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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 1 of 5
Genesis 47:1-12
The great Joseph could have been ashamed of this family of simple shepherds who had come to beg corn because they were hungry, these foreigners who were suspected of being spies and thieves. If one thinks this, one does not know him. Before everyone, he acknowledges them as his brothers. As for Pharaoh, it is enough that they are Joseph’s brothers that the glory of the saviour of Egypt should be reflected on them. In this too we find Jesus the same. He is not ashamed to call us His brethren (Hebrews 2:11). And it is because of Him that God welcomes us with favour, we who are made accepted in the beloved (Ephesians 1:6). Joseph introduces his father Jacob to Pharaoh. What a touching scene and one full of beauty! A poor old man, bent over his stick, blesses the powerful monarch. According to God’s standards, the man of God is the more excellent of the two (Hebrews 7:7).
The higher the position a man is in, the more aloof he usually is, but Joseph’s glory does not in any way lessen his tender-hearted care for his brothers and their families. The supplies which he distributes are measured "according to number of children". This is a wonderful picture of our relationship with Christ and all that flows from it. Down here the better part is ours (v. 11). Our faith may be lacking but never His faithful grace.
