Restored Relationships
The Bible says, “Then
Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there
stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren. And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house
of Pharaoh heard. And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could
not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence. And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And
they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God
did send me before you to preserve life.” Genesis 45:1-5 (KJV)
On this date in 1863 came the climax of a tremendous struggle in a little crossroads town called
Gettysburg. On this day 12 to 15 thousand Confederate troops under Robert E. Lee marched across a mile of open ground only
to be repulsed by the Union Army under George Gordon Meade. The was no love lost between these two armies as the savage fighting
and loss of life gave evidence.
However, 50 years later in 1913,
from June 29th to July 4th approximately 53,407 veterans attended the reunion, including some 8.750
former Confederates. The reunion was represented by 46 of the then 48 states of the Union at that time.
They met, not to try and kill one another, but met to remember their fallen comrades,
rejoice in surviving, and in hopes of perpetuating the brotherhood of the experience.
No matter how far you may have been moved from your relationship with some individual, we can,
through Christ Jesus, be reconciled with others when we have been reconciled with Him.
Daily Chronological
Bible Reading: 2 Kings 5-8
