"Jacob's Difficult Decision"
Genesis 43:1-15
Jacob's and his sons had no relief from the famine. They could not see God's overall plan of sending them to Egypt to be reunited with Joseph and fed from Egypt's storehouses. If you are praying for relief from suffering or pressure and God is not bringing it as quickly as you would like, remember that God may be leading you to special treasures.
Joseph's brothers arrived home from Egypt only to find in their grain sacks the money they had used to pay for the grain. Some months later, when it was time to return to Egypt for more food, Jacob instructed them to take extra money so they could pay for the previous purchase as well as for additional grain. Jacob did not try to get away with anything. He was a man of integrity who paid for what he bought, whether he had to or not. We should follow his example and guard our integrity. A reputation for honesty is worth far more than the money we might gain by compromising it.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Whatever happened to integrity?" - Anonymous
TODAY'S BLACK HISTORY FACT:
On this date in 1915 Booker T. Washington, educator and founder of Tuskegee Institute, dies in Tuskegee, Alabama.
Posted By: Alban Burney
Wednesday, November 14th 2007 at 9:53AM
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