Genesis 50:15-21
Realizing that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers said, ‘What if Joseph still bears a grudge against us and pays us back in full for all the wrong that we did to him?’ So they approached Joseph, saying, ‘Your father gave this instruction before he died, “Say to Joseph: I beg you, forgive the crime of your brothers and the wrong they did in harming you.” Now therefore please forgive the crime of the servants of the God of your father.’
Joseph wept when they spoke to him. Then his brothers also wept, fell down before him, and said, ‘We are here as your slaves.’
But Joseph said to them, ‘Do not be afraid! Am I in the place of God? Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today. So have no fear; I myself will provide for you and your little ones.’ In this way he reassured them, speaking kindly to them.
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Am I in the place of God? Am I the one to judge, the one to rule over you? Am I the one determine your eternal destiny?
So many in this world would answer that question with yes by the way they live--they judge the lives of others, living as though they believe they know exactly how God feels about people.
May we be humble. This doesn't mean we have to set down what we believe and let the world walk all over us--it simply means we have to acknowledge that God alone is judge, and so we must be willing to be humble, selfless and loving towards all of God's children, trusting God to sort things out in the end. The world is in good hands!
Blessings
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