FAITH CAPSULE: Man can forsake you but God will move you forward.

Genesis 37

Have you been forsaken where you are looking forward to be embraced? It can be emotional exhausting or exceedingly discouraging when man encounters disengagement in the place where is to be embraced. Among the best way to describe forsaken experience is in the story of Joseph and his brothers. Israel (Jacob) called on his son Joseph to go and see if it is well with his brothers and with the flocks, and bring back word to him.

It was a simple act obedience that led Joseph into God’s divine agenda. The Bible recorded, “Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him. Then they said to one another, “Look, this dreamer is coming! Come therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, ‘Some wild beast has devoured him.’ We shall see what will become of his dreams!” (Genesis 37:18-20)  Joseph went forward to his brothers in peace while the brothers were set to engage him bitterly. The brothers of Joseph, raised under the same roof, received training from the same father, played, ate, drank and worked together conspired against their younger brother because of his dream. Word of God is true as documented in Jeremiah 17:9, “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; who can know it?” One thing is certain about God; He does not sleep nor slumber. In times of evil agenda, it is certain that God’s protection plan always prevail over His children. The psalmist testifies, “I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken…” (Psalm 37:25) “For the Lord loves justice, and does not forsake His saints; they are preserved forever…” (Psalm 37:28) Man can cast you off, your closest ones can possibly forsake you but God will never cast off His people nor forsake His people.

What is causing intimidation against you? Joseph’s brothers were intimidated because of his dream, the grace of God upon his life. The brothers were desperately wicked and when he got to his brothers, “…they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him. Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it” (Genesis 37: 23-24)

Joseph’s story presented itself as if God was not watching over Joseph but God was actually leading and directing each and every step of Joseph that no man could have been able to derail him. Joseph was taking steps of divine agenda. Watch the wicked do their assignment and people we see God excel you over and above all of the wicked one’s agenda. Man can forsake you but God will move you forward.

Prayer for the day: Ask for God’s deliverance plan to become manifested in your life.