“And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.”
Genesis 42:9 KJV
Joseph remembered the dreams he had about his brothers bowing down before him! Pausing, he said to them, “You are spies! You’ve come to see where our land is weak!” At that moment Joseph had the choice of revealing his identity to his brothers or remain in disguise, he chose the latter for the wisdom of God was in him. He wanted to test them to see if they were repentant of their betrayal. From a human standpoint, Joseph would have been happy for an instant reconciliation with them, but Joseph was a man broken by God and was now prepared to deliver others. Joseph spoke and acted in such a way that their hearts would be revealed and exposed. It was not a spirit of revenge driving Joseph but true love for his brothers and the ways of God. The tests Joseph took them through were designed by God to see what they had done and come to repentance. Because of Jesus’s sacrifice on the Cross the Holy Spirit has shed abroad His love in our hearts to love others because He does not want any to perish but all to come to repentance. Let’s love others to bring them into the Kingdom of God through repentance. Amen!
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