Affirmation Train You Can Change Any Situations With Words
LIVING BEYOND THE FAMINE – ANGLICAN DEVOTIONAL
READ: Genesis 47:20-31 (NKJV)
- Then Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for every man of the Egyptians sold his field, because the famine was severe upon them. So the land became Pharaoh’s.
- And as for the people, he moved them into the cities, from [one] end of the borders of Egypt to the [other] end.
- Only the land of the priests he did not buy; for the priests had rations [allotted to them] by Pharaoh, and they ate their rations which Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their lands.
- Then Joseph said to the people, “Indeed I have bought you and your land this day for Pharaoh. Look, [here is] seed for you, and you shall sow the land.
- “And it shall come to pass in the harvest that you shall give one-fifth to Pharaoh. Four-fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and for your food, for those of your households and as food for your little ones.”
- So they said, “You have saved our lives; let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.”
- And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt to this day, [that] Pharaoh should have one-fifth, except for the land of the priests only, [which] did not become Pharaoh’s.
- So Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions there and grew and multiplied exceedingly.
- And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the length of Jacob’s life was one hundred and forty-seven years.
- When the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “Now if I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please do not bury me in Egypt,
- “but let me lie with my fathers; you shall carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place.” And he said, “I will do as you have said.”
- Then he said, “Swear to me.” And he swore to him. So Israel bowed himself on the head of the bed.
THE MESSAGE:
In accordance with Joseph’s interpretation of Pharaoh’s dream, the famine was “very severe” (verse 20; Genesis 41:31). The land was devastated, and people’s livelihoods were diminished. The people merely survived by food rations provided by the government, and most arable lands were nationalised (verses 20-22). At the end of the famine, Joseph implemented an economic revival plan that required the people to give 20% of the farm produce to the government in exchange for agricultural inputs and land use (verses 23-26).
A similar successful plan in recent times was the “Marshall Plan” sponsored by the United States to rehabilitate the economies of 17 West and South European countries between 1948 and 1951 after World War II. For Israel, life beyond the famine was a period of great economic boom and population growth (verse 27; Exodus 1: 7). Jacob their father lived about 17 years in Egypt, which means about 12 years beyond the famine (verse 28; Genesis 45: 11). He died at a good old age of 147 years (verse 28).
Are you passing through any famine, economic recession or life-threatening challenges? Trust in the Lord to see you through and give you “beauty for ashes” (Isaiah 61: 3).
PRAYER: Lord, give me beauty for ashes in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY’S DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL
DATE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 07, 2024
TOPIC: LIVING BEYOND THE FAMINE
- Father in the name of Jesus, thank You for the grace to see this day and new month in good health and sound mind.
- Father, thank You for the special gift of life, many wished to see this month, but they couldn’t.
- Thank You Jesus for being there for us, Your children.
- Thank You Lord for Your plans for me this month and this year. They are plans of good, not of evil, to give me a successful and good end.
- Father, please forgive me all my known and unknown sins, and give me power to overcome sin and its lustful desires, in Jesus’ name
- Father, give me wisdom to handle the present situations around me, in Jesus’ name
- Father, please, let me enjoy surplus even in time of famine, in Jesus name.
- I receive grace to live beyond the famine, in Jesus’ name
- Father, please, see me through the present challenges in our country Nigeria, in Jesus’ name.
- Lord, give me beauty for ashes, in Jesus’ name.
- LORD, help us to get it right in Nigeria, and let Your perfect will be enforced on us in Jesus’ name.
- Heavenly Father, let Your peace reign in this country,
- Whether the devil likes it or not, I will make heaven and receive my eternal rewards in Jesus’ Name.
- This is the day the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.
- Personal and family prayer requests.
- Confession: God bless the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), God bless the Universal Church, and bless our country Nigeria -1 Chronicles 17:27.
- Thank You Lord for answered prayers, in Jesus’ Mighty Name we pray. Amen.
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