Comments on January 22nd One Year Bible ReadingsTypePad2020-01-22T04:29:29ZOne Year Biblehttps://www.oneyearbibleblog.com/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://www.oneyearbibleblog.com/2020/01/january-22nd-one-year-bible-readings/comments/atom.xml/Angela MV commented on 'January 22nd One Year Bible Readings'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c5ebf53ef0240a4ded00b200d2020-01-23T01:23:36Z2020-01-23T01:23:36ZAngela MV"Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw...<p>"Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, 'Lord, save me!' Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. 'You of little faith,' he said, 'why did you doubt?'"</p>
<p>We just need to keep our eyes on the Lord and stop worrying about other things that are happening around us. There are a lot of scary things that are occurring and could occur. We often forget that God is completely in control of those things. He will keep us afloat, so we should never doubt him (like Jesus says in the verse). He is the one that conquered death and the grave, the one who rules above us all.</p>Ramona commented on 'January 22nd One Year Bible Readings'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c5ebf53ef0240a4dea6b1200d2020-01-22T04:31:30Z2020-01-22T04:31:30ZRamonaMike-regarding your question asking if Joseph was playing “mind games” with his brothers, no, I don’t think so and here...<p></p>
<p>Mike-regarding your question asking if Joseph was playing “mind games” with his brothers, no, I don’t think so and here is why.</p>
<p>Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this and asked him, "We are not blind too, are we?" Jesus replied, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin, but now because you claim that you can see, your guilt remains."<br />
(John 9:40-41 NET.)</p>
<p>Joseph was trying to get them to admit they were blind; they had to confess to their sin(s). First of all one cannot come to God, to Christ, without first admitting one is sinful, Joseph could not bestow on his brothers the honor of being his brothers in Egypt, with all the honor that would entail, unless they faced their sin. There are two kids of sorrow, a worldly sorrow (a sorrow that says, I’m sorry because I got caught), and a godly sorrow (a sorrow that is truly repentant of one’s behavior. Without godly sorrow, the brothers would not be able to exist in Egypt without becoming a further stench in the nostrils of the Egyptians, who didn’t like Hebrews anyway.</p>
<p>It’s all about character. We can mentally assent and verbally confess we are something that our behavior shows we are not; but unless there is a character change our words will never match our behavior or vice versa. No mind games with Joseph, he was just trying to get his brothers to admit they were “blind.”</p>
<p>Now I rejoice, not because you were made sad, but because you were made sad to the point of repentance. For you were made sad as God intended, so that you were not harmed in any way by us. For sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret, but worldly sadness brings about death.<br />
(2 Corinthians 7:9-10 NET.)</p>
<p>Grace and peace,<br />
Ramona<br />
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