Genesis 44:19 My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’
James 1:2 comes to mind as I read today’s verses: “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds”…. I’d wager most of us have a difficult time rejoicing in trials. I know I do. However, I know that I have drawn closer to God during dark nights of the soul than is ever possible to do in daylight.
Genesis 44:20 And we answered, ‘We have an aged father, and there is a young son born to him in his old age. His brother is dead, and he is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’
Personally, I don’t think God causes or sends those troubles, but I think He uses them to draw us closer. And in that darkness, sometimes all He does is hold us, comfort us, remind us that He is with us always, that He will never leave us nor forsake us, that we do not face the trials of this life alone, that He’s got us, that He is all we need.
Genesis 44:21 “Then you said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so I can see him for myself.’
Precious Savior, Forgive me that I crave only good in my life. Thank You that You are with me always–through all the highs and lows of life. Thank You, especially, that You are with me in the difficult times, that You are bigger than my anger, my fear, my questions, that You hold me and draw me closer, that You remind me I am not alone, that You are all I need. Thank You. Amen.
Genesis 44:22 And we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father; if he leaves him, his father will die.’
Have a blessed day.