I am Joseph

Joseph knew that revealing himself would cause different reactions – mostly horror. With the exception of Benjamin, his brothers were terrified.

Imagine, if you will, Jesus returning in glory. You see him afar descending on a cloud in the most brilliant light imaginable. Utter glory. The splendor overwhelms you with awe. He comes closer and as he does, you suddenly realize that He looks just like the person you have most abused in your life. The person that you took advantage of. The person with whom you were never reconciled. The person you failed to help in their desperate moment of need. The person you persecuted because of a disagreement.

And that’s Jesus.

This is how the brothers saw Joseph at the moment of his revealing. The sudden realization that they are standing before the most powerful person in the world. A person that they have hated, and abused, and nearly murdered.

And then he says, “Come closer. It’s OK.”

Is it any wonder that we wish Jesus was a fable?