Between a Rock and a Hard Place…
A God who rescues those in slavery
(You may not realize that naming my blog is one of the most exciting parts of any book. I can’t bring myself to call any book Sarah on …. so now I have drawn Michele into my naming creativity. Feel free to comment – is there anyone out there?)
Sorry – Exodus! Awesome!
I loved this book because it reminds me of what God has done for me! I haven’t always been a crazy bible studying Christian. I felt like I was stuck in a sad, unhappy life and God came and found me and pretty much lifted me out of it! I wasn’t looking for God but he redeemed me and in fact I ended up moving to the other side of the world. God has used these experiences away from family and friends to mold and shape me and show me who he is. But most of all he did it so that I could have a relationship with him.
This is what God did for the Israelites. He took them out of Egypt and into the desert so that they could learn how much God loves them and how much he desires relationship with them. They don’t always get it right in fact sometimes they get it really wrong. But thats the thing God has already rescued them by taking them out of Egypt now it is the process of making them more like him that they are taking one step forward and ten back.
But that is what is encouraging to me. God never gives up on them, he continues to pursue them and continues to show them that he is good, that he loves them, that he wants them to have a relationship with them.
So God moves into a tent in the middle of their tents and shows himself in a pillar of cloud and a pillar of fire at night. That is what God does for us only he actual sent the Holy Spirit to come and live in us. Next time I am wondering where God is I need to remember actually he is right here and he wants me to know it.
Everything he does is about restoring relationship!
