Exodus 3:7 The Lord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering.
I have seen…. I have heard…. I am concerned…. These words speak to an active, compassionate God who is paying attention to His people, even those who are stiff-necked and rebellious. He doesn’t revel in their suffering. He loves His people, and He’s come to rescue them.
Exodus 3:8 So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
He wants to bring His people from a land of captivity and oppression into a spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey. However, that is going to involve a lot of scary change–for the Israelites, but even sooner for Moses.
Exodus 3:9 And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them.
Lord, I wish I could say that I don’t even understand the hesitation of Moses and later the Israelites. You love them. You see their suffering. You want what’s best for them. But change is hard. Stepping out of your comfort zone–even if you are miserable in your comfort zone–is hard. Help us not to be afraid when You call our names, when You try to bring us to a good and spacious land flowing with milk and honey. Help us, even when we are afraid, especially then. Amen.
Exodus 3:10 So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”
Have a blessed day.