What's in Your Storehouse?

O.T. #89  "What's in Your Storehouse?"
July 22, 2013
Genesis 41-Part 4
And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses,
and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt. And all
the countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was
so sore in all lands.  Genesis 41:56-57

LET IT GLOW

We left the people of Egypt in a famine, crying to their king for bread. He didn't have bread
to feed them, nor did he know anything about the grain distribution. It was all in Joseph's hands, under his supervision. Pharaoh did the right thing. He told the Egyptians to go to Joseph and
do what he says. And so it is with us. We tell others to go to Jesus, the Savior, the Bread of
Life, and do what he says to do. Jesus says to repent of our sins, believe in Him as the son of God, the Messiah, the Way, the Truth, the Life. Have you my friend?

God withheld rain on the earth for a reason-to cause a famine, so Joseph's family would come to
him for food, be kept alive, and eventually move into Egypt. Because God gave wisdom to
Joseph to interrupt Pharaoh's two dreams, 7 years earlier, there was food. Because Joseph
worked hard and made sure the corn was stored up during those years of plenteous crops,
there was food. Not only was there enough food for all the Egyptians to buy, there was food
for the rest of the world to buy.

Isn't God's storehouses of blessings full and ready to be given out, like the corn in Egypt?
What's in your storehouse? Do we have love, forgiveness, compassion, faith there? Is there
plenty to go around? What are we handing out daily?

Jesus said in Matthew 6:19-21, Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth
and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where
thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your
heart be also.

What do we treasure? Do we treasure God's Word, our prayer time, worship time, fellowship
with believers, and family above our job, house, material things, money. Are we sending spiritual gold, silver, and precious stones to heaven or just hay, wood, and stubble?

LET IT GROW

Where did all the countries go for food when the famine continued on and on, for 7 years?
They went to Egypt, to see Joseph about buying grain. Do we go to Jesus for our spiritual food, sustenance? How much do we hunger for God's Word and thirst for His Spirit?

All neighboring nations (Syria, Arabia, Palestine, Canaan), when they heard there was corn
there for money, came from all parts for it and were glad to get it at such expense and trouble.
Men of all nations receive grace, spiritual sustenance and nourishment through Jesus.
(John Gill)

Let the price be determined by that golden rule of justice, to do as we would be done by.
(Matthew Henry)

I am confident that Joseph did hike the price up for certain people or nations. I don't see him
taking advantage of the desperate or poor, do you? Jesus looks into our heart.

Did you know that you can do a lot with corn, come to think about it. You can grind it up into cornmeal, make corn oil from it, have corn mush for breakfast (grits), fry corn fritters for lunch,
and cornbread or cakes for supper; cows and hogs even eat it, too. There's field corn, sweet
corn, maze, and popcorn. Did I leave any out? It's a starch, so corn will sustain a body. Isn't
God smart to have Joseph store the corn as a way to preserve his family?

Word's going to get around and guess who's coming to the store? We'll find out tomorrow.
Ya'll come back now, hear?

LET IT GO

Daily fill my heart's hunger and my soul's thirsting with God's Word and the Holy Spirit.

Give, not take.

Don't take advantage of the needy.

Send treasures to heaven.

Be faithful in what God has me doing.

Share Jesus as the Living Water and Bread of Life.