Christian Devotional – October 18, 2024

New Beginnings, Day 43

Family, Read Genesis chapter 43.

There is something special about the bond of family. Joseph hadn’t seen his brother in many many years. He knew he was still alive based on the other brothers discussion we read about yesterday, but he hadn’t actually seen him until this moment. Joseph couldn’t contain himself in that moment.

We need to remember that need for community that we all have, whether it’s biological family, church family, or friend family. Those are the people that truly matter to us in our lives we don’t always understand how much they mean to us until we don’t have them anymore. Joseph recognized this and was excited to share everything with Benjamin, but he needed to double check a few things first before he could reveal himself. But, that doesn’t mean that he didn’t feel all of the emotion that went with it.

Are we valuing our family? Do we recognize just how much we need our family group of support? Sometimes our biological family is not that for us, but we all need a group of acceptance that we can be part of. Are we supporting them today?

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