GOD HAS PREPARED A GOSHEN FOR YOU
By Bishop Mike Okonkwo
Tuesday July 1, 2025
“They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.” (Genesis 47:4 KJV)
At the time Jacob came into Egypt, the whole region was suffering and dying from famine. Everyone was suffering from the famine, and it was only in Egypt that there was food. And so when Jacob heard there was food in Egypt, he sent his sons to buy food. Little did he know that the Prime Minister was his son, Joseph. Yes, there was famine in the land, but God went several years ahead and prepared Joseph to take care of His people. Of course, the father of the Prime Minister and his brothers will enjoy the choice places in Egypt. With insider information given by Joseph they asked for Goshen and the got it. Many years after, when God was going to judge Egypt, He preserved His children in Goshen.
In the midst of all the happening around us, we should hide in the Lord God of our salvation. In the book of John 17:17 (KJV), Jesus prayed unto the Father, “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.”
Beloved, you are not ordinary! The Almighty God is on your side, and if God be for you, no one can be against you. God has gone ahead of you to prepare a place that is your Goshen. All you need to do is to receive instruction from the mouth of God. Even in famine He will make you fat. Regardless of the challenge you MAY be facing, God has carved out a Goshen for you.
Further Reading: Job 5:19-26, Proverbs 18:10
Daily Bible Reading: Morning- Job 20-21; Evening- Acts 10:24-48