numb, for he did not believe them.  But when they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived.  And Israel said, “It is enough; Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”

Devotional:

I cannot imagine how Jacob felt.  Losing his beloved son only to be followed up several decades later with the fear of losing Benjamin.  With the famine so severe Jacob did not have a lot of choices.    The anxiety he must have felt would have been overwhelming.  But in the end not only was Benjamin returned to him, he would be reunited with Joseph.  Plus, they would have plenty during this terrible famine that was sweeping the lands.

It just goes to show that we might know why God does things.  We may not understand the reason for Him to take so long.  When times are tough, and we do not understand we still need to keep trusting God.  It can be extremely difficult, but we cannot afford to waiver in our faith.  In the end God will come through.  He always does.  Look at Joseph.  Look at Jacob.  They didn’t see the reasons why.  They didn’t understand and certainly would have preferred things to go differently.  However, everything happened in God’s time.  He took the years to refine and prepare Joseph.  He placed Joseph in a prominent position.  He found favor wherever he was.  Through it all God was with both Jacob and Joseph.  God prepared and provided.

God is at work in our lives today.  He is preparing and providing for each one of us.  We may never see it, but He is working.  Take a few minutes to look back over your life.  Can you see God’s hand at work?

It was and He is…