Ready to Hear?
Exodus 1
Exodus 1:14 They (Egyptians) made their (the Hebrews’)
lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in
the fields; in all their hard labor the Egyptians used them ruthlessly.
400 YEARS have passed since Genesis. God has
expanded his nation to nearly 2 million people in Egypt. Was that a mistake?
Now they are slaves. Should he have put them in a place where they would have
been treated more favorably, even in abundance and luxury? After all, they are
the LORD’s people! After all, Jacob and his family were in Canaan, the place
where the Hebrews would eventually settle. Why “waste”400 years of hardship in
Egypt?
It’s
always good to “walk carefully” when we ask God, “Why?” We must not pretend or
assume our ways are better than his. But, in the attitude of humility, asking
God, “Why?”can lead us to understanding him more clearly. So, we humbly ask
God, “Why Egypt? Why slavery, Lord?”
When
we look throughout the Bible, we can discover, to our dislike, that one answer is
that God often puts people in a position where they desperately need him before
they pay attention to him. One place to discover God is in our brokenness. I
suspect that if the Hebrews were prosperous, they would ignore God, just as we
often do. But they were in need, and they were ready to listen. He had a BIG
(Believing In God) change planned for their lives.
If
you are in despair, and life is tough, God wants to free you. He may have
allowed, even caused your situation because he needs your attention. When you
seek him, and when you are prepared to trust his response, he will speak to you
to bring great change to your life. Are you ready to hear him?
LIFE Link: Be still and listen for His voice.
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