The story of Joseph continues the lineage of the people of Israel - God’s chosen people.  It is clear from beginning to end that God is more faithful to His people than they are to Him.  We will see, in the life and times of Joseph, that in God’s sovereign plan nothing is wasted.  In the end, our lives, like Joseph’s, will prove our great need for God’s salvation and that his plans and purposes for our lives are good.

Michael McCracken

Discover

• What is the importance to this story that Judah went down from his brothers?
• What does the death of Judah's sons tell us about God's grace?
• What does this story teach us about the entangled-ness of sin?

 
Nurture

• What does verse 26 tell us about the implications of the gospel?
• Do you experience repentance and faith on a regular basis?
• What would believing the gospel free you to be more honest about?

 
Act

• What would it look like for you to enter into deeper community or deepen the community in which you are already involved?
• What would repentance and faith look like for you this week?

Father, the apostle Paul prayed for the church in Rome: May the God of hope…fill you with joy and peace…in your believing Him…”Romans15:13
Paul’s intercession for the church in Rome as they suffered and struggled in their broken world…
Paul was reminding them who their God  was: the God of hope for the hopeless; the God who fills us with joy and peace as we place our full faith and trust in him especially during trying times.

So help us, Lord, to do just that when our circumstances are discouraging…Oh to believe You Lord every minute of every day no matter what comes our way…to your honor and glory. Praise your name!! In Jesus name amen!!!

Jim McCracken

Speak A Better Word
All Sufficient Merit
Thy Mercy, My God
Singing In The Victory

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