God Remembers His Promises

After Joseph died in Egypt, a king came to power who did not know Joseph, and he feared the Israelites, because they had grown so much. Therefore, he forced them into very difficult labor, building treasure cities for him. Because of their suffering, the people cried out to God. God heard their cries, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. (Exodus 2:23,24) Therefore, God put into place His plan for delivering them from Egypt and returning them to the land of Canaan, which He had promised them. God never forgets His promises, even if we have to wait a long time for the fulfillment of them.

When we cry out to God for help, we need to do it in faith, knowing that His timing and His will are always best for us. However, often we are impatient. We want our will done, and we want it right now. That is a great lack of faith. Just think of what we would have missed in our lives if God had done what we asked every time, and if He would have acted on our timing every time. I know in my life, I would have missed many blessing of seeing Him work greater miracles than I could ever have thought up. Instead, we need to pray while remembering that God never forgets His promises to us. He will always come through. Therefore, we can be patient and joyful, even when we have suffering, and we need to wait on God to come to our rescue.

Tomorrow, I intend to read Exodus 3-5.

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