Bibledoorajar: Someone Who Is Unafraid

Jacob has gone but the family continued to prosper under the leadership of Joseph. But now Joseph who has lived to see his great-grandchildren is also about to die. How strong was the mouth to mouth message of God's remembrance that was being passed down from Abraham to Isaac and to Jacob and his children? Joseph found it necessary to repeat the message once again: God will remember you; bank on this. He said this was the reason that they did not need to fear come what may: "God will remember you". Keep faith. And to insure that someone would be going into the Promised Land that never doubted, Joseph exacted a covenant from them to carry his bones with them as they went. With every step, carry my coffin. Someone (Joseph)  would go into the land unafraid. Keep carrying my coffin. I am not afraid nor will I ever discount that God will remember. And so they did. And when they feared (which they surely did) faith filled bones went into the Land with them.

When Jesus was dying on the cross, a thief asked that He remember him when He came into His kingdom. Someone who was unafraid was carrying the covenant promise into the heavens and the thief knew it. How marvelous it is to know that no matter how weak we are, no matter how much we fear death, a totally unafraid faith-filled Son has gone before us. No matter how we are consumed by the particulars of death and the grave, Jesus wants us, most of all, to take the time today to remember that Someone who was unafraid is remembering us and going with us when the time comes. Whatever else we may be required to do in life, this is our first calling: God has and always will remember His own. Keep carrying the Cross. Hallelujah.

Great is Thy faithfulness,
Oh God my Father,
There is no shadow of turning in Thee
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been Thou forever will be.
                      Thomas O. Chisholm