Today I read Genesis 42:23-44:1 and Matthew 22:11-39. My favorite verses are:
Genesis 43:29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
Matthew 22:37-38 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38This is the first and great commandment.
The greatest commandment we have is to love God. We show our love for God by loving people and treating them in ways that are pleasing to God. Joseph asked God’s blessing on his little brother. Joseph treated people the way God wanted him to in general, but he had a special love for this younger brother who he had been separated from years before. He wanted God to be gracious to Benjamin, and I think God heard and answered his prayer. If we love God and others as he commands, we will have the assurance that He hears and answers our prayers.
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