Devotion - September 17, 2014 Daily devotion from Exodus 6:6-7. See series: Devotions DEVOTION - SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God. Exodus 6:6-7 Know the LORD After God had appointed Moses to lead the Israelites from slavery in Egypt to freedom, things did not go as smoothly as Moses or the Israelites would have liked. Pharaoh refused to let them go worship the LORD in the wilderness. On top of that, he made them labor even harder. As a result, the Israelites condemned Moses, and Moses questioned God rather than trust his will. Our natural response to suffering is often the same. We question the way God is allowing things to happen. We want to blame him for our troubles, or accuse him of not caring, or of not staying true to his promises. God could respond harshly to such accusations. However, we see that in his dealings with his Old Testament people, rather than get angry with Moses and the Israelites, he used the opportunity to teach them about himself. What does God graciously teach us about himself when we enter a season of suffering? He reminds us not only of who he is, but also of his love for us. He is LORD. He is the God who saves. By the death and resurrection of the God-man Jesus, God has delivered us from the slavery of sin, the tyranny of the devil, and the hopelessness of death. His saving work proves that God cares deeply about us. He is not unaware of what we need. He is with us and takes a personal interest in the details of our lives. God’s faithful love for us changes the way we view hardship. Although the pain may feel unbearable, because of Jesus, ultimately it is not. Because of Jesus’ suffering, our suffering is not a meaningless interruption of our life, but God’s way of cultivating our trust in his great mercy and grace. In Christ, he has made us his own people, citizens of his heavenly kingdom. We can be sure that he will carry us through all the trials we face and bring us safely to the Promised Land of heaven. Prayer: Heavenly Father, you are the God of free and faithful love. Thank you for revealing your Son to me as my Savior. Help me see life’s burdens as opportunities to remember your mighty power to save. Amen. Todays Devotion is brought to you by WELS and WhatAboutJesus Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide.
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