Daily Devotion For Tuesday Thoughts | January 20, 2026

It’s Tuesday, and time for your daily devotion. Sometimes, unforgiveness will try to trip you up. However, there’s no room for unforgiveness when God so graciously forgives and restores you to Himself. In today’s daily devotion, realize the scripture says that vengeance belongs to the Lord. 

Refuse Unforgiveness

Joseph could’ve been unforgiving toward his oldest brothers, who had conspired to kill him. However, the eldest brother, Reuben, convinced them to throw him into a pit without bloodshed. When Midianite merchants passed by, his brothers drew Joseph out of the pit and sold him to them. The merchantmen took Joseph to Egypt and sold him there. 

But in time, Joseph became the second-highest ruler in Egypt. When a famine struck the region, Joseph was prepared because he had stored up a great supply. As surrounding nations came to buy provisions, his brothers also did. They didn’t recognize Joseph, but he knew them.  When they saw Joseph, they bowed before him. Joseph’s dreams from so many years earlier were being fulfilled. 

Refuse to Seek Revenge

Joseph could have taken revenge in that moment, but didn’t. Joseph knew that God had sent him to Egypt to preserve life. His brothers were wrong, but God used them to fulfill His plan. You must see God’s hand in things you don’t understand. In your daily devotion, know that when a situation seems difficult, it doesn’t mean God isn’t using it for a purpose. 

Joseph Reveals Himself

Although Joseph has forgiven his brothers, he doesn’t reveal himself right away. He accuses them of being spies and makes them sweat a little bit before doing so. Joseph’s brothers feel their sin against Joseph is being repaid. After his brothers bring Benjamin from Canaan, Joseph, to their astonishment, reveals his identity. At Joseph’s and Pharaoh’s request, they go to get their father and their households and return to Egypt.

When Jacob dies, Joseph’s brothers send a message to him saying their father had requested that he forgive them. Then they go and fall before Joseph, vowing to be his servants. Joseph assures them not to fear. In Genesis 50:20, he says, “Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.” In this daily devotion, see that forgiveness is possible when you’re abiding in God.

Abiding in God

Instead of thinking about vengeance, Joseph was thinking about God’s plan. Joseph honored God, and He was with Joseph in all that he did. When you abide in God, you’ll be able to forgive those who’ve done evil toward you. After Joseph reassures his brothers that he won’t seek revenge against them, they finally accept Joseph’s forgiveness. Like Joseph, God has blessed you, so there’s no need to hold on to things in the past.

Forgive those who have caused harm, knowing that God’s love is greater than anything that could ever be done against you. Trust God, who says that no weapon formed against you will prosper. God turned Joseph’s mourning into rejoicing. What was meant to destroy him became his greatest blessing. 

Seeing the Big Picture

Joseph was in God’s plan all along, and his brothers were a part of the drama that unfolded to get him from Canaan to Egypt. In today’s daily devotion, realize God’s plan may not always seem like smooth sailing, but keep trusting the One who knows all things and has all power. You see in part, but God sees the end from the beginning. Believe in God’s big picture.