Are you still reading along? Today we finish Genesis, and what a finish it is.
The last days of Jacob and then Joseph are noted in Gen 48-50. Both giving blessings to offspring and both requesting to be buried in the land God has given.
Ch 50 v16 is interesting regarding forgiveness. Joseph's brothers worry that Joseph will extract revenge now that their father Jacob is dead. Joseph reassures them that he has forgiven and let go and will do them no harm. In fact he notes that through their treachery, God used the situation for good.
So, what do we need to forgive and move forward? God will not use your situation if you brood over it and plot revenge! Put your anger and resentments at the foot of the cross and leave them there. God really does have bigger and better things in store for us in the future......
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