Psalm 1: Make Me a Tree

Psalm 1: — Blessed is the man,      who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or stand in the way of sinners,     or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord,      and on his law he meditates day and [...]

Shards

He said God looks into this mirror- He is love, and His reflection, the image of his love, is in this mirror. Imagine that God has shattered this mirror now- it’s in billions of little bits, each little shard showing a small size view of the whole- the image of God’s love. And He puts that little shard in each person- each act of love you experience from somebody is a shard- a piece of God’s love for you.

Again? and Again? and Again…

Genesis 46 — 1 So Israel set out with all that was his,  . . .   2 And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!” “Here I am,” he replied.  3 “I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to [...]

The Last Word

  Genesis 44 — I must confess that the last several chapters- this story of Joseph playing cat and mouse with his siblings is rather torturous.  Is this Joseph playing a somewhat mean-spirited game with his brothers?  Why does Joseph draw this out so long?  Especially given the age of his father, who he hasn’t [...]

Back Up a Little Bit…

On the surface, these stories appear to be about Joseph, or about his brothers, or about Jacob. But really, this whole book, and every story in it, is about God the Father, the Creator, the Promiser, the LIFE lover, and Busted-Stuff-Repairer. Sometimes, you just have to back up a little bit to see it.

Slow Hand…

Would You Choose the Famine?

Genesis 41: — 1 When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: — 57 And all the world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe everywhere. — Genesis.  In the beginning.  Genesis is all about beginnings- some good, some terrible.  One of the beginnings that Genesis confronts [...]

Waiting to Be Seen

Genesis 40: — 8.Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.” — Joseph is in prison. Ambushed by his brothers, threatened with death, and ultimately sold into the hands of travelers, he was sold into the servitude of a high-ranking military figure in the Egyptian royal guard, near [...]

Wherever You Are…

In this passage, God is establishing the outpost of His blessing- a fountain of His Kingdom, through Joseph right there in the Captain’s living room! God is setting up camp, and he brought everything with him, including the kitchen sink. And he is putting the power of the Kingdom of God all over that house, just because of one person.

According to Hoyle…

He also understands when things just never lay out the way they are supposed to. When things don’t go according to Hoyle. When SOPs are a distant fantasy, and life is anything but business as usual. And His plan is able to accommodate those things. He’s a repairer.