Five Years of Famine

 

10And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me,thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast.
11And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are FIVE YEARS OF FAMINE; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty. Genesis 45
The wonderful story of Joseph revealing himself to his brothers who had sold him into Egypt. The troubled brothers fearing for their lives, forgiven, as it was all of God. And now, though five years of famine remain in the land, Joseph and his brothers shall not come to poverty. They rush home to tell Jacob, whose spirit is revived beyond measure, knowing his dear son is alive.
In our lives, when no end to famine dwells in our land, when we are beset about with financial ruin, the failure of our health, the estrangement from our loved ones, our captivity into overwhelming addictions, do we ever look beyond Egypt, to Goshen and proclaim, It is of God? He has directed my paths and we shall not come to poverty. Thanks be to God who gives us this mysterious victory in the Goshen of God,His Son.