A Family Focused On God

And Joseph situated his father and his brothers, and gave them possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Ramses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

Genesis 47:11

There are at least three lessons we can learn from the story of Joseph and his family. First, God provided for the entire family due to the faithfulness of one member. God provided good land, met their every need, and watched Jacob’s family come back to Him, and none of it would have happened had it not been for Joseph. Christians, if we are the only godly people in our families, we can’t quit. We have the potential of redeeming our entire family.

A second lesson we learn from this story is that we are to care for the elderly. Joseph sets an example for us to follow by offering tender, loving care to his father.

Finally, we learn that God puts a priority on the family. The family is part of God’s perfect plan for the world. There are only two institutions that God ordained: the church and the family. In this day, when families are being torn apart, the story of Joseph is a clear indication of what the family can accomplish when it is intact and focused on the Lord.