I know most of us, at least most have heard the story of Joseph and his brothers and that time when Joseph plotted a scheme to his brothers on their way back to their father after buying food from Egypt because of the famine that is happening to the land. As part of Joseph test he asked his servants to put his silver cup to Benjamin's bag to frame him up of stealing and he wants to see what the other brothers will do. Surprisingly, instead of seeing the same scenario of what happened to him the brothers did not let Benjamin be taken away. Judah at that moment took the COURAGE to speak out to Joseph whom that time they did not know the true identity. He speak out his concerns for his brother Benjamin even he knows that he is talking to a high official of Egypt. Judah pleaded to be a replacement of Benjamin instead to be a slave. It is a courageous thing to do to take someone's place of suffering out of Love. Jesus even said what better love is this than to give our own life for a friend. Jesus himself took our place in the cross and suffered and died for us. Judah is about to do the same thing for Benjamin and he is willing to take his place of punishment to preserve the life of their Father. It is amazing that Judah took the responsibility to the word he have given to his Father. Israel have entrusted Benjamin to him and truly it is of great courage to be able to take responsibility of the decisions that we make even in the midst of failure. He did not backed out from the test and he chose to be COURAGEOUS to stand to be in authority over his words. He chose to be courageous and accept the fate that is awaiting out of unfortunate situation and he is ready to sacrifice and suffer for the benefit of others. It is an amazing showcase of courage. Have you been in the situation that you need to choose to suffer instead of letting other suffer? Genesis 44:33New King James Version (NKJV) 33 Now therefore, please let your servant remain instead of the lad as a slave to my lord, and let the lad go up with his brothers. Read Genesis 44:18-34 There are different types and degree of courage. When we talk about courage it’s not just about showing our strength. Don’t you know that it takes much portion of courage to show our vulnerability? Most specially for men. It is not easy to show our weaknesses to others and moreover IT TAKES SO MUCH COURAGE TO FORGIVE. Forgiving someone without them being sorry is some kind of courageous act. Jesus did that himself but if we will look back in the old testament what Joseph (the dreamer) did to his brothers in Genesis 45:1-7 was such a brave and courageous thing to do. Instead of anger and revenge Joseph chose to show sympathy and love and forgiveness to his brothers and even encouraged them. It was really bold. Have you ever been hurt by anyone you love? By friends, colleagues and most painful will be is by our family? If yes, and I believe we all have experienced that. We will totally be going to relate with Joseph, but hopefully we can learn from his story.
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AuthorI am a FOLLOWER OF CHRIST Cleverly disguised as an Architect who loves to share my experiences and encounters with God in every simple and possible way to the people out there who needs to hear Gods' greatness and goodness. Archives
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