Family Reunion

Aim: To be truly humbled, so as to be fully received into the family of God.

The dynamics of ''family reunion'': first, there are issues to be resolved; then, there are hearts to be changed.

Exegesis: The particulars of ''family reunion'': we inextricably need each other (vv. 1-2); we inevitably relate to each other (vv. 6-9); we are to heartily care for each other (vv. 17-20); we must repent for each other (vv. 22-24).

Further application: The uses of ''family reunion'': first, be sure of God's full operation on the heart, and be willing to forgive and embrace.

Key phrase: v. 9a ''Then Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed about them...''