Slavery with all its horrors was still a plan of God! (Believe it or not)
This was what my pastor preached about on Sunday the 25th of Mrach(200yrs of the abolition of slavery in the British colonies). At first that did not go so well with me, just as I was getting over that he dropped another “truth” …( he did warn that most of us would not take to his next statement likely) Trust me, it did not with me, but you could not deny the truth.
He reminded us about Joseph and how his brothers first planned to kill him because of his dreams/destiny and favour he had with there father…but later decide to sell him into slavery … They did not know, nor care what would become of him. As the story goes Joseph favour followed him every where …In the donjons he had favour with his gift as a dream interpreter, from there to be made a citizen and a Governor and only subordinate to Pharaoh ( King of Egypt) all this in the land he was sold to as a slave.
Then we are told there was famine in the all the land …but there was food in
Egypt, because Joseph had been able to read the dream of the King that foretold the famine… anyway cos of all this Josephs family where able to come and get food and even relocated….Read the detailed story in the book of Genesis 39-47.
All this is said to let you know the plans of God in your life can be killed/aborted or destroyed…what God says, will be fulfilled, a seed that never dies will never ripe a harvest.
Why I decided to write this post was because in the post before this I said something about an apology….which I would like to take back.
That is not necessary for the plans of God for slavery will be fulfilled. The pathway of our Destiny… {Everything happens for a reason, and sometimes horror has to happen and we may never understand its purpose but, that God, He knows!}
When Jesus was born …King Herald killed child aged 2yrs and under just to prevent destiny… was God aware? Yes …Why did He allow that? I don’t know (I guess that is why He is God!)
Brothers sold Brothers … That was what my Pastor said that did not go well with me, Slaves from
Africa were sold by there own brothers( Africans)… No matter how hard that maybe for us to accept it is the truth!
This has caused division between Africans and West Indians to date…some feel resentful towards Africans for what was done to there ancestors.
We should not let division in our lives, for the perfect will of God is still to be unfolded…Our dreams will still be fulfilled.
Brothers on different continents, of different shades, we are all still brothers, as I said before FORGIVNESS is the only way forwarded.
Umm…my first reation was to CRY OUT…’Not another God accuser’…but qt i read thru i realised that God’s hand might have been there. But I still do not get the reason why. The case of Joseph and Jesus were clear…but how are the black preserving mankind from any form of destruction? Well the only thing that might come to mind is the level to which they have currently embraced the gospel of Jesus Christ and are spreading it.
I hear you…@ 4mytyme
Just like Joseph or Jesus we are privy to the end of the story, after the fact.
My whole point is we may never know the reason or it may be revealed in generations to come…. all we need to know that God is and was not blind to the event and if He was aware then there is hope for the end.
You are free to think otherwise.
True Bro, forgiveness is the only panacea for ending all the hate.Not reparation.Reparation money will end up in the pockets of you-know-who.
[...] sold Brothers,” writes Refined One: …Slaves from Africa were sold by there own brothers( Africans)… No matter how hard that [...]
[...] sold Brothers,” writes Refined One: …Slaves from Africa were sold by there own brothers( Africans)… No matter how hard that [...]