
Joseph, who gave corn to save his own brethren and the Gentiles from starvation,  is a type of Him who gives the bread of life to Jew and Greek - to all that  hunger and come to Him for supplies. And in this return of the full money in the  sack's mouth, we are reminded that salvation and satisfaction are all of grace.  They are without money and without price. Whatever we yield to Him, He returns  in full weight.
We bring Him works of merit as a price of our pardon; but  they are not noticed.
We bring Him emotion, tears, anguish of soul; but  He will have none of them.
We bring Him our faith as a price, instead of  as a hand that accepts; and He refuses it.
How many are our mistakes and  misunderstandings! Yet He does not for that reason withhold His blessed gift. We  get the corn as an act of His free grace; and afterward He explains why it was  that our careful dues were not accepted.
There is bread enough in God to  supply every mouth of desire and hunger in your soul. You may have it for the  seeking. The law is - ask, and have. What if you have no money with which to  purchase, no earnestness, no merit! Nevertheless the best wheat of heaven may be  yours. Our Father's love is constantly devising means of expressing itself. It  puts money into our sacks; it invites us to its home, and spreads banquets  before us; it inclines stewards to meet us peacefully; it washes our feet; it  takes a tender interest in those we love; it wishes us grace from God; it  adjusts itself to our temperaments and puts us at our ease, so that gleams of  light as to the love of Jesus strike into our hearts!