When Joseph’s brothers returned to their father the second time – they brought the obvious – provision and Benjamin. They also brought unimaginable news. There was so much to unpack! Jacob’s sons: Joseph is alive! Jacob: That’s impossible. He is not. Jacob’s sons: Yes, Joseph is alive, and the governor. Jacob: Joseph. Alive? Jacob’s sons: Yes. He. Is. The famine…

We’ve been in the story of Joseph for a few devotionals, and I was wondering where to go now, Lord. I opened a document and the first clause of Psalm 27:14 jumped out at me, wait on the Lord. Instantly, my mind fell on Jacob waiting for his sons to return from their second trip to Egypt for food. I’m…

While Joseph was busy revealing the jaw-dropping news of who he was to his astonished brothers, their father Jacob was back home in Canaan, unaware that he was on the cusp of a life-changing event. He’d been forced to send his youngest son, Benjamin, with his brothers to return to Egypt for more food. It wasn’t his idea – Joseph…

The bloody coat. It represented so much more than it showed. The coat was made with love and given to Joseph by his father. The coat was stripped away from him by his envious brothers, soaked in an animal’s blood, and presented to their father as all that was left of him from a horrible encounter with a wild animal.…

I’ve been meditating on how God used Jacob to assist his sons traverse the rocky path of requesting Joseph to forgive them for what they’d done to him as a 17-year-old. He had to forgive them, too. I can imagine when the truth came out about the false storyline with the bloody coat. Jacob could only be so angry because he’d hoodwinked his…

I am off work today. I hadn’t planned to be off. Yesterday, on the way home from work, I was rear-ended. Thankfully, even though there is damage to the car, it is drivable and will be repaired. However, due to some pain, I decided to stay at home and rest, along with taking some over-the-counter pain medication as well as…

I’ve been visiting the account of Joseph and his incredible shift in life from one extreme to the other. His brothers, now decades beyond the day of Joseph thrown in a pit and sold to the Midianites, stood before him in shock. The last time they saw Joseph, he was being hauled off by the Midianites for 20 pieces of…

Joseph was disappointed, frustrated, and burdened by drama he couldn’t avoid. His life was filled with unexpected events. Each major turn in his life came with unexpected events – both good and bad. He felt a glimmer of hope when he watched the butler leave the prison with his “speak on my behalf – I don’t deserve to be here”…

The horrific news of Job’s recent incredible losses traveled around town. His friends showed up to find Job unrecognizable, given the painful, itching boils on his body from head to toe.  Stunned, they silently sat around him for a week. But soon, they found much to say to Job – none of it helpful, as they accused him of sinning…

The day Joseph was summoned to the palace came unexpectedly. Two years prior, he hung his hope on the chief butler putting in a good word with Pharaoh so he could leave that dreadful place.  All Joseph wanted was to start over one more time.  He’d done it before and was willing to do it again. But nothing changed about his circumstances. It had been two years…

As I mentioned in the devotional “God’s Purpose for Your Placement,” Joseph was forced out of Potiphar’s home into prison. Nothing about that abrupt change in his life denoted promotion. In fact, it appeared as if he was regressing. But God’s purpose for Joseph’s life included several transitions – such as going to prison. He wasn’t being punished. He was…

God’s purpose for your placement. Joseph purposed in his heart not to sin against God, while Mrs. Potipher was all about convincing him to sin. She pressed him daily to sin, and daily, he declined. One day, the woman took things too far, grabbing him by his coat and pleading for him to sin. Instead, he ran off, leaving his…

“Get Out of That Tree!”

Yesterday, I talked about the blind man and Lazarus being put on the hit list because of their deliverance testimonies. The former blind man gained his sight. What blessed my heart today is the fact he gained insight about Jesus. It came through being targeted.  It was known among the Jews that if anyone said that Jesus was the Messiah would be…

You, too, are a target. The man born blind and Lazarus are just two examples of people who each faced a group of angry religious leaders none too happy about their testimonies of Jesus delivering them. Upon their deliverances, each became a target. The formerly blind man was thrown out of the synagogue, and Lazarus was added to the list…

A second chance. Cain was told by God what he needed to do to have his sacrifice accepted. Cain completely ignored what God said about him. He wasn’t interested in taking advantage of the second chance presented to him. He also ignored God’s warning that if he didn’t do right, sin was waiting to overtake him, but he could overcome…

This is the weekend audio edition of Rest For A Weary Soul Devotionals. To listen to prior podcasts, you can go to the Podcasts page on the website. In the Master’s Service, Pastor Michele D. Robertson, Author/Content Creator

Recently, I was blessed to witness a mighty move of God – prayers that had gone forth for more than three years were being answered, and I was amazed (not that God had answered but how He answered). While I always knew God was at work, it was difficult to grasp while living through the night season. But the Lord…

I woke up a short time ago with this thought in my heart. I thank God for the healing process I am experiencing with my eye. I reflected on the maze of emotions I maneuvered through that day. I contemplated leaving the office while the abrasive and curt physician assigned to me attempted to evaluate my situation. The person quickly…

I see men as trees.I just had laser surgery in my left eye and gingerly made my way to the parking lot. It was challenging as everything I saw from that eye was double, blurry, and had an orange tinge. The right eye was fine, so I closed my left eye and carefully followed my brother down the sidewalk to…