Today's Favorite Verse: Genesis 50:15-17

Today's Favorite Verse: Genesis 50:15-17
" And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.
And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him."

I pondered on how even though Joseph had earlier forgiven his brothers, they had not forgiven themselves. He had told them it was for a purpose.

"Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life."
(Genesis 45:5)

The hardest part of forgiveness is forgiving yourself. People can tell you that you are forgiven over and over again, but it will not register until God speaks that to your heart and soul. I learned after many years that if you cannot find peace in the matter then make it a matter of fasting and prayer. Then the Lord will say "I love you for who you are today, and you need to forgive that younger version of yourself."

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