The Final Cry

Gen 45:1 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. 2 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.

The Egyptians did not suspect that Joseph had any relationship with these tent dwellers and had no reaction for what was going on until they hear the loud cry of Joseph – who could no more restrain himself. This was no ordinary cry nor was it an expression of sorrow or loss. This cry was loud the Bible tells us and gets the attention of the house of Pharaoh.

This was a cry of victory. The victory of God over every plan of hell to destroy the destiny of men. Joseph could see that the father he missed was alive and well, the brother he missed was right in front of him, his other brothers had been transformed … and that God had used him to preserve the clan from death in the seven year famine. It was a cry of joy, to suddenly realize that the years of sacrifice and waiting on God was not in vain. It was a cry to announce that destiny has at last been fulfilled and dreams have come true. It was a cry that had never been heard before – that the salvation of God is real, complete and beyond the comprehension and manipulation of men. It was a loud cry to declare that Jehovah indeed reigns in all the affairs of men, and above every other god … including the gods of Egypt. It was a cry that wiped out every previous cry ushering a new era -an end to pain, toil and conflict.

But this sound also has a significance to Egypt … the Bible says in Rev 8:13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of Heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!

For the unsaved, there will be an appointed day of loud sounds, trumpets and cries. But it will be a day of woe. A day of sudden realization that the Most High reigns forever and ever, and He rules over every other god including the gods of Egypt and their evil princes of lust, mammon and religious deception. A day that marks the beginning of an eternal damnation and wails of regret – the shrieks in hell fire. The unsaved will one day hear … the announcement of a woe that has come upon them. A final cry is coming with different implications for different people. May God have mercy on us when the trumpet sounds.

Song.

Jesus cries out that “I am come … I am come with great love”

My heart in answer says come Lord – And bring salvation nigh

Will you be ready when the Lord shall come

Will you be ready when the Lord shall come

I will be ready I will be ready I will be ready when the Lord shall come 2ce

Prayer: Lord, May I be in the assembly that will rejoice forever at the final cry. Amen

The Songs of Joseph is an integration of encouragement scriptural devotions, prayers and a compendium of songs of mercy, salvation, new beginnings and victory. We can expect as we trust and obey that our end will indeed be ultimately glorious because God works His marvellous agenda. Be blessed as you read and sing along, daily. Edited by Bolade Apampa