Bibledoorajar Shares News from Home and News for Home

      Jacob's older boys have been gone from home a while. They left to secure grazing for the family flocks. Jacob was anxious to share news from home and to get news that the boys might have for those left behind at home. He knows that they were planning to go near Shechem and surely he remembered the difficult happenings with the Shechemites over Dinah. News from home that assured the sons that they were being thought of would surely be a good thing. News for home that they were safely at work would be a great assurance for those left behind. So, Jacob called his beloved son in and told Joseph that he was going to send him to his brothers. Joseph agreed to go and see if all was well with them and bring back news from them.
      In the fullness of time, our Heavenly Father called His beloved Son in and asked him to share news from home and to bring news back from his brothers. We can all be grateful that the Son agreed to bring the Good News from Home, but He said things that were not well received by the brothers. He reported that He was greater than Jonah who spent three days in a big fish and who led the people of Ninevah to repent. He said He was greater than Solomon whose wisdom amazed his brothers. His news from home about His elevated authority was rejected as was Joseph's. It is indeed a sad thing when wonderful news from Home is not received or appreciated. And it is sad for Home, when those of us who have received the Good News, do not take the time to share timely news of our lives with our Father.
     Today, Bibledoorajar is sharing this good news with Home: Hannah Mary Jones has turned seven years old! Thank you Heavenly Father for her and please help her to always want to share her life with You.