During basketball season you will often hear coaches exhorting players to "follow your shot", that is, after you shoot you should run toward the basket so that if you miss your shot you can get the "rebound" and shoot again. Joseph's brothers had taken a "shot" in life that "missed" terribly by selling their brother, Joseph, and lying to their father. Now, they had a "second shot" opportunity. they could go free if they would be willing to leave their youngest brother Benjamin in Egypt and lie to their father about it. On the "rebound" the brothers had come to true repentance and would rather die in Egypt than sin again.
I am thankful that our God is a merciful God and that He is the God of the second chance(rebound). 1 John 1:9 states "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sin and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness". We must learn to come to full repentance, as described in 2 Corinthians 7:9-12, in order to take advantage of our "second shot" opportunity.
Walk with the Lord and "follow your shot" so that you can "rebound" in the will of God!!!
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