I have hidden Thy word in my heart.
(Picture by Lisa R)

Genesis 42. “And Reuben answered them, saying, ‘Did I not speak to you, saying, Do not sin against the boy; and you would not listen? Therefore behold, his blood is now required of us.’ But they did not know that Joseph understood them, for he spoke to them through an interpreter. And he turned himself away from them and wept. Then he returned to them again, and talked with them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes” ( Verses 22-24). God judges sin. Period. Not always in the time frame or way that we want, but always justly and appropriate to the crime. It was many years between the time Joseph was sold and his reunion with his brothers, yet they instantly knew why they were going through hardship. The Bible promises we will reap what we sow and since God doesn’t lie…