In Light Of The Future

Why was there a concern about where Jacob and Joseph were to be buried? They were expecting that they were being laid in the ground like a seed that will give life to the promise that God will keep concerning the land that He promised to give their descendants. If we are in Christ we are joint heirs with Jesus. We will rule and reign with Him and have responsibilities based on what we did with this life. God knows exactly what He gave us and we will give an account for what we are given. Based on what we do with what we are given on Earth, we will be given more in Heaven. There is a right way of doing things and we need to do the best we can with what we have been given. Joseph's brothers were still lying because of fear that Joseph might pay them back. Joseph weeps because he has done so much to show his brothers that he loves them. All of us will one day answer to God and we cannot clean ourselves up. Jesus is the only One who can save us. Do we really believe that God loves us so much that He sent His Son to die for us? God's ideas are not like ours and we are not to be afraid. Every pain and problem we have is temporary. This life is not all there is, we do not have to hope, we can have confidence that it is true.