Truth and Emotions

Genesis 50 v. 24 LITV, And Joseph said to his brothers, and I am dying, and God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. V. 25 LITV, And Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, God will surely visit you, and you will bring up my bones from here.

We see in this portion of scripture, Joseph’s faith is not shaken by his emotions. Even when he was facing death, and the children of Israel were in Egypt, Joseph stood on the promise of God.  When it comes to the Word of God, emotions do not determine whether it is true or not. When we read the Word here, nowhere does it talk about the emotions of Joseph. I cannot tell you what Joseph was feeling at this precise time, but they did not determine whether the Word of God was true or not true, but he trusted in the God of truth who cannot lie, and stood on what He had promised. 

The Bible is the infallible and inerrant perfect Word of God, which can always be trusted. Never allow our emotions to decide whether a promise of God is true, but we are to stand on His Word. 

When it comes to truth, emotions do not define God’s truth, The Bible defines truth, and we are to put our confidence in the unshakable promises and power of God. We are not to put our confidence in our emotions, but in the Word of God. It is the Word of God which gives us assurance of what we have in the Lord Jesus Christ, not how we feel. Our emotions can be up and down, and all over the place, but God's promises are steadfast and sure.

God is God, and our emotions do not define truth. God’s Word defines truth. Our emotions are to be determined by God’s truth, not God’s truth to be determined by our emotions. 

This was seen with Joseph, here, in Genesis 50. He was dying and in Egypt, but stood firm on the promises of God. He believed God promise that they would be leaving, which determined his emotions, not the other way around. We are not to follow our emotions, but we are to follow Christ our Lord, and His truth, and when we do, our emotions will be controlled and used rightly, and be not out of control, and our emotions will echo and respond according to the Bible, His truth, and glorify God. There is nothing wrong with emotions, God gave us emotions, but they need to be controlled by God's truth, and not God's truth controlled by our emotions. Amen.