I want to share about what God is doing around the world today.
Therefore, you can also interpret what God is doing in your life today.
So that we can flow with God.
The Bible says: “Can two walk together except they be agreed?”
We need to flow with God. We need to be in sync
with His plans and purposes that He's accomplishing in our lives
and also in the world so that when we see what's happening,
we will take courage.
We will not be depressed or disappointed when we
look at all the events in the world. We know that God is sovereign
and God is working everything out for the good of His people,
the church, and for the good of the nation of Israel.
All over the world, the body of Christ is realizing grace.
It is a grace generation.
It is what I call: “the Benjamin Generation.”
And for that, I just want to call your attention to the fact that
of all the characters in the Bible, the one that typifies Christ
the most in its details is actually the person of Joseph.
Joseph shares the same mother, Rachel, as his brother Benjamin.
So who is Joseph again?
He represents our Lord Jesus.
And he shares the same mother as Benjamin.
Who is Benjamin?
That's the question.
Who is Benjamin?
Because Benjamin shares
the same mother as Joseph. Not just the same father.
In fact, all the sons that make up the 12 tribes of Israel,
were all born of the same father, Jacob.
In other words, they have the same father,
just like Isaac and Ishmael’s story all over again.
They share the same father, but not the same mother.
Their mother is a bondwoman.
Their mother is a picture of the law.
Leah or the bondwomen that brought forth all the other sons.
The 10 sons.
Notice 10, the number of the law.
The other two sons are Joseph and Benjamin.
Only Joseph and Benjamin were born from the lamb.
Because Rachel’s name means “lamb.”
We need to establish who Benjamin is.
Because in the Scriptures,
the Bible says he's the most favored of them all.
He is the most loved by the father and the most loved by Joseph.
By the heavenly Joseph, our Lord Jesus as well.
When did Benjamin make his appearance?
During the time of famine.
Look at Genesis 41.
“So when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people”
“cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to”
“all the Egyptians, ‘Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, do.’”
“The famine was over all the face of the earth.”
Isn't that true?
I'm setting you the scene to
show you when Benjamin made his appearance.
Because for many years now,
Joseph has been separated from his brother, Benjamin.
When Benjamin was born,
when Joseph was sold as a slave, Benjamin was still very young.
Joseph always longed for Benjamin. Why?
He longed for his other brothers as well.
But the brothers only have the same father, not the same mother.
Joseph longed especially for Benjamin,
who shared not just the same father, but the same mother as him, Rachel.
So when was Benjamin revealed?
He was brought on the scene again, before Joseph, during the time
when “the famine was over all the face of the earth.”
Isn't that what we are seeing right now?
And this is exactly what is happening.
If you look at the Young's translation of the Hebrew here, it says:
“And the famine has been over all the face of the land,”
“and Joseph opened all the places which have corn in them”.
Joseph, our heavenly Joseph, is now opening all the churches
and ministries which have corn in them!
On the digital highway!
During this time, He's opening the store houses!
Not just one.
All the store houses.
Every place that has corn, that has grain, that has bread.
Aren’t we are all going online now?
And now the grain is being spread all over.
And who is doing it?
Who is doing it?
Our Lord Jesus.
Is He the one behind the famine?
No.
He is the one behind the supply.
When we look at the circumstances around us,
when we look at the news, with everything that is happening,
we tend to have this mindset that: “All these things are against me.”
No.
“All things are working together for your good.” because
you are a child of God.
You are a son of God.
The Lord is your shepherd. He loves you.
God Almighty is your Father.
So we see that when the famine is all over the earth,
Joseph’s brothers appeared before Joseph again.
Notice this is the first time Joseph
looked at his brother, Benjamin, after so many years.
The last time he saw him, he was a young boy.
Now he's an adult.
Probably right now, a young adult, I should say.
Joseph looked at his brother and he sees the similarity between them.
That's what our Lord Jesus is waiting to do.
During the time of famine, there is a raising of the Benjamin Generation.
Look at this.
“When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the”
“steward of his house, ‘Take these men to my home,’”
“‘and slaughter an animal And make ready;’”
“Slaughter an animal.”
When did this happen?
“When Joseph saw Benjamin.”
The brothers came for bread.
Joseph or our Lord Jesus, gave them solid meat.
They expected bread. They got meat.
The Lord always exceeds our expectations.
He not only answers our prayers. He over-answers our prayers.
“Exceedingly, abundantly above all we can ask or think.”
When Benjamin was born, his mother died giving birth to him.
The grace generation was born
out of the death of the Lamb of God on the cross.
And out of His side came the bride of Christ! Hallelujah.
As Rachel’s soul was departing, the Bible says.
She named her baby, with her last words: “Ben-Oni”.
“Ben-Oni” means “the son of my sorrow”
“Oni” means “my sorrow.”
“Ben” means “son.”
Son of my sorrow.
For many generations,
the church itself has named many different moves of God.
The Elijah Movement,
the Joshua Generation,
the Davidic Movement.
Yes, the church has named.
The mother has named all the movements.
But finally, the father spoke.
The father says: “No, his name will not be ‘Ben-Oni.’”
“His name will be ‘Benjamin’, son of my right hand.”
“I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.”
Right hand means righteousness.
It means the place of privilege, favor, and power.
“Sit on my right hand,” the Father said to the Son.
“Until I make your enemies your footstool.”
The Father said to Jesus. Jesus is the true Benjamin.
But here, we have a picture of the Benjamin Generation.
Jesus is the heavenly Joseph looking at the Benjamin Generation.
Oh, how he longed for the Benjamin Generation to rise!
A generation that is not mixed with law and grace.
Not having the same heavenly Father as Him but having a different mother.
Like the children of the law.
Joseph’s 10 brothers represented the law, they were born of bondwomen.
And now, Jesus sees a generation that is totally grace.
And Joseph wept!
He did weep over the brothers earlier on, but he wept because
he heard them saying: “It is because we sold Joseph.”
“Because of what we did to Joseph.” That's the reason he cried.
But the moment Joseph laid eyes on Benjamin, he wept.
He had to go somewhere.
The Bible says: “Now his heart yearned for his brother;”
“So Joseph made haste and sought somewhere to weep.”
“And he went into his chamber and wept there.”
“Then he washed his face and came out;”
“and he restrained himself, and said, ‘Serve the bread.’”
Serve the bread.
Serve the bread, pastors and leaders!
Serve the bread!
The Benjamin Generation is here!
Remember what Joseph said?
“You will not see my face and there will be no more”
“bread for you until Benjamin stands before me.”
The Benjamin Generation is here!
But when did Benjamin make his appearance?
“When the famine was all over the earth.”
We are coming in all its fullness!
The Benjamin Generation is here!
I said: “The Benjamin Generation is here!”
Hallelujah. Amen.
“Then he took servings to them from before him,”
“but Benjamin's serving was 5 times as much as any of theirs.”
“So they drank and were merry with him.”
Benjamin's serving was 5 times as much!
If 1 brother got 1 drumstick, then Benjamin got 5 drumsticks!
Hallelujah!
He had 5 times more portions.
What is God saying to us?
The Benjamin Generation will be a generation of grace.
5 is the number of grace.
The 5th time Noah's name was mentioned in the Bible,
it says: “Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.”
The 5th time Ruth’s name was mentioned in the Bible,
Ruth said to Naomi, her mother-in-law,
“Let me go to the field and glean in the field in”
“in whose sight I will find favor.”
That's the 5th time Ruth's name is mentioned.
The 5th time Boaz’s name is mentioned, it says that:
“Ruth looked at him and said, ‘Why have I found favor in your eyes?’”
And the 5th time David's name is mentioned,
Saul said to his servant:
“Let David stand before me for he has found favor in my sight.”
5 is the number of grace. The number of favor.
Hallelujah.
In these last days, child of God, you who are the
Benjamin Generation, you who are under grace,
you who trust in the grace of God.
You will have 5 times more by grace compared to all
those brothers who share the same heavenly Father
but not the same mother.
5 times more! 5 times more revelation.
Bread, amen.
5 times more food in the natural.
Food and provisions are always the same idea.
Today, we say:
“I need some bread. I ran out of bread.”
That expression means: “I ran out of money.”
That represents provision.
You will have 5 times more provision than those who have
the same heavenly Father, but are under the law.
When you are under grace, friend, your portion is 5 times more.