47 Days of Justice 2024 - Day 20: People may treat you unjustly, but they don’t have the last say.

“When Joseph’s brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance. As he approached, they made plans to kill him. “Here comes the dreamer!” they said. “Come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns. We can tell our father, ‘A wild animal has eaten him.’ Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!””

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭37:18-20‬ ‭NLT‬‬

What happened between yesterday’s part of the story and today is that Jacob has sent Joseph to check on his brothers who were out watching over their flocks. As it turns out, they were not where they were supposed to be (Shechem). When someone informed Joseph that they had gone to Dothan, he is headed in that direction.

As we see in our opening scripture, when the brothers saw Joseph approaching, they began to collude against him.

I was struck when reading the words about them recognizing their brother coming from a distance, that it was probably because he was wearing that beautiful robe, the sign of his father’s favor that had made Joseph’s brothers hate him all the more.

Do you know that when you are in Christ, walking according to His will, you are wearing His robe of favor—the robe of righteousness:

“I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding or a bride with her jewels. The Sovereign Lord will show his justice to the nations of the world. Everyone will praise him! His righteousness will be like a garden in early spring, with plants springing up everywhere.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭61:10-11‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Now, when anyone walking in the spirit of this world sees that robe, they will resent you, just as Joseph’s brothers resented him.

You see, the spirit behind the world system, the devil, hates the beautiful robe of righteousness God’s children wear. He hates the favor of God it indicates. So, it’s no wonder that those whose heart is with the world system will hate the followers of Christ.

But remember, according to Jesus, when the world hates us, we are in good company, as it hated Him first!

““If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you.”

‭‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭18‬-‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Praise God, the same robe of righteousness that the world hates, is the same robe that assures us that God is working all things together for our good.

“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭28‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Yes, people operating according to the world system will hate us because we have put on Christ. But make no mistake, they cannot separate us from His love.

“What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself. Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us. Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”) No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭31‬-‭37‬ ‭NLT‬‬

And what of Joseph? Sadly, his brothers are plotting to dispense with him…

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!

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