# 431 God Is In Control

The Book of Genesis

Day 431

Ge 46:28 Then he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to point out before him the way to Goshen. And they came to the land of Goshen.  29 So Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; and he presented himself to him, and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while.  30 And Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die, since I have seen your face, because you are still alive."

So Judah is selected to lead the remnant to the land of Goshen. It is only fitting and reminds us that the Lion of Judah, (Jesus Christ) leads the remnant today!

Joseph readies his chariot and drives up to meet his father in the land of Goshen. What a tearful and joyous reunion that must’ve been as Jacob sees his son whom he thought was dead was now alive!  He blurts out, “Let me die!” In other words, “take me to heaven Lord, my life is complete! I have seen my son, and he is alive.” My prayer is for all who have prodigals to be able to experience that kind of joy! 

Jacob’s words remind me of a man named Simeon who spoke at the dedication of the child Jesus. It had been revealed to Simeon by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. The Spirit led him to the temple on the very day that Mary and Joseph brought Jesus in. Simeon picked up the child Jesus and said, “Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace according to Your Word; For my eyes have seen your salvation which you have prepared before the face of all peoples, a light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel.”

Simeon and Jacob had in essence seen the same thing. They had seen the faithfulness of God. Jacob maybe didn’t realize it, but he was looking at the promise of God continuing to unfold in this remnant of his. The promise of a great nation, a nation that would be used of God to bring His plan of salvation to the world.

Simeon was holding that very plan in his arms. A reminder to all of us that God is faithful….He is in charge! None of the scheming of the world, our flesh, or the devil will defeat God’s purposes.

A lot happened between Jacob’s tearful reunion with Joseph and Simeon’s holding of the baby Jesus, but through it all, God remained faithful and true to His promises. He still is faithful today. Maybe you are in a place today where you just needed to be reminded of that. I encourage you to hang on!