God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ (Exodus 3:15a)

We have a God who hears us; he never plugs his ears to our cries for help. We have a God who remembers; he never forgets but is faithful to keep his promises. We have a God who sees; he is intimately aware of the details of our lives. We have a God who knows; he is mindful of all we need, and he cares. 

This is the God who promised Abraham that he would be a father of a great nation, God would give his offspring a land to possess, and through him all the nations of the earth would be blessed. Those promises sounded pretty good to Abraham, almost too good to be true. All Abraham had to do to be on the receiving end of God’s incredible promises was to belive him, and Abraham did. 

Abraham’s descendents became an exceedingly large population having settled in Egypt; however, they became entrapped under a new pharaoh forced to serve as his slaves. This went on for some 400 years; the people “groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help.” God heard, he remembered, he saw, and he knew (Exodus 2:23-25).

So what does God do? He sends a rescuer to deliver his people from their bondage. God calls to Moses out of a burning bush to go and deliver his people out of an impossible situation. Moses is God’s mouthpiece to deliver his message; God will do the work of rescuing through him. Moses went and God delivered.

We, like Israel, find ourselves in an impossible situation. We are slaves as well, helplessly shackled by sin and death with no good way out. So, what does God do? He sends a rescuer to deliver us out of our bondage. God himself comes to save us. Jesus comes to set us free and lead us into the promised land of his eternal kingdom. 

God hears our prayers and cries for help. He remembers his promises made to you, and he never forgets. God sees all knows the things that weigh you down and he continues to care for you. God sends a preacher to you to speak his Word for you that continues to set you free. “Your sins are forgiven.” “You are my beloved child.” “I will be with you to the end of the age.” “I have redeemed you; you are mine”

In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.

 – Pastor Darrin Sheek