Tuesday – Pentateuch

Reading – Genesis 48

Highlight Verse:

“One day not long after this, word came to Joseph, “Your father is failing rapidly.” So Joseph went to visit his father, and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.”
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭48‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬

When I was in my 20’s, I got a call that my Grandma Clarey was going downhill fast and if I wanted to see her again I needed to go. My then fiancé and I took to the road in my 8-year-old VW Rabbit that was in bad need of a clutch. The clutch was slipping even as we went up the gentle hills in Santa Cruz. It couldn’t possibly make it to Fresno.

We prayed.

It made it over the two passes without a problem – and back!

The next day it wouldn’t even work on level ground.

I believe that God saw it as important that I be able to say goodbye to my closest grandmother – So much so that he held the clutch together for that trip.

Joseph gives us a good example of what to do in that kind of situation.

Go spend time with your loved ones while you can. Bring the kids so they can get to know them.

In the case of Manasseh and Ephraim, they received a literal blessing as well.

Do you have a parent or close relative who may not be around for too many more years?
Have you made it a priority to spend more time with them?