Speechless

Have you ever been shocked? Have you been surprised. Have you been speechless? What shocked you? Was it an amazing performance? Was it someone showing up unexpectedly? Was it reuniting with an old friend or a long-lost family member?

Being shocked can be good or not so good. It can leave us speechless or shouting for joy. Joseph’s brothers were left speechless. He was the last person they anticipated seeing in Egypt, let alone as the most powerful person in Egypt aside from Pharoah.

Joseph’s brothers had sold him into slavery. He had then been sold to Pharoah’s chief guard, accused of trying to take advantage of the guard’s wife, thrown in prison, interpreted a couple dreams, and finally brought into Pharoah’s service. His rise from being hated by his brothers because of a couple dreams to being sold into slavery and ultimately rising to being a top leader in Egypt was a windy and rocky road.

We may experience a windy and rocky road ourselves. Or we may know someone else who has had a checkered past and finally came to Christ. Perhaps we haven’t seen them or even walked away from them because of their behavior. Maybe seeing them after the transformation shocks us. We may be speechless. We may even be like Joseph’s brothers, wondering if the transformation is real.

We must remember that God is always at work. He does amazing things in some of the least expected people. Should we be surprised? Not really. Yet, as humans, we are surprised because our limited imagination and lack of faith. But it is those unexpected moments when God shows up that builds our faith.

I pray we all know God is at work. I pray we believe Jesus can transform lives. I pray each one of us are surprised by God and our faith is made stronger because of the surprise. God is at work. Jesus transforms lives. Be surprised by God. Build your faith. Trust God always.

Genesis 45:3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?” But his brothers could not answer him, so dismayed were they at his presence.