Title: Genesis 47:13-19/Don't Blame
Contents Genesis 47:13-19 / Do not blame
Genesis 47:13 The famine was so severe that there was no food in every direction, and the land of Egypt and Canaan was debilitated by famine.
Genesis 47:14 And Joseph sold the grain and confiscated the money that was in the land of Egypt and Canaan, and brought the money to Pharaoh's palace.
Genesis 47:15 And the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan was full of money, and all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, "Money is thick; give us food, and how shall we die before thee?
Genesis 47:16 Joseph said, "Give me your animals, and I will exchange them for your animals, for the money is thick."
Genesis 47:17 And they brought the beast to Joseph, and Joseph took the horse, the flock, the herd, and the donkey, and gave them food, and immediately exchanged it for all the beasts, and fed them with food during the year.
Genesis 47:18 At the end of the year, and at the beginning of the new year, they came to Joseph and said to him, "We do not hide it from you. Our money has run out, and our flocks have returned to you. We have nothing left to give to you." 's body and battery
Genesis 47:19 Shall we die together with our fields in Your sight? Buy our bodies and our land for food, and together with the land we will be Pharaoh's servants. I will not
Let's run again 1) Redefine the strength you already have.*
2) Establish people - co-workers.
3) Take initiative and preemptively attack.
A lot of people have a heart for excuses and a heart to blame. Taking responsibility for yourself and not blaming yourself is important. The lesson we can learn from Genesis 47 is that we must avoid moral hazard. No matter how successful your life, company, or country, there are times when it is difficult.
Joseph's policy was harsh austerity. It was a thorough policy that had nothing to do with popularity. However, if they hadn't paid money to sell food and grain, they wouldn't have survived the 7 years of famine. Going out for free is always going to fall apart. It was able to survive seven years of famine because the price was paid and a fair distribution was made.
Why did you implement this policy? Think of it in terms of psychological consciousness. It is not easy for a person who has been accustomed to long years of abundance to implement an austerity policy overnight. It means that you will be able to save money only if you implement a policy that makes it difficult to make a living. Because of the long years of abundance, the Egyptians refused to take responsibility for themselves.
Why do young people have a lot of resentment? I always know that I will give it because I have always received it, but I resent it for not giving it. That is why it is said that filial piety comes from poor families.
A life full of gratitude and praise - A person who knows how to regard every single thing as grace and gratitude Such a person can be used powerfully.
Real power comes from bottom experience. I miss people who played from the bottom... What is the MBA policy? It's something only a few do, but not everyone. So you can stand up when you follow Joseph's policy. if so...
What is Joseph's policy?
1) Reduce the size unconditionally.
ex1) The mother is a policeman, the father is a janitor, and the children are international students... Selling a 13-pyeong apartment to pay for studying abroad and sending most of the income as pocket money. -> This is a pathological level.
Not all roads are opened just because you go to college in the United States.
ex2) Sisters who cry and consult because it is difficult to live... But the bag is a luxury bag worth 1.2 million won
ex3) A brother who drives a foreign car and doesn't buy a meal for the church people - The maintenance cost of the car is high... Eventually, the car is sold.
ex4) People who pay 145,000 won each for their cell phones... It's a life where you have to sell your cell phone first.
Joseph reduced the scale of the lives of all the people of Egypt. You have to live a simple life with or without money. You have to reduce the scale of your life so that you can focus on living for the Lord. Businesses that survive are also reduced when there is a boom.
There is no guaranteed life. Our current situation is a state of abundance. Reduce the scale and prepare for a famine. There is no guaranteed life. Reduce the size when you have free time.
2) Never blame and go beyond your limits.
Joseph was a slave and came from prison, but he transcended it.
Don't blame the environment, the body, or the education.
ex) Environment - Ruth in Ruth 1 - He did not blame the beggar's environment. It was the worst, but when we went out relying on God, we met Boaz and became the ancestor of the Messiah.
Flesh-Jacob in Genesis 32- The hip bone was broken and he limped, but he did not stop walking. Face? key? body? health? brains? Don't blame it all.
Education - Jesus' disciples - they were criminals without education, but when they were caught by Jesus, they became people who changed the times.
If there is nothing, shouldn't we hang on more? If it's not enough, shouldn't it be that the more you lack, the harder you run?
Why does God give suffering? It means to be sensitive to your spiritual senses.
Pray) God, so that we can overcome difficulties without blaming ourselves through reducing the scale and holding on to the power and grace God has given us, studying harder, praying harder, and leading our lives more diligently so that we can overcome difficulties and become the final victor. Please follow our footsteps. I pray in Jesus name. Amen.