Day 23, January 23, 2021

Day 23, January 23, 2021
Scriptures: Genesis 41, Psalm 40 and Matthew 17
 
“This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to Him!”
 
This is it. This is the passage that reminds us that Jesus is God’s Son. God’s provision for salvation and deliverance. He’s the Son, He is loved by the Father, in turn, he will lovingly lay down His life for the world. And while the disciples still don’t understand this message, we see it with the crucifixion and resurrection in mind. We know what is ahead. We know of the famine that is coming.
 
When we look back at the interpretation of Pharaoh’s dream, we see another moment, another instance of God providing, God caring for His people. Joseph is ousted by His brothers, falsely accused by Potiphar’s wife, imprisoned, and forgotten. Suddenly, Joseph is before the mightiest of emperors, Pharaoh, and he can offer him help and counsel. God will use this to help the nation Israel when the famine comes. 
 
God will provide deliverance and help for the people of Israel. God will do this through the difficulty that Joseph has faced.
 
Jesus has come, and he will rescue the people of Israel, and all of creation. He will rescue us. Jesus will undergo similar treatment; he will be falsely accused, he will be imprisoned, albeit briefly, he will be forgotten and abandoned by those he helped. God will work in this as well, and will accomplish His purposes, and rescue us.
 
The response is to simply remember, “This is the Son of God, Listen to Him.”
 
Listen.
 
Jordan