Am I in the place of God? Gen 50:19.
"Dare I usurp the prerogative of God." Get real. Matthew Poole Commentary
Dare I soften those who have hurt me by killing them with kindness. Be real.
Dare I humble myself before people and not think of humbling myself first before God. Live real.
Benson Commentary says: "Make your peace with God, and then you will find it an easy matter to make your peace with _____."
Oh friends, think about your own experience with the Wonderful Kindness of your God and be persuaded He will still befriend you, whatever you've done.
C.S. Lewis in The Weight of Glory wrote that it is far more important what God thinks of us than what we think of Him.
Gen 49:6 "I want no part in my two sons' bitter feuds." If we really love, aren't we going to stand in the way (whatever that looks like---no formulas) of our children and say---that's not right with me and that's not right with God. And I love you enough to move into your life. What happened in Israel's heart? Why could he feel like he lost everything if he lost Ben and Joseph? Here is a man of God who is flawed. We all live with our depravity.
Why would God put this story of Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph in Genesis? What courage, what passion, what a mess at times. But they lift us to the Higher Story of a Grand God they all did set their hearts right to follow, only poorly at times
PHOTO: The weight of glory on earth
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