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Joseph brought in Jacob, his father, and set him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. Pharaoh said to Jacob, 'How many are the days of the years of your life?' Jacob said to Pharaoh, 'The days of the years of my pilgrimage are one hundred thirty years. Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
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Today’s message
Jacob is brought by Joseph into Pharaoh's presence. The question is simple but opens a world: how many are the days? He responds with realism: few and evil have been the years of my life. At 130, he does not edit the story; he blesses Pharaoh and yet acknowledges the harshness of the journey. The preacher makes us look at this speech not to conclude defeat, but to see the thread of God's faithfulness that crosses generations: life can be hard, but God does not abandon what He promised nor what He has already begun.
God presents Himself to Moses as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Exodus 3). It is the tripod of His own testimony: in Abraham, He speaks; in Isaac, He fulfills; in Jacob, He sustains what He has accomplished. David perceives this and often turns to the God of Jacob, because he understands that our part now is to access what God has already brought into existence. The sermon insists: God does not say goodbye after fulfilling; He maintains, He gives maintenance to the promise, generation after generation.
The three facets of God
- God of Abraham: the God who speaks and makes promises.
- God of Isaac: the God who fulfills the promises.
- God of Jacob: the God who sustains what He has accomplished.
God speaks, fulfills, and sustains.
Abraham received a method to access the promise: to wander. Those who have a promise do not stand still. At each step, an altar; at each altar, more vision. God said: Where you place the sole of your foot, I will give you as a right. And when the legs can no longer reach, God changes the method, not the word: climb the mountain and see further. John narrates Jesus always on the move; the servant of God lives like this — walking, praying, serving — towards what the Lord has already released.
How to access what God has already accomplished
- Wander: rise, pray, serve, fast; those who have a promise do not stand still.
- Step: advance with concrete steps and formalize the possession of what God said.
- Expand the vision: when the legs tire, climb the vision and see further.
- Trust in the sustenance: when God gives the son, He also gives the milk; Canaan flows.
The invitation of the sermon is simple and urgent: I spoke, I have already done, only you are missing. Access. Enter. Take possession of what Christ has already opened. It may be sending the resume, rescheduling the appointment, resuming the fast, bringing the prayer notebook to the table and writing goals under the Word. God does not withdraw the promise because of your circumstance; He sustains. Lift your head: if it did not fit in your legs, it will fit in your vision; and if God gave you the son, He will also take care of the milk.
Did you know
- In Exodus 3, God presents Himself to Moses as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, establishing His generational testimony.
- Psalm 24:6 calls the Lord the God of Jacob when describing the generation of those who seek His face.
- The expression land flowing with milk and honey, associated with Canaan, highlights provision and maintenance (Exodus 3:8).
Key phrases
- Those who have a promise have movement, those who have a promise do not stand still.
- I do not withdraw the word because of your circumstance.
- When I give the son, I give the milk.
- I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and you will see that I am the God of Jacob.
Translated from the Portuguese original.
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A DIVINE PURPOSE! | Camila Barros
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