One Story: Joseph
One of the problems I find as people engage scripture is that they read it in segments and disconnect it from the fact that it is actually one story. Everything in scripture points to the coming Messiah and God's long plan of redemption of humanity. In the Old Testament we get archetypes, models, and partial examples of the fullness of what is coming in Jesus.
The story of Jospeh reveals the ongoing perseverance of faith, despite numerous and mounting obstacles. It's a reminder when all seems lost that God is not done. Furthermore we get a window into unconditional forgiveness that is eventually revealed to us by grace through Christ. You see there is always a gap between what we expect and what we experience. And maybe it is God who wants to stand in the gap…but we are letting disappointment from not getting what we expected, keep us from what God wanted us to experience.
Will we follow Jesus through broken dreams, through shattered hopes, through pain, through confusion, through darkness, through loss, through suffering, and through cancer; trusting that He is good, and He is in control, and He will redeem you, and He has made a way for you….He will save you! This is One Story, but it also includes Our Story.
Sunday's Scripture:
Habakkuk 3:17-19 | Genesis 50:13-21
