Deliverance Will Come

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Read It Aloud: And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them (Exodus 3:7-9).

Ponder It Prayerfully: We are reminded here that the Lord sees our affliction. Not only did He see the affliction of the Israelites, but He knew it – not just knew about it but knew it as intimately as He would if He were going through it Himself.

What human beings cannot do for His people, God will do. He will come down personally to deliver us if people afflict us. He cares about us enough to actually move on our behalf and do something that He could very easily do with just a word. He came down personally to deliver us from our sins and from eternal death.

A good land and large, flowing with good things: God does not deliver us from trouble into trouble. He delivers us into freedom – freedom cannot be quantified but God delivers us into abundant freedom. The enemies that seem so big, like armies – the Amorites, the Perizzites, Hivites, Jebusites – are no threat. God is infinitely mightier than their mightiest.

God heard the cry of the Israelites and He hears our cries today.

Be A Doer (James 1:22): We should first of all refrain from being like the Egyptian taskmasters that tortured the Israelites, or the Pharisees that Jesus would later say, bound heavy burdens, grievous to be borne, and laid them on men’s shoulders, but would not lift a single one with even a finger (Matthew 23:4, paraphrase). Secondly, we should remember that in this world, we will all have tribulation, but God sees and knows our sufferings and will deliver us from them like He did to the Israelites.

Hide It In Your Heart (Psalm 119:11): The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower (Psalm 18:2).

Pray It Personally: Heavenly Father, thank You for not distancing Yourself from the afflictions that Your children go through. If I feel vexed by the pressures and plunders of this world, please comfort me with the reminder that You know my afflictions, and You came down personally to deliver me. In You, I am victorious, and for this I am eternally thankful. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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