OF STRANGERS AND FRUITFULNESS_ Part 2_ Ears that Hear

Ex 2:23-25; 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. 24 So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, AND GOD ACKNOWLEDGED THEM ~ NKJV

These three verses closely grip my attention because of how they seem to appear in the Middle of the Life of Moses. For those who have followed the life of Moses, you will ably tell that the cry of the children of Israel was closely knit to the destiny of this “Egyptian now dwelling in Midian.”

Quite a number of things come to my attention through these verses, the first being the process of Time which points me to the fact that certain aspects are brought to light or fulfilled only after a given period of time. They aren’t delayed but are rather allowed to mature that they may yield to the exact Measure. 
Secondly, the death of the King of Egypt seems to be a crucial event in the bigger picture because we see that though some would have expected the burden of the Israelites to become less, there is an increase in the bondage. This shows that the Israelites were not victim to something Physical but rather spiritual. We ourselves need to learn to approach the challenges we go through as more than what we see or hear with the physical senses because the solutions are not merely the death or destruction of “Kings on the earthly” but rather fulfillment of timing in the Heavenly.

It’s always amazing how God steps in and is somewhat depicted to have been initially "oblivious" to what was happening. One of the biggest challenges most Christians have is learning to trust God that when he seems to be so far away he actually still cares. To know that what you are going through isn’t meant to destroy you and in the fullness of time, your answer awaits you. I am not blind to the fact that some of the setbacks we have as children of God are due to our ignorance of what he says in his word, I, however, would like to consider those times when you have done all you need to do and yet there seems to be no shift. What do you always do when this happens?

Our God doesn’t leave us as orphans, He “Fathers” us through His Holy Spirit as he says in his word John 14:16-18; And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.  18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. 

So we are always aware of his work in our lives and we continuously press on to that mark of a higher calling in Christ Jesus, Knowing that our present sufferings are not worthy compared to future glory which shall be revealed in us. This doesn’t only point to the time after men have died but rather when they have overcome that which seemed to be an immovable obstacle before them and yet now lies behind them.

We are aware of God’s work in our Lives and we acknowledge that all things are working together for our Good because He loves us and has called us according to His purpose.