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		<title>god is busy!!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jesus said to them, &#8220;My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working.&#8221; John 5 v 17 I wonder if you have ever considered the question, What is God doing? I have recently been reading the story of Joseph which begins in Genesis 39. This must have been [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Jesus said to them, &#8220;My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working.&#8221;</p>
<p>John 5 v 17</p></blockquote>
<p>I wonder if you have ever considered the question, What is God doing?</p>
<p>I have recently been reading the story of Joseph which begins in Genesis 39. This must have been a question Joseph struggled to answer.</p>
<p>Joseph was consistently faithful and hard-working, he didn&#8217;t fall to temptation or become distracted by the trappings of success, yet on at least two occasions it seemed God had utterly abandoned him.</p>
<p>The temptation is the same for us, we can often feel &#8220;God has stopped working&#8221;. Joseph could have reacted to that thought and abandoned his faith, made the <em>most</em> of the situation and sinned.</p>
<p>But God was busy!! Busy working out plans to save nations!! Plans that Joseph knew nothing about but plans in which he would play a key role.</p>
<p>Remember &#8216;My Father is at his work&#8217; is always true whether we understand his workings or not. The fate of nations may rest on our engagement with Him.</p>
<p>God is busy working throughout time and eternity. Be alert and full of faith</p>
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