Exodus 6:1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country.”
I believe that there is a time in every person’s life where they learn that God is who He says He is. Prior to that time, God is the God of their ancestors, the God that the believer has heard about since childhood but never actually seen in person.
Exodus 6:2-3 God also said to Moses, “I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself fully known to them.
For me, that time involved great loss and great sorrow. It involved stomping around my backyard, screaming at God in anger, fear, pain. There was no lightning bolt, no magic wand, no sudden revelations, just the slow, sure knowledge that God loves me fiercely, that He’s big enough to handle my anger, pain, and fear, that He is making a way in my wilderness, even when I cannot yet perceive it.
Exodus 6:4 I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they resided as foreigners.
Precious Savior, Thank You for knowing our hearts, for loving us fiercely, completely, even when we are afraid or in pain. Thank You for being with us in the darkness, for holding us, loving us, making a way for us, even if we cannot yet perceive it. Thank You for keeping Your promises. Amen.
Exodus 6:5 Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.
Have a blessed day.