Chapter of the Day: Read Genesis 45. Meditate on Genesis 45:1  "Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, 'Have everyone leave my presence!' So there was no one with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers." Can we admire Joseph's maturity for a second? The… Continue reading Genesis 45 Pain with a Purpose

Chapter of the Day: Read Genesis 44. Meditate on Genesis 44:32 "Your servant guaranteed the boy's safety to my father. I said 'If I do not bring him back to you, I will bear the blame before you, my father, all my life.'" Have you ever been eaten up with guilt? You finally realize the… Continue reading Genesis 44 Coming Clean

Chapter of the Day: Read Genesis 43. Meditate on Genesis 43:34 "When portions were served to them from Joseph's table, Benjamin's portion was five times as much as anyone else's. So they feasted and drank freely with him." God has a peculiar way of drawing us to Himself and revealing and testing the conditions of… Continue reading Genesis 43 Great Testing of the Heart

Chapter of the Day: Read Genesis 42. Meditate on Genesis 42:28  "My silver has been returned, " he said to his brothers. "Here it is in my sack." Their hearts sank and they turned to each other trembling and said, "What is this that God has done to us?" The famine is in full-blown effect… Continue reading Genesis 42 Grieved

Chapter of the Day: Read Genesis 41. Meditate on Genesis 41:14 "So Pharoah sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from the dungeon. When he had shaved and changed his clothes, he came before Pharoah." Pharaoh had a dream that none of his magicians or wise men could interpret.  This promptly reminded the cupbearer… Continue reading Genesis 41 Restored After Suffering

Chapter of the Day: Read Genesis 40. Meditate on Genesis 40:8  "We both had dreams," they answered,  "but there is no one to interpret them." Then Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams." Joseph is still fulfilling his leadership role from prison when two new inmates arrive on… Continue reading Genesis 40 Stuck in Bad Circumstances

Chapter of the Day: Read Genesis 39. Meditate on Genesis 39:23 "The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph's care, because the Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did." Joseph is carried down to Egypt and becomes the slave of Potiphar who just so happens to be captain of… Continue reading Genesis 39 Friends in High Places

Chapter of the Day: Read Genesis 38. Meditate on Genesis 38:24 "About three months later Judah was told, 'Your daughter-in-law Tamar is guilty of prostitution, and as a result she is now pregnant.' Judah said "Bring her out and have her burned to death.'" Judah was the fourth son belonging to Jacob born through his… Continue reading Genesis 38 Quick to Judge

Chapter of the Day: Read Genesis 37. Meditate on Genesis 37:5  "Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers they hated him all the more." Remember how Jacob had a favorite wife? He also deemed her son his favorite son. This chapter introduces us to Jacob's beloved son, Joseph. Poor fella, he's… Continue reading Genesis 37 Immature Leadership