September 23, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Monday, September 23.
Today we start a five-part series on facing disappointment. We've all dealt with many moments of disappointment, and so God gives us many characters in His Word who dealt with it as well - and came out the other side with renewed hope.
Our first character is perhaps the greatest example of this. He certainly faced as much or more disappointment than any other Bible character. His name was Joseph, and we find his amazing life story in the book of Genesis.
Joseph was sold into slavery by his own brothers. He was falsely accused of a crime. He was unjustly imprisoned. Have any of us ever experienced anything like that? And yet, despite all his disappointments, despite all the people who let him down, Joseph never lost heart. He never lost faith.
In the end, Joseph forgave his family, and his story teaches us that forgiveness is an important part of dealing with disappointment. And Joseph never stopped trusting God, trusting that God had a purpose for his life. His words to his brothers in Genesis 50:20 say it all -
"What you intended for evil, God intended for good."
Meet you back here tomorrow,
Bro. David
dmathis@fbccenter.org
