THOUGHT FOR TODAY: TEAR DOWN THE WALL He comforted them & spoke kindly to them. Genesis 50:21. The familiar Old Testament story of Joseph follows a favorite son whose brothers hated him (Gen. 37-50). Yet Joseph refused to build a wall of hatred between himself & his brothers who sold him into slavery. When a famine brought them face to face after many years, Joseph treated his brothers with kindness, saying, You meant evil against me; but God meant it for good...And he comforted them & spoke kindly to them (50: 20-21), helping to restore the relationship between them. Over Twenty-five years ago, The Berlin Wall, built in August 1961, an oppressive man-made barrier was opened, offering freedom & reuniting families & friends. If weve built walls of anger & separation between ourselves & others, the Lord is willing & able to help us begin tearing them down today....Heavenly Father, examine my heart; reveal to me where I have erected walls in relationships. Show me the way to start tearing them down that there might be reconciliation. As God order your steps & blessings, know that anger builds walls; love breaks them down. TEAR DOWN THE WALL.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 11:41:25 +0000