Genesis 49:22-26 Joseph was in clear and constant fellowship with God!

22Joseph is a fruitful vine,

a fruitful vine by a spring,

whose branches scale the wall.i

23The archers attacked him with bitterness,

and aimed in hostility.

24Yet he steadied his bow,

and his strong arms were tempered

by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,

in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

25by the God of your father who helps you,

and by the Almightywho blesses you,

with blessings of the heavens above,

with blessings of the depths below,

with blessings of the breasts and womb.

26The blessings of your father have surpassed

the blessings of the ancient mountains

and the bounty of the everlasting hills.

May they rest on the head of Joseph,

on the brow of the prince of his brothers.

“The main point in Joseph’s character was that he was in clear and constant fellowship with God, and therefore God blessed him greatly. He lived to God, and was God’s servant; he lived with God, and was God’s child” (Spurgeon).

Joseph’s arms were tempered (guided) by the hands of the Lord and look at the names that Jacob refers to the Lord! 

“his strong arms were tempered

by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,

in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

25by the God of your father who helps you,

and by the Almightywho blesses you”

Are you in clear and constant fellowship with God?

Blessings, David