Daily Verse: Exodus 4:31

And when they heard that the LORD was concerned about them and had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped.

 

I would imagine that when the Israelites realized that God felt their pain, the relationship between God and man suddenly became personal to them. It is interesting how a wall that once stood as a barrier between two individuals will crumble to dust when one person expresses concern and for the life of the other. In this example, God instructed Moses and Aaron to tell the people that God cared…that God was working to get them out of Egypt…and that God was working to relieve them of the misery that had consumed their daily lives. When we acknowledge Jesus as our Savior, we are directly experiencing God’s concern and compassion for our lives…we are directly witnessing His desire to relieve us of our misery under the boot of sin. Jesus came to this word as a sacrifice because there was simply no other way for us to get things right on our own. No matter how hard we try, we cannot be perfect as the Law requires us to be perfect. And under the Law, we would be destined for a very uncomfortable, eternal seat in a seriously miserable place. But through Christ, we are relieved of this destiny…we are rescued, secured, set free! So today, as we pause to acknowledge God’s concern for our lives, may we bow down and truly worship him…may our every word, thought, and deed reflect our worship of the one true King. To God be the glory!