Reconciliation Did Happen

Genesis 50:17 KJV

So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

I see this passage as the place where Joseph and the other brothers are finally and truly reconciled together.

There had been twenty years while Joseph was in Egypt and they did not know what had become of him - guilt of selling him. Then there were about another twenty years that Joseph and his brothers were reunited while Jacob was still alive. It was not until after Jacob died that His brothers earnestly approached him about forgiveness.

But reconciliation did happen.

I see a generation of grief right here.

• I see brothers who lived half their lives in brokeness and anxiety
• I see children who spent their youth under the burden of parents who are at odds with others
• I see a world around them who witnessed the consequences of unresolved conflict

But I also see that reconciliation did happen.

And so there is always hope.

• Always hope that one will repent
• Always hope that those who have wronged will confess
• Always hope that those who have been wronged will forgive

As long as there is breath there is hope for reconciliation.

·      Between brothers

·      With God