Forgiving the Unforgivable: Joseph’s Story
Today is Joseph’s story, a Hebrew who at age 17 was sold into slavery in Egypt by his 10 brothers. Their first plot was to kill him but the oldest brother Ruben persuaded the other 9 brothers to sell Joseph instead. For 13 years he was enslaved and later imprisoned, after being lied on for rape charges by the wife of Potiphor. With two injustices done to Joseph before he was 30, he found the courage to forgive his brothers and the lie that was told on him by a desperate woman. He rose to become Egypt’s second most powerful man, paving the legacy of being seen as Egypt’s first Minister of Finance by the Egyptian people today. And, for preventing his people, the Hebrews from starving to death. Joseph’s story is one of unbelievable triumph.
What I Gleaned From God Through Forgiveness
Seele contributor, Thomasena Thomas shares how the last month has been a whirlwind, as she has gone from the busyness of university to having to slow down and move back home. She writes, "my move back home turned into a restoration of the internal. My relationship with God changed when I moved back home." Facing the need to forgive, Thomasena shares what she has gleaned from God when it comes to having to forgive.
Forgiving the Unforgivable- Dave Pelzer's Story
Today is Dave Pelzer’s story, an American who at age 12 was California’s worse domestic abuse cases. What he endured from age 2-12 by the hands of his mother is unthinkable and unforgivable. But somehow, he has been able to forgive his mom and his ministry focuses on propelling people to move past their past pains. Dave’s story is one of unbelievable triumph.
We are both Pharaoh and the Israelite; both the Oppressor and the Oppressed
We are all incomplete. We are sometimes victims and we are sometimes oppressors. We are sometimes the Israelites in slavery in Egypt. And we are sometimes Pharaoh oppressing others with a bad attitude, mistreatment, selfishness, or hatred.