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His brothers also came and fell down before him and said, “Behold, we are your servants.” --Genesis 50:18 We live in a culture that loves paybacks. Many people hunger to get even with those who have hurt or betrayed them. But paybacks don’t relieve the hurt. In fact, the more you contemplate a hurt, the more it grows and the angrier you become. And before you know it, anger and resentment turn into bitterness. And that bitterness grows like a cancer, and it spreads and consumes a person. If anyone had the “right” to be bitter toward someone, it was Joseph. His brothers sold him into slavery and he suffered unimaginable heartache, injustices, and indignities for over a decade as a result. No one would have blinked twice if Joseph had retaliated against his brothers when they appeared in Egypt in need of grain. But Joseph didn’t avenge himself. Here’s why. Joseph had not allowed anger, hurt, and bitterness into his heart. Under the worst conditions, Joseph had grown in godly character. And he forgave his brothers and he met their needs with joy. Has someone wronged you terribly? Do you find that you are in the bondage of bitterness? Let Jesus set you free from your brokenness. Ask him to help you get past your past and allow him to heal your heart so that you can truly give the gift of forgiveness. When you do, you will experience a freedom you’ve never known. FORGIVENESS IS THE ONLY THING THAT WILL HELP YOU GET PAST YOUR PAST.

Missing the Warning

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”
Matthew 24:36–39


In His grace and mercy, God delayed the judgment on mankind for more than one hundred years. During that time, as Noah completed the ark, he also sounded the warning that God’s delay did not mean that the judgment would not come. No one listened. In our day, many claim that there is no God and, therefore, no need to prepare for the day when we must stand before Him. But human denial does not change truth. Every one of us will be judged, either in our own righteousness, which falls far short of God’s standard, or in the righteousness of Jesus Christ, applied to our lives by grace through faith.
None of us have any hope of reaching God through our own merit or works. Only by accepting the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross can our sins be cleansed. This vital decision is one that cannot be delayed—for as with the people in the days of Noah, we do not know when our lives will end. The Apostle Paul wrote, “For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2). God calls each of us to accept salvation freely offered through Christ’s shed blood, but that offer will not remain forever.

Today’s Growth Principle: 

The offer of God’s salvation must be accepted in this life before it is too late.