Taking the Time for Family Redemption

Bible Text: Genesis 44 | Preacher: Pastor Daniel Roels

Every family has “skeletons in the closet.” The secrets that the one aunt keeps, the painful loss that no one talks about, the crime, the rejection, the abuse. Sometimes we pray for God to just fix the problem, since, you know, He easily could. But God is interested in doing deeper things in us and in our families, things like redemption. For that, God takes the time we humans need, and His grace is at work for the long-term. Just look at Jacob’s family and the story of Joseph