Family Matters
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See God is in control.
See God is in control.
God is in control of the plans of your life.
God knows the plans he has for you.
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
2. God has great plans for his people for his Glory!!
God knows who you are truly to be for his glory.
God knows who you are truly to be for his glory.
God created you for his glory.
Bring all who claim me as their God,
for I have made them for my glory.
It was I who created them.’ ”
God’s plan is always greater than any other plan.
God’s plan is always greater than any other plan.
The devil wants you to see each other as having power to control each others lives.
The enemy loves to see the fight for power and control.
The devil wants to see you pull each other down.
God is for peace and harmony.
He wants you to see God’s plan involved in this work.
People will try to divide you but God will unite you.
Seek God in your family matters first.
We can make our plans,
but the Lord determines our steps.
proverbs 16:9
Joseph saw God moving in his life and ordering his steps.
Joseph saw God moving in his life and ordering his steps.
New Living Translation Chapter 45
8 So it was God who sent me here, not you! And he is the one who made me an adviser* to Pharaoh—the manager of his entire palace and the governor of all Egypt.
So it was God who sent me here, not you! And he is the one who made me an adviser to Pharaoh—the manager of his entire palace and the governor of all Egypt.
This is after the famine had lead Jacob to send his sons to get help from Egypt. Joseph recognized his brothers but they did not recognize their younger brother they plotted to kill.
Joseph played some games with them to see if they have changed from their lying past ways and to see his younger brother was okay. When they showed Joseph they have changed he shared with them How God has kept him and put him in this place for this specific time.
Take time to observe how God is working in your life.
Take time to observe how God is working in your life.
Exalt the Lord for his goodness in your life.
Others would like to think they are in control, but God is in Control.
Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness;
let us exalt his name together.
Give God the praise for how you made it.
Give God the praise for how you made it.
Joseph is clear to point out to his brothers that God did this .
God placed me here to preserve your lives even though you tried to take mine.
But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives.
God was with Joseph along the way in his life Journey.
Joseph honors God by acknowledging God for his successes .
In this situation again Joseph saw how God worked it out.
God has sent me ahead of you to keep you and your families alive and to preserve many survivors.
Do not allow family issues become destructive but see them to be constructive and give God glory. Try to keep it in the family and give it to God the Father.
Keep it in the family
Keep it in the family
Joseph did not broadcast his brothers dirty laundry.
Joseph did not broadcast his brothers dirty laundry.
Joesph knew they knew they were wrong in what they did, but showed them how God used it for his Glory.
Look for the goodness of the Lord.
Know on a cloudy day the Sun is still over you.
Know that God’s grace never runs out.
Joseph’s exultation was from God.
This time he told the dream to his father as well as to his brothers, but his father scolded him. “What kind of dream is that?” he asked. “Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow to the ground before you?”
His brothers hated Joseph because his Father loved him so much.
But his brothers hated Joseph because their father loved him more than the rest of them. They couldn’t say a kind word to him.
Be aware how you treat members in the family for others do notice the change in treatment.
Keep God in the center of Family matters.
Keep God in the center of Family matters.
There will be fighting in the family and that is why we need God to be a priority in our life.
Family needs to pray together and for one another.
I pray for you you pray for me...
When everything settles down and we come back to our senses we need to turn to God and seek the Lord.
You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.
Genessi
Unconfessed sin will keep you sunk in the deep.
Unconfessed sin will keep you sunk in the deep.
The harm we do to each other follows us until we turn it over to God and work towards reconciliation.
Joseph’s brother guilt forever followed them.
When they went to Egypt they went back to their sinful act on Joseph.
But we said to you, ‘My lord, the boy cannot leave his father, for his father would die.’
Speaking among themselves, they said, “Clearly we are being punished because of what we did to Joseph long ago. We saw his anguish when he pleaded for his life, but we wouldn’t listen. That’s why we’re in this trouble.”
“Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy?” Reuben asked. “But you wouldn’t listen. And now we have to answer for his blood!”
Genesis
Their guilt is so heavy they look to remove it from them by selling them selves to slavery to fix the wrong.
Judah answered, “Oh, my lord, what can we say to you? How can we explain this? How can we prove our innocence? God is punishing us for our sins. My lord, we have all returned to be your slaves—all of us, not just our brother who had your cup in his sack.”
They looked to submit to Joseph when their Father died hoping to be spared.
They confess and surrender as slaves
So they sent this message to Joseph: “Before your father died, he instructed us to say to you: ‘Please forgive your brothers for the great wrong they did to you—for their sin in treating you so cruelly.’ So we, the servants of the God of your father, beg you to forgive our sin.” When Joseph received the message, he broke down and wept. Then his brothers came and threw themselves down before Joseph. “Look, we are your slaves!” they said.
Genesis 50:16
The bondages of slavery is strong.
Jesue is stronger and greater than the power of the grave.
Family’s need to forgive and love as Christ.
Family’s need to forgive and love as Christ.
Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
Give God the Glory and know the story.
Give God the Glory and know the story.
Joseph tells his brothers the story of their family’s salvation.
But Joseph replied, “Don’t be afraid of me. Am I God, that I can punish you? You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people. No, don’t be afraid. I will continue to take care of you and your children.” So he reassured them by speaking kindly to them.
Genesis 50:19
Jospeh tells his family
Don’t be afraid, Am I God, that I can punish you.
You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good.
God placed me here not you.
God did this so that I could be used in his plan for our people salvation.
Josephs assures them he will take care of them and their children.
See how Great our God is in this text.
Jesus is telling you about your life issues to not be afraid, for they do not have power of life and death.
The enemy is seeking to kill, steal and destroy but Jesus came so that you may have life more abundantly.
See God has placed you in positions for his glory so follow the Lords’ steps.
God will use you for his glory for you were created for his glory.
Jesus will bless you know and forever more in his loving embrace.