Sunday, February 23, 2025 “Fruit, Gifts and Cash”

Genesis 43:11-12 11 And their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Take some of the best fruits of the land in your vessels and carry down a present for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds. 12 Take double money in your hand, and take back in … Continue reading

Monday, February 24, 2025 “Go to the Man”

Genesis 43:13 “13 Take your brother also, and arise, go back to the man.” Jacob said to his sons, “Go back to the man” (unknown to them as being their brother Joseph). Pray that our President and other leaders will have wisdom to send the right people to their right places and people with the right … Continue reading

Saturday, February 22, 2025 “Don’t Linger”

Genesis 43:10 “10 For if we had not lingered, surely by now we would have returned this second time.” Judah understood the timeliness of their return to Egypt. Pray that in confirmation hearings for high level posts in the new administration there will be that sense of expectancy that Judah understood to be the case in … Continue reading

Friday, February 21, 2025 “Let Me Bear the Blame”

Genesis 43:9 “9 I myself will be surety for him; from my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever.” Judah was serious concerning what he proposed to his father Jacob. Judah put his life on the line. Pray that as … Continue reading

Thursday, February 20, 2025 “Judah’s Idea”

Genesis 43:8 “8 Then Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones.” Judah, from whom Jesus came in genealogy came up with a plan he presented to his father. Pray that our leaders in … Continue reading

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 “Wisdom in Dealings”

Genesis 43:7 “7 But they said, “The man asked us pointedly about ourselves and our family, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ And we told him according to these words. Could we possibly have known that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?” Jacob’s sons felt they could not know that “the man,” their brother … Continue reading

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 “Uniform Transparency”

Genesis 43:7 “7 But they said, “The man asked us pointedly about ourselves and our family, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ And we told him according to these words. Could we possibly have known that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?” Joseph’s brothers all of a sudden put high value on being transparent. … Continue reading

Monday, February 17,2025 “Transparency”

Genesis 43:6 “6 And Israel said, “Why did you deal so [a]wrongfully with me as to tell the man whether you had still another brother?” Israel, AKA Jacob, asked his son Judah in essence, “Why were you so transparent with the man is Egypt that you death with for the grain?’ pray that with all of the movement in our government departments … Continue reading

Sunday, February 16, 2025 “Stick with the Truth”

Genesis 43:3-5 35 Then it happened as they emptied their sacks, that surprisingly each man’s bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid. 36 And Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me: Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin. All these things are against … Continue reading

Saturday, February 15, 2025 “Go Back and Buy”

Genesis 43:2 “2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to them, “Go back, buy us a little food.” Its always easy it seems to go back to Egypt for needed resources. But if you don’t have the resources, you cannot purchase … Continue reading