DAILY?READINGS: Joshua 5:13 to 6:27; Isaiah 2; Luke 22:1-30
If thou wilt send our brother with us… Genesis 43:4
…the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 1 John 4:14
When Jacob sent Joseph to his brothers (Gen. 37:13) he had no idea what would befall him. As a result he had no fears. How different he must have felt as he faced this difficult decision. Benjamin was his youngest son, his last link to his beloved Rachel. What anguish and fear must have gripped him. Our heavenly Father sent His Son too. We will never be able to enter into what He must have felt, as He gave His well beloved Son, knowing all that would befall Him! Jacob showed great faith in God, as he did not spare his son for the sake of his family. How much more did God prove His love to us! —Pete Smith
Blessed be God, our God, who gave for us His well-beloved Son,
The Gift of gifts, all other gifts in one; blessed be God our God. —H. Bonar