famine?
Back in January we started a sermon series based on the story of Joseph.
This week, as we near the end of the series, we turn to the famine. Joseph was to provide salvation from the effects of this catastrophe. God had long been preparing Joseph for the moment he would be thrust from the prison into the palace. He goes from prisoner to prime minister in the most dramatic rags to riches story in history.
Joseph, of course, has no idea this is about to happen. As far as he knows there could be many more years of obscurity ahead.
His decision to be faithful in the privacy of his prison cell saved many thousands of lives. He also provided food for his own family and kept God’s people and the promise of a messiah alive.
Decisions made in private can have global effects!!
We have the privilege of having our lives woven into God’s plan to rescue mankind from an eternity without Him. We can feel, like Joseph must have felt at times, abandoned by God and rejected by men. The danger when we feel like that is we can abandon our walk with God and sin, making poor decisions based on bad motivations.
Our government is in the midst of the worst crisis in generations the cause has been bad moral choices made in private. For generations the families of these disgraced MPs will suffer the consequences.
The famine we face is not a lack of food but rather a famine of truth, righteousness and love. God continues to prepare his people to participate in His great rescue mission. Our private decisions continue to have global consequences.
June 24th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Hi Andy
I see people at work and in the street who are so hungry for more from life, Christians and none Christians and alike. This void in people is not only a tragedy but a marvellous opportunity for us as a church and as individuals to reflect the light and grace of Jesus like a mirror into all corners of our town/village/nation/world!
Ollie