When Enough Was Enough...

Genesis 45:27-28King James Version (KJV)

27 And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:

28 And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.

Dear Friends,

Joseph was a dreamer and was also favored by his father.  These two things caused him to be envied by his brothers.  Their jealously and its consequences are outlined below:

18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.

20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.

22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;

24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.

         - Genesis 37:18-27King James Version (KJV)

Joseph the dreamer was conspired against by his own brothers.  Stripped of his coat, a gift from his father he was sold into slavery. Sold by those he should have been able to trust. His own flesh and blood betrayed him.

Yet we can see as time moves on the work of the Lord.  God used Joseph to feed his brother during time of famine.  He gave him a heart of forgiveness.

When Joseph's father heard that His son was alive, it was enough for him. Imagine if you will,  this time, when enough was enough.

God provided for Joseph. When enough was enough, deliverance came.  God knows our limits.  He knows our boundaries.

He is the God of enough.

Be blessed!

in Christ,

Sis. Stephanie