Tuesday, June 17, 2014

The Power of Prayer - Exodus 2:24-25

So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God acknowledged them. - Exodus 2:24-25
   
    How often in times of trouble have we cried out to God for relief? The trouble we suffer from may be family problems; trouble on the job or at school; financial troubles; problems with relationships; problems with our health or the health of a loved one. Regardless of the nature of our issues we come to the point (sooner than later, I would pray) that we realize our only solution is through God. Our heavenly Father is truly our safety net.
    As the verse says, God hears us, remembers us, looks upon us, and acknowledges us. But the preliminary to all God’s graces is our initial “cry unto Him.” Now it happened in the process of time that the king of Egypt died. Then the children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage. - Exodus 2:23. Because the children of Israel cried out God heard them. Certainly God knew of their straits. He is omniscient; He knows all things. There was nothing about the terrible oppression they suffered that God was unaware of any more than He is unaware of the troubles and problems we face daily. But do we cry out like the children of Israel did?
    Christ admonishes us to . . . “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” - Matt 7:7.  We simply must bring our fears and problems to the Lord. We do so by prayer. Our prayers are heard by god. He is not a CEO with no time to spare for the “little people.” We are His adopted sons and daughters. He will hear us, remember us, look upon us, and acknowledge us if we but “ . . . pray without ceasing . . . .”
 -1 Thessalonians 5:17.
    Let us always bring our burdens to Christ and find our rest in Him.

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