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Genesis 40-50

Did any of these men see the promise of God fulfilled? No, not fully. Did they trust and obey God? yes, though not perfectly. That's why i enjoy these men so much i think. I want to follow the Lord in the ups and downs of life as faithfully as they did. The patriarchs are real men, real, heroes, not flannel-graphed, but with dirt under their finger nails, regret in their pasts and hope in their hearts. The all possessed the Promised Land, but only thru death. And only thru death will God's promises to me be fulfilled. The death of the Lord Jesus on the cross, and my own death to sin. So die to sin today. Live for that other country, look at the starts and rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.