The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The LORD is my life’s refuge; of whom should I be afraid?
Genesis, Chapter 50, Verse 15
Now that their father was
dead, Joseph’s brothers became fearful
and thought, “Suppose Joseph has been nursing a grudge against us and now most
certainly will pay us back in full for all the wrong we did him!”
Joseph’s reaction to his brothers was complete confidence in
God. “Even though you meant harm to me, God meant it for good, to achieve this
present end, the survival of many people” (v. 20)
When we are fearful we are showing a lack of confidence in God.
God asks us to boldly go where no man has gone before…for a man must be heroic to live always in faith,
hope, and love. Joseph believed and had confidence in a God he could not see.
We are the receivers of this confidence and blessed are we that we can see God
the Father through His son Jesus. Jesus asks us to believe in His love. His
love calls for love. How do you give
Jesus love for love? Be great in your faith; before all and above all, by
your confidence in Him. Therefore we must have confidence, not in spite of our
miseries, but because of them, since it is misery which attracts mercy. We must
be as confident as the good thief at the crucifixion. The good thief also
teaches us humility and confidence. A whole life of crimes, a whole life of
sin: a few minutes before dying, one word of humility and confidence, and he is
saved. Be confident that God will save you: How many young people have lost the
Faith, not from having fallen, but from not having been helped, with love, to
pick themselves up again as many times as was necessary. Jesus needs nothing
but your humility and your confidence to work marvels of purification and
sanctification in you. It is this confidence which works all miracles.[1]
Pray for our congress and president that there with be no "pay backs in full" and that they work justly for the American people and protect especially the elderly, unborn and young.
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