January 25

I think keeping up with the blog is more challenging than keeping up with the reading!

Reuban finally got called out for sleeping with his dad's wife... right before Jacob died he lays that info on him....  I'll bet Reuban thought he didn't know about it all that time.... Oh to have been a fly on the wall in that room!

Jesus does another food miracle, this time feeding 4,000 men plus women and children.  Directly after this when Jesus and the disciples move on, the disciples start arguing about the fact that they forgot to bring bread with them to eat..... Really?  They are worried about food after seeing two spectacular miracles that provided food for thousands .... WITH LEFTOVERS??   I have to admit that while I find it ridiculous that they did this having been witnesses of those miracles, I find it comforting as well.  I get frustrated with myself for having to learn the same lessons over and over with regard to God's provision and various other areas.  But clearly even those with first hand accounts that walked side by side with Jesus in the flesh had short memories as well.  The best part?  Jesus reminded, forgave, and redirected them and He still does the same for me today. 

So now Abraham Isaac, and Jacob are dead.  Enough time has passed that the current leadership in Egypt doesn't know about Joseph and his role in Egypt, but only that the Israelites are strong and many!  So begins their enslavement in Egypt.  Moses is born and placed in the Nile to be found by Pharaoh's daughter....  The beauty in this account is just the amazing timing of everything....  Some would call it coincidence, but I don't believe there is any such thing as coincidence.  God has always had perfect timing.  And while I often do not understand His ways (or His timing for that matter) I do believe it is always perfect.