Bibledoorajar Underscores the Only

     When the people of Egypt became hungry and what little food they possessed had decayed, they turned to Pharoah with a plea for help. Pharoah said to his people: "Go to Joseph and do what he tells you to do." And Joseph met their need. As time passed it became clear that the famine was not just a phenomenon in Egypt but indeed the entire known world at that time. People heard that there was food to be had in Egypt. "And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because the famine was so sore in all lands." (Genesis 41:57) Through Joseph, God made supply available to all the hungry and peoples from all the dearth filled lands could eat and could enjoy the relief of their need having been supplied. Jacob sent his son out from home to be a blessing to his brethren but they would have none of it and thus a trend of rejection intensified. Only in time would Jacob's sons find out that salvation could only come through the rejected brother who would extend grace and mercy.

Truly today, we are in a wonderful period where grace abounds because God turned the Jewish rejection of Christ into a wonderful period of grace. There has never been such a long period in God's dealings with the earth when grace abounded so freely. There is no place to go when a soul is burdened with sin and need other than to the Only Son. We must go to Jesus and do what He says. But the Bible does declare that this period of wonderful abundant grace will cease and a terrible time will come on the earth because the Holy Spirit will have left the earth. No one knows the time and hour when the abundant grace will cease. Clearly, now is the time to have your needs met in Jesus. Have you traveled to Him; have you had your needs met? Are you satisfied with the soul food you have? If not, the Savior has what you need. As the hymn says, "Why not now? Why not come to Jesus now?

Only in Thee, when days are drear,
When neither sun nor stars appear,
Still I can trust and feel no fear,
Sing when I cannot see.
Only in Thee, whatever betide,
All of my need is freely supplied;
There is no help nor helper beside,
Only, dear Lord, in Thee!
                   
                           Thomas O.  Chisolm