GOD-CENTERED LIVING (9 OF 11)
by Tim Badal
Scripture: Genesis 46:1-34, Genesis 47:1-31
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God-Centered Living (9 of 11)
Series: Joseph, Seeing the Good in God's Detours
Tim Badal
Genesis 46-47
Last week we came to the part of the story where Joseph identified himself, not only as prime minister, but as the long-lost brother whom his brothers had sold into slavery. He's also charged his brothers, ''Go home, get Dad, and bring the whole family so I can see them once again. Then you can all settle in Egypt and not fall prey to the famine.''
We'll first need to finish Genesis 45 today, then we'll cover a big section of Scripture: chapters 46 and 47. Let me read what we left off with last week:
25 So [the brothers] went up out of Egypt and came to the land of Canaan to their father Jacob. 26 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. 27 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. 28 And Israel said, ''It is enough; Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.''
What an amazing passage of Scripture!
If I were to ask you to give me one word to define your feeling right now, what would that be? Tired? Cranky? Crazy? Busy? Excited? Broken-hearted? Cursed? Lucky? Hopeful? What word would fit? Would it be cynical? Fearful? Proud? Ashamed? What defines you today? It might be a word that describes the past week you found yourself living through.
While those words may all be appropriate adjectives to describe you, the word I hope might come to mind-the word I want you to meditate on this week-is the word ''centered.'' I believe that how you answer the question, ''On what are you centered?'' will determine those other adjectives that seem to come so easily into your mind. I might even say that if you're centered on the right thing, it could change those adjectives regarding yourself and y ...
Series: Joseph, Seeing the Good in God's Detours
Tim Badal
Genesis 46-47
Last week we came to the part of the story where Joseph identified himself, not only as prime minister, but as the long-lost brother whom his brothers had sold into slavery. He's also charged his brothers, ''Go home, get Dad, and bring the whole family so I can see them once again. Then you can all settle in Egypt and not fall prey to the famine.''
We'll first need to finish Genesis 45 today, then we'll cover a big section of Scripture: chapters 46 and 47. Let me read what we left off with last week:
25 So [the brothers] went up out of Egypt and came to the land of Canaan to their father Jacob. 26 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. 27 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. 28 And Israel said, ''It is enough; Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.''
What an amazing passage of Scripture!
If I were to ask you to give me one word to define your feeling right now, what would that be? Tired? Cranky? Crazy? Busy? Excited? Broken-hearted? Cursed? Lucky? Hopeful? What word would fit? Would it be cynical? Fearful? Proud? Ashamed? What defines you today? It might be a word that describes the past week you found yourself living through.
While those words may all be appropriate adjectives to describe you, the word I hope might come to mind-the word I want you to meditate on this week-is the word ''centered.'' I believe that how you answer the question, ''On what are you centered?'' will determine those other adjectives that seem to come so easily into your mind. I might even say that if you're centered on the right thing, it could change those adjectives regarding yourself and y ...
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