The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Genesis 42:9-17, “And Joseph remembered the dreams which he had about them, and said to them, ‘You are spies; you have come to look at the undefended parts of our land.’ 10 Then they said to him, ‘No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food. 11 ‘We are all sons of one man; we are honest men; your servants are not spies.’ 12 Yet he said to them, ‘No, but you have come to look at the undefended parts of our land!’ 13 But they said, ‘Your servants are twelve brothers in all, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is with our father today, and one is no more.’ 14 And Joseph said to them, ‘It is as I said to you, you are spies. 15 By this you will be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go from this place unless your youngest brother comes here! 16 ‘Send one of you that he may get your brother, while you remain confined, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you. But if not, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies.’ 17 So he put them all together in prison for three days.”

I’m not sure of Joseph’s exact age at this point in his life, but he was somewhere near the age of 39 and gifted with wisdom well beyond his years! Despite his brothers’ denial, Joseph insisted that they were spies and had come to learn what they could about the secrets of Egypt. Of course, Joseph knew the truth of why they were there, but he had a plan they could never have uncovered.

Were you ever in a situation like that? Trouble had invaded your life, and it just didn’t make sense. It might do us all good to stop and consider the possibility that we have wandered from the path the LORD has designed for us, and now He has ventured to teach us a lesson and get us back on the path of His will. A periodic reassessment of things would certainly do no harm. Remember, we are always safe and secure when we abide in Him.

Heartily yours in Christ Jesus,

Gene

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

United States of America

“We will never know that Christ is all we need

Until He becomes all that we have.”

–Corrie ten Boom