God knew there was going to be a famine in all the land. God did not stop the famine but sent Joseph ahead and trained him so that His people would be preserved during the famine.
Genesis 45:7 And God sent me before you to preserve a posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
God sent His Son Jesus for an even greater deliverance.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
1 Peter 2:17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
1 Peter 1:15-16 But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”
Lord, thank You for Your patience with us. In and of ourselves we cannot do this but all things are possible with You. Lord, In Jesus name give us the desire to follow You in all Your ways amen. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be filled. You will complete the good work You have begun in us to the day of our Lord and Savior.
