What is Jacob's response when he finds that Joseph is alive? He is astonished. "His heart became numb" (Gen. 45.26b, ESV) so that he couldn't speak. I'd like us to observe that Jacob is moved in this great way to find that his son whom he thought dead was alive. Yet we are not moved in such a way when we look to Jesus who was reported as dead and showed himself to be alive. We are not moved in this way when we find that someone is believing on Christ, seeking to walk in faith and obedience to his calling. We are not moved this way when we contemplate that our Lord has given us life from death, ransoming us by his faithfulness. What kind of ingrates are we? Our Lord has given us eternal life and we complain about the weather, the condition of the roads, the person who cut us off in traffic. Our Lord has risen with healing in his wings and we complain because we are suffering from some of the pains of this mortal life. Let it not be so! Let us rather turn to our Lord, seeing how bad death and privation is. Let us rejoice in what he has given us. Let us look to him in hope. Let us eagerly anticipate our heavenly home, by faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with the Father and the Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
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