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Introduction
Tonight, we come to the end of Genesis.
In chapter 49, we see Jacob’s instructions for his burial and his death.
In , we will see the sons of Jacob bury their father, the fear of Joseph’s brothers, and the forgiveness of Joseph.
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Genesis 50:15-
Genesis 50:15-21
Fear can keep us from fellowship.
When you fear that the worst will happen, your mind can do strange things—like the Chicagoan who was driving on a lonely country road one dark and rainy night and had a flat.
He opened the trunk—no lug wrench.
The light from a farmhouse could be seen dimly up the road.
So he set out on foot through the driving rain.
Surely the farmer would have a lug wrench he could borrow, he thought.
Of course, it was late at night—the farmer would be asleep in his warm, dry bed.
Maybe he would not answer the door.
And even if he did, he would be angry at being awakened in the middle of the night.
The city boy, picking his way blindly in the dark, stumbled on.
By now his shoes and clothing were soaked.
Even if the farmer did answer his knock, he would probably shout something like, “What’s the big idea waking me up at this hour?”
This thought made the city boy angry.
What right did that farmer have to refuse him the loan of a lug wrench?
After all, here he was stranded in the middle of nowhere, soaked to the skin.
The farmer was a selfish clod—no doubt about that!
The man finally reached the house and banged loudly on the door.
A light went on inside, and a window opened above.
A voice cried out, “Who is it?”
His face white with anger, the man called out, “You know who it is.
It’s me!
And you can keep your lug wrench.
I wouldn’t borrow it now if you had the last one on earth!”
Joseph’s brothers worked themselves up in fear and it kept them from having fellowship with Joseph.
They were afraid that their offense from years ago would be repaid.
They needed closure on the evil they did to Joseph so many years ago.
They needed to be reconciled with Joseph.
They should not have waited so long to be reconciled.
Look at what Jesus said in :
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Jesus tells us to be reconciled with others before we offer our sacrifices.
For us, that means that anything we do for the Lord: tithes, offerings, service, whatever act of worship, we must leave them behind and be reconciled with the one we offended first.
Why? - To maintain fellowship, to preserve the unity that God has blessed us with.
Rather than letting fear keep us from being reconciled with our fellow Christians, we must go to them and ask for their forgiveness.
Then, it will be up to them to be obedient to the Lord and follow Joseph’s example.
Forgiveness preserves fellowship.
Joseph had a Christ-like attitude regarding his brothers’ sin against him.
Genesis 50:
Understand that whatever evil someone has done to you or against you, God will turn it around and use it for your good.
God does not cause evil, but He is big enough and powerful enough to take what someone meant for bad and use it for our good.
Rather than withhold forgiveness and try to get retribution, we must forgive and trust the Lord to take care of the situation.
Decision
If you need to ask someone to forgive you, then why don’t you go to them during the invitation and ask for their forgiveness.
If they are not here, then come to the altar and ask the Lord to direct your conversation.
If there is someone that you need to forgive and you find it difficult, come to the altar and ask the Lord to help you forgive.
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