Forgiveness Part 2

 Gen 41:50

And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.

 Gen 41:51

And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.

 Gen 41:52

And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

What do the names means

Manasseh________________________

Ephraim __________________________

What does this say about Joseph's heart?

What has he done?

Gen 45:4

And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

 Gen 45:5

Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.

 Gen 45:6

For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.

 Gen 45:7

And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

Ignorance will manifest itself in the form of selfishness 

If it's all about you...then who is Lord

 Gen 50:15

And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

Gen 50:16

And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

Gen 50:17

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.

 Gen 50:18

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.

 Gen 50:19

And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?

Bitterness

Ps 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Heb 12:14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

Luk 23:34

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.--

I Cor 2:7-8

No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began. 8 None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 

They are unaware of your Holy Heritage

Gen 50:20

Ephesians 4:18

They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.

Mat 13:15

For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

What three things would restore/heal

1) see

2) Hear

3) Understand

What if I have been holding on to sin

Heb 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Keep Your Rhythm (Hurdles of Life)

PS 51

12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit. 13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to You

Neh 1:4-7  Repentance

Neh 1:8-11 Restated GOD's Word, Reminding yourself of the Promise and Recommitting  to HIS way