Lovin’ the journey through Genesis: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and this week – Joseph! This week’s mediation, reflection, study and prep for the message involving Joseph’s life this week, I am stunned. It struck me again, how marvelous God’s Word and revelation of his story astounds. Over and over again in the life of Joseph, God is on display. God is mentioned as working behind the scenes, within the scenes, in spite of the scenes, permeating the scenes of Joseph’s life.
So strap on a seatbelt for Sunday – to much goodness to communicate in a single message. Yet we are on a mission to see with broad strokes God’s story as it unfolds in Genesis 12-50. A couple of teasers to prep for Sunday: Take a quick look through Joseph’s life (Genesis 37-50) and look for when and where God is mentioned. Reveal anything? Does the story of Joseph have relevance to today’s world, to our lives? How? I’ll give you a clue… we live in a world of family fracture, exploitation, sexual pressure toward sexual immorality, institutional injustice, economic uncertainty, and we are always prone to the temptation to let suffering define us. You mean all of that is coming Sunday? Yes! A final thought: Joseph says to his brothers, in spite of the suffering he has experienced in his life, “You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good.” What can he mean?
OOOh lala,
See you Sunday,
Pastor Mark