TODAY’S MANNA SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2018
TOPIC: SIN BETRAYS
TEXT: GENESIS 42:21-38
1) THE KEY VERSE:
“And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us” (Genesis 42:21).
2) THE TEXT:
(GENESIS 42: 21 – 38 KJV)
“42:21 And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
42:22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
42:23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
42:24 And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
42:25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
42:26 And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
42:27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.
42:28 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
42:29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
42:30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
42:31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
42:32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
42:33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
42:34 And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
42:35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
42:36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
42:37 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
42:38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.”
3) THE MESSAGE:
i) The little boy who helped himself with the ice cream not meant for him wiped his mouth clean and even rinsed it with water. He did all these so that no one will know he is the culprit.
ii) But when called to defend himself, he was sure his interrogators would be floored. Alas, a stain of ice-cream drop betrayed him.
iii) When he was confronted with the stain, he became speechless. His sin found him out.
iv) Joseph’s brethren had lived with the guilt of the sale of their brother, over the years, thinking they would never see him again.
v) After purchasing some grains, Joseph directed that their money be put into their sacks as a benevolent gesture. This was misunderstood by his brothers who interpreted it as God’s judgment.
vi) And right in the presence of Joseph, they started to blame one another. “We are guilty concerning our brother… behold, also his blood is required”.
vii) While the blame-game was on, Joseph pleasantly listened, having spoken to them through an interpreter. They never knew he understood them.
viii) Sin not confessed and repented of is a reproach and a destructive cankerworm. Sinners may hide it for as long as they wish, yet the sin will definitely find the person out (Numbers 32:23).
ix) The earlier sin is acknowledged, confessed and repented of, the better and safer. No one can hide sin forever no matter the effort to silence the conscience.
x) Sin easily unmasks its perpetrator. There is no hiding place for sinners who are impenitent. All committed sins are open scandals before God.
xi) Ensure you make your way right with God today by repenting of your sins.
4) THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Sin and its consequences are never minimised by the passage of time.
5) BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR:
PSALM 1-2;
15;
22-24;
47; 68
Happy Weekend😁😁😁
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