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Day 29 Promise 31 Genesis 46:1 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. 2 And God spoke unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here am I.” 3 And he said, “I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: 4 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.” Does it seem like life is at a standstill and nothing is going right? Does trouble plague you at every turn, and you can’t get ahead? Israel sent Joseph to his sons to bring a report back to him about how they fared with the sheep, but his brothers took Joseph and sold him into slavery. Then they took Joseph’s coat and dipped it in blood and sent it to their father to ask if it belonged to Joseph. Jacob believed Joseph died at the hand of a wild beast. When famine struck the land of Egypt, Israel told his sons to go to Egypt and get food because Egypt had the only food in the whole land. It was while Joseph was in Egypt that God was with Joseph and gave him the interpretation of Pharaoh’s dreams to save Egypt. Pharaoh made Joseph second in command of Egypt. Only Pharaoh was more important and commanded the people to obey Joseph. When Joseph’s brothers came to Egypt to buy food, he recognized them, but they didn’t know him, and after careful examination on two occasions, Joseph told them who he was and sent them to bring their father to him in Egypt. From the moment Joseph was sold into slavery until Jacob went to Egypt to see his son, God had not spoken to Jacob. When Israel went to Beersheba where he built the well, God met with him and called him Jacob, his given name, and told him to go to Joseph, and as he went down to Egypt, so too would He bring them out of Egypt. Joseph was sold into slavery at the age of seventeen and made the second ruler of Egypt at the age of thirty. In thirteen years, God did not speak to Jacob, Israel. Not until Jacob learned the truth regarding Joseph. God told Abraham his seed would be strangers in a land not their own. Ge 15:13 And he said unto Abram, “Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; 14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.” (KJV) The time had come for God to save His people from famine through Joseph, by bringing Israel to Egypt where they would live and become slaves in Egypt. When God is silent, it doesn’t mean God isn’t working on your behalf. God will never leave you or forsake you. You need to trust that even in the quiet years, God is working on your behalf. God never took His eyes off His people. He was with Joseph in Egypt and blessed him in everything he did, and when the time came, He worked through Joseph to save His people. God’s eyes are on you too. He will take care of you even in the quiet times. Let’s pray: Father, thank you for taking care of me even when I don’t see it. Help me trust You in the quiet times of my life that You are with me, working all things for Your glory. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen. Copyright © 1 September 2019 by Valerie Routhieaux Image courtesy of Pixabay