Verbs of Blessing

I love the verbs found in Exodus 3:7 and following:
1. I have surely SEEN the affliction of my people...
2. I have HEARD their cry because of their taksmasters...
3. I KNOW their suffering...
4. I have COME DOWN to DELIVER them out... and to BRING them UP ...to a good land...
How marvelous it is that the God of the universe takes notice of His people, Israel. He sees their affliction and suffering, He hears their cries for mercy, and He acts. Sending a Deliverer He lifts them up from the pit and places them on a high place.
Now we know that God not only did this with His people Israel, but He has done this in His Son. He has seen our affliction. He has seen how sin has ravished our land and broken our relationships. Our cries for deliverance from this bondage have come to His ears. Thankfully, He has not turned away. No, He has known our suffering perhaps in the greatest way... He has sent His one and only Son to enter into our world and its suffering, so that we might be lifted up from this pit, and placed in the heavenlies. What a marvelous God we have!
Now it is interesting to note the response of Moses to the invitation he received to be Israel's deliverer. Feeling his weakness he said, "Who am I?" In answer to this, God does not deny the weakness. He does not say, "Oh no, Moses, you can do it! You are strong and handsome, a natural leader,..." No, He did not say that. He merely said, "I will be with you." At the end of the day that is all that matters - God being present with us.
Aren't you glad the Lord Jesus Christ wasn't reluctant with His "deliverer" assignment? Aren't you glad He didn't try to come up with excuses why not to leave heaven's glory and enter into our suffering? What a marvelous Savior we have!
Do you know that God is still aware of the affliction of His creatures, and though He has sent the ultimate Deliverer in Jesus, He is still sending out "deliverers" who will now go in the name of Jesus? And who are these deliverers you ask? It is you and I - all who claim to follow the Lord Jesus. He calls us to go out into our world and enter into the suffering of others, and point them to newness of life in Christ.
Now our response might be like Moses. We may feel our weakness and wonder, "Who am I?" But God gives us the same answer He gave to Moses. It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is that God is with us - that He is present. Today that presence is in the form of the Spirit of God who lives in us to equip us to fulfill this important calling.
Today as we all go out into our worlds...let us ask the Lord to give us eyes to SEE what He sees, and to HEAR what He hears, and then, by His grace, to be SENT ones into our world. That is our vocation and there is none better.