Genesis 42:18-43:34Matthew 13:47-14:12
Psalm 18:16-36
Proverbs 4:7-10
Do people really ever change? I don't know. I want to believe that people can change... do change. The fact is, most of the time I believe the opposite. Looking at people, I become frustrated with how little change is apparent to me. I'm reading Genesis about Joseph right now. This story strikes me because at the end of the story, we see the decision of Joseph's siblings to act with love and compassion towards one another. You know what happened. Joseph's brothers, starving in the midst of famine, decide to journey to Egypt for food. Little do they know that their brother Joseph, wants to test their loyalty to one another and plays some rather mean pranks on the boys. It wasn't long ago that Joseph had been sold into slavery by these same boys. Now, years later, they have learned their lesson and show genuine love in the midst of trial. They have learned to care for one another. These boys know what it is to show loyalty, even though they once knew nothing of brotherly love.
Do people change? I sure hope that they do! Joseph saw that people can grow... become better.
This story gives us hope in the midst of sometimes doubtful circumstances.
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