OUR RESCUE
Today's reading: Exodus 1-4

"Years passed, and the king of Egypt died But the Israelites still groaned beneath their burden of slavery. They cried out for help, and their pleas for deliverance rose up to God. God heard their cries..." Exodus 2:23-24 NLT

It took a while. Four hundred years, to be exact.

God heard the first prayer. God heard the repeated prayers. God answered when He believed it was the right time to do so.

God hears you, too.

He knows you are still shackled to your burden. He knows you are still bowed low with the weight of your illness. He knows you are ready, more than ready, for Him to provide some relief. He knows you have endured more than you wanted to, believed you could, or would ask your worst enemy to tolerate.

He knows you are waiting for deliverance.

He has sent the first part of your relief in the form of Jesus.

He has given us a Rescuer, a Redeemer, a Savior, a Friend, a Comforter, a Rock, a Shelter, a Warrior, a Hope--to help you continue on. To walk with you. To provide you with all that you need, a enough left over to share with another. To go on for one more day. To anticipate the time in your life, or in your death, when He delivers you completely.