A God Who Cares

   I found a bit of encouragement in my reading of God’s word today. Since we all are in a time of much needed encouragement, I thought I might share. Maybe someone else can be encouraged.

   I read from the passage in Exodus where God comes to Moses to give him an assignment, but it was what He said to Moses about why he was getting this assignment that encouraged me.

   Exodus 2:23-25 says: Now it happened in the process of time that the king of Egypt died.  Then the children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.  So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.  And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God acknowledged them.

   God heard their groaning. Nothing escapes God’s notice. He acknowledged them.  So, God has a chat with Moses and He says:  Exodus 3:7  “I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows."  God said about Himself, “I see, I hear, and I know." 

   In some ways this pandemic is like a cruel taskmaster. It can steal away our health, our livelihood, our freedom, our way of life, and our peace of mind. But be encouraged our God does not change.  He still sees, He still hears, and He still knows.  And He still cares about the groaning of His children.

  It is comforting to know that almighty God truly cares about us. Our God sees, our God hears and our God knows.  He hears our groaning and He acts on our behalf.

Jeremiah 29:12-13  Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.  And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

 

  I am encouraging you to have a heart to heart with the God who hears, who sees, who knows and who cares.  God Bless.

P.S.  Exodus 4:31  So the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel and that He had looked on their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.