Truth Telling Tuesday: The Pit Was Empty, but God Was Not

Whisper: They threw you in a pit. God was already writing your sending.

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11/10/2026 - Truth Telling Tuesday: The Pit Was Empty, but God Was Not

♬ Soft Knuckle - Grey Seal Rock

Good morning, beautiful soul.

Yesterday, we watched a young dreamer look up at the stars. Today, we watch him look up from the bottom of a pit.

Truth Telling Tuesday is where we say the hard things out loud. And here is one of the hardest: sometimes the deepest wounds do not come from strangers. They come from the people closest to us.

The Robe Comes Off

Jacob sent Joseph to check on his brothers in the fields. They saw him coming from far away, that bright robe giving him away, and before he even reached them, they had a plan.

"So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the ornate robe he was wearing, and they took him and threw him into the cistern. The cistern was empty; there was no water in it." (Genesis 37:23-24)

Remember the robe we talked about yesterday? This is the first time it is taken from him. The very thing that marked him as loved became the first thing they tore away.

And the pit was empty. No water. No way out. Just dirt walls and a circle of sky.

The Part They Did Not Want to Remember

Genesis does not tell us what Joseph said from the bottom of that pit. But years later, the brothers admitted it to each other.

"They said to one another, 'Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that's why this distress has come on us.'" (Genesis 42:21)

He pleaded. He begged. And they sat down to eat a meal while he cried.

Beautiful soul, that is the honest truth about betrayal. It does not only hurt because of what was done. It hurts because the people who should have heard you would not listen.

If you have ever cried out from a pit and watched the people closest to you look away, God heard every word. Even the words no one else would.

Twenty Pieces of Silver

"So when the Midianite merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt." (Genesis 37:28)

Then they took his robe, killed a goat, and dipped the robe in its blood to convince their father he was dead.

A goat. Do you remember last week? Jacob once covered himself in goatskins to deceive his own father. Now his sons use a goat to deceive him. The truth has a way of coming full circle.

What God Was Doing

Here is where the story turns. Centuries later, a psalm writer looked back on this exact moment and told it from heaven's point of view.

"And he sent a man before them, Joseph, sold as a slave. They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in irons, till what he foretold came to pass, till the word of the LORD proved him true." (Psalm 105:17-19)

The brothers thought they were getting rid of Joseph. God says, "I sent him."

The same moment had two stories happening at once. In one story, Joseph was betrayed. In the other, Joseph was being sent ahead to save lives. Both are true. But only one of them is the final word.

The pit was empty. But God was not.

Sold for Silver

And this is where Truth Telling Tuesday brings us to Jesus.

Joseph was not the last man sold by someone close to him.

"And asked, 'What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?' So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver." (Matthew 26:15)

Joseph for twenty. Jesus for thirty. Both betrayed by those who walked with them. Both handed over to strangers. And both used by God to save the very people who rejected them.

Jesus knows the pit, beautiful soul. He knows what it feels like to be sold by a friend. You are not alone down there.

Your Truth Telling Tuesday Practice

1. Tell God the truth. Write down who hurt you and how, just between you and Him. You do not need to name anyone publicly to be honest before God.
2. Read your sending. Read Psalm 105:17 out loud, but put your own name in it: "He sent [your name] before them."
3. Ask the new question. Instead of only asking, "Why did they do this?" ask, "Lord, where might You be sending me?"

Note from Eugenia

Beautiful soul, I have sat at the bottom of a few pits in my life. Some of them were dug by people I trusted. I will not pretend that did not hurt, because Truth Telling Tuesday is about honesty. But I have also learned that the pit was never the place God stopped writing. It was the place He started sending. If you are in a pit today, look up. God is closer than the walls.

"As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit. Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you." (Zechariah 9:11-12)

- Daniel Eugene 👑🕊️🌾

Frequency Feature: "Hear Me Now" by REDEEMED featuring Amber Kitzman

Beautiful soul, today we learned the part of Joseph's story his brothers tried to forget. He pleaded with them from the bottom of that pit, and they would not listen.

Three words could have been Joseph's prayer that day: hear me now.

That is the title of today's Frequency Feature. "Hear Me Now" was released in April 2024 by REDEEMED, the Christian and gospel project of songwriter Joshua Littman Richards, featuring the vocals of Amber Kitzman. It has become one of the most streamed songs in the REDEEMED catalog, and you may remember REDEEMED from an earlier Frequency Feature, "The Battle."

The brothers would not hear Joseph. But God heard every word. And God hears you, too.

"I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand." (Psalm 40:1-2)

He turned to me. Beautiful soul, when the people closest to you look away, God turns toward you. He leans in. He listens.

"The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles." (Psalm 34:17)

As you listen today, let this song become your own cry from the pit. Say it honestly. Say it out loud. Lord, hear me now. He already is.

Listen to "Hear Me Now" on Spotify

Weekly Editorial Rhythm

• Monday: Monday Morning Grace - a gentle start to the week with faith-centered encouragement
• Tuesday: Truth-Telling Tuesday - authentic reflections on living faith boldly
• Wednesday: The Midweek Mirror - a pause for spiritual reflection and self-compassion
• Thursday: Frequency Thursday - tuning into God's voice amid life's noise
• Friday: Follow Friday - exploring what it means to follow Jesus in everyday moments
• Saturday: Sacred Saturday - rest, reflection, and spiritual practices
• Sunday: Sacred Rest/Surprise Sunday

Remember, this is love being transmuted into art; growth takes time, and you can't rush an actual journey, beautiful souls. In due time, all the right energy falls into place. Just have faith. Hold the vision. Always.

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