JONATHAN
Hi, I’m Jonathan Crabtree, Pastor for Student Ministry at Central – a United Methodist Community. What does forgiveness mean to you? Does it mean saying “sorry” and receiving confirmation that all wrong-doing has been erased? Sure, it does. But, I think it also says something else: love. In Genesis, Joseph was beaten and sold to a group of foreigners by his brothers because of their jealousy. While in Egypt, Joseph uses his gifts for Pharaoh and is eventually promoted to second in command. When a drought affects his brothers, they come to Egypt for food – not knowing that they would encounter their brother.
The brothers plead for food, and Joseph gives them more than food. He forgives them. He doesn’t retaliate – although that would make sense after what they did to him. They recognize their brother and his forgiveness, and their love for each other binds them together. Don’t retaliate or seek vengeance upon someone; forgive them, because the power of love will do the best work of all!
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