Some Deep Insights

Family and Friends,

Here are a couple of deep insights for you to chew on today...

INSIGHT #1

We are reading through the Bible with the kids chapter by chapter.  Right now we are finishing up the story of how Joseph's brothers sold him into Egypt and later God elevated him to the second highest office in the land after Pharaoh himself.  Then when Joseph's brothers came down during the drought to buy food, Joseph recognized them and put them through some paces to toy with them a bit.  They of course did not recognize their brother and his new identity.  At one point he played a trick on them so that his younger brother Benjamin, his only brother from the same mother, would have to stay in Egypt as his servant while the other brothers would be allowed to return home.  Of course they knew that was not possible because their father Jacob would have died from grief, so Judah pleaded with Joseph and offered himself as a substitute.

Elizabeth knew right away that this was a foreshadowing of Jesus' taking our place on the cross, as Jesus was a descendant of the tribe of Judah.  That is the kind of thing that warms your heart when you are a nerdy Bible guy.  8-year-olds aren't supposed to think abstractly like that, much less know enough about the Bible to put those pieces together.  There is a reason we call her "the wiz." 

But the point is not to brag on our kid but to be utterly thankful today for what Jesus did for us.  Just think how amazing each moment of each day would be if we continually remind ourselves how fortunate we are to have Jesus in our life...indeed for Him to BE our life.  May our lives be filled with and motivated by that kind of very tangible gratitude at all times.  Paul was so good at that, and how amazing would it have been when he read that passage again for the first time as a follower of Jesus?  It would not have escaped his watchful eye to see that it was indeed Benjamin who was saved by Judah's appeal.  Paul, of course, was a member of the small tribe of Benjamin.

Thank you, JESUS!


INSIGHT #2

If you do not have soft water, as we do not in our home, be careful when switching the water in your fish tank, and make sure you treat the water immediately with the necessary chemicals.  Otherwise all of your fish will die and you will have some very sad children.  Just a helpful tip, parents!


Have an Insight-filled Adventure Marked by Gratitude Today!
-tHe GrImM fAmIlY aDvEnTuReRs!