Day 54
Genesis 42:6
"And Joseph was the governor over all the land, and he it was thaJ sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with faces to the earth."
To save some families, God transplants certain family members to prepare a way for other family members to be delivered in the future. Joseph was transplanted to Egypt to save the children of Israel. Moses was transplanted from his parents' home to Egypt's palace and from Egypt's palace to Midian. In the palace, he gained a passion for his people's deliverance. In Midian, he contacted God, who empowered him to fulfill his passion. Esther, a Jew, was transplanted from her place with her people, into the palace of Shushan to later be used of God to deliver the Jews from genocide. Jesus was transplanted to earth from Heaven and into the human race from divinity, to save mankind, who was destined for eternal destruction.
We see this principle continuing in our modern times. I was transplanted to another country over the seas, away from the land of my birth. This was something I never planned to do. However, God used my position to affect the salvation of several of my family members, immediate and extended. (By salvation, I am including deliverance of various kinds - not just salvation as in being born again.) My husband was transplanted to another state within his country, and God has used his position to transform the lives of members of his family. We have members in our church who have been transplanted from other places, or other churches, and their families have been affected in a positive way.
It is important to follow God when He tugs at our hearts to transplant us from one job to another, one city to another, one state to another, one country to another or one church to another. Our move can affect not only us, but family members and others related to us by friendship, business, etc. Judah, Joseph's brother, who suggested that he be sold into slavery, came to repentance. All the others involved in the crime were made to face the fact that they had sinned against God. For the first time, they probably felt sorry for their sin. All this took place in
Egypt, where Joseph had been transplanted to. Although the circumstances under which Joseph came to Egypt were unpleasant, his right attitude allowed God to use his transplantation to turn evil into good. During a great famine in their area of the world, his entire family was saved from possible starvation, because Joseph had a high position in Egypt, and Egypt had plenty of food. Egypt became the land of repentance, reconciliation and preservation for Joseph's family.
God may transplant us to a place that seems unpleasant at first, but if we keep a right attitude, He may be able to use our new location and position to positively affect the lives of others, including family members.
I will be thankful for being transplanted from one place to another. I will be grateful for the opportunity to be a part of positive changes in the lives of my family members and others. I will appreciate the value of my being where I am now. Thank you, Lord, for choosing me to make a difference.