It is Enough! We Believe...

“Then they [Joseph's brothers] went up out of Egypt, and came to the land of Canaan to Jacob their father. And they told him, saying, ‘Joseph is still alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt.’ And Jacob’s heart stood still, because he did not believe them. But when they told him all the words which Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the carts which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived. Then Israel said, ‘It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.’” ~ Genesis 45:25-28, NKJV

My own heart leaps when I read these verses. I can imagine myself in Jacob's shoes, being presented with news so good and so impossible and so dearly longed for, and I do not wonder that his heart stood still in shocked disbelief. But then he saw the proof of the carts and he heard the words of Joseph's message. It was "enough"; now he knew his sons' report was true: his beloved son was alive and well, and governor of all the land of Egypt. I serve a God who is the Giver of great and impossible gifts; who can revive the spirit of those to whom He gives. The God who gave us His only begotten Son will certainly also freely give us all things. (Romans 8:32) His greatest gifts are the ones still promised, that await us in a heavenly land in a place that He has prepared for us - like Joseph prepared for his father. It may seem like what He gives is too much, too good to be true. Not so. The proofs, like the carts, are in our lives for us to touch and examine - His past faithfulness, His present graces, and His proven truth. They are the carts and the words that convince us, "It is enough!" We believe! And we will live in the power that His promises provide.

by Rebecca...