Genesis 43:1
“Now the famine was severe in the land.”
Jacob and his sons did not foresee the
present calamity that they are in. A
severe famine is upon them and all of Egypt, and they need food to survive. None of them could
have foreseen God’s Hands in the midst of their present circumstances. None of them has a clue that God has already
preplanned how their present crisis is going to be addressed. Decades ago, one of their own, unbeknownst to
this family and even to the one that was wrenched away from their midst, God
was already preparing the “current” answer to this family’s prayer. Joseph, the son Jacob lost and the brother
his siblings have sold to slavery, has become and has been groomed to be the source of God’s
answer to this family’s plight.
If your current situation seems dire and
God seems quiet or slow to answer your prayers, fear not and worry not. Your prayers have not gone unheard. Just like Jacob and his family, God already
preplanned how to address your present circumstances. He was already working on
the answer to your prayers long before you were even aware that you are going
to need it. This passage in Genesis
simply portrays God’s magnificence, God’s faithfulness, God’s omnipotence and
God’s omniscience!
Amen to your encouraging truth spoken by the Holy Spirit! Romans 8:26 tells us that the Holy Spirit intercedes for us even when we do not know what to pray. It is time that we became more aware of His faithful presence in our lives through the gifting of His Spirit inside of us. I believe we can become more aware by committing ourselves to regular prayer and quiet time with the Lord, and loving fellowship.
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