"They said, “You have saved our lives; may it please my lord, we will be slaves to Pharaoh.” (Genesis 47:25)
There are times when someone seems to save us, but the price we have to pay for that "saving" may be more than we bargained for. The truth is we could probably never repay someone who has saved our lives.
The people of Egypt were saved from hunger by Joseph's good planning ahead to have something to offer them, but ultimately they sold everything they had including themselves and the only person who benefitted in the end was Pharaoh.
When we look to leaders to save us, we may be getting ourselves into a bondage that we didn't bargain for. Yet at the same time what can being in dire straits make us do that we might not normally do?
Blessings,
Ed
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