God reveals himself to Moses as the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Moses would have heard of this God in stories about his ancestors from hundreds of years ago. But by this stage it is possible that all God has become to Moses is a character from these stories. Although we can see the obvious providence surrounding the events of Moses’ life as we read the book of Exodus, it does not appear that Moses himself has recognised any of these signs of God’s presence. The Israelites may well have given up on this God who had told Abraham that his descendants would be blessed and that whoever cursed them would be cursed. There had been no sign of any fulfilment of this lately. They had cried out to God for a long time but there had been no answer. One would imagine that many of them would have lost faith altogether. But now God announces that he is going to be true to his promise to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He is going to save them from their slavery and lead them into the place of blessing, the promised land. I always remember the Israelites in Egypt when long periods go by without any answers to my prayers. These stories tell me that God will ultimately be faithful to his promises, but it may take a long time. We don’t know why God waited so long to save his people. We don’t need to know. We just need to know that in the end he showed himself faithful and he will show himself faithful to us as well.
Thank God that he is always there and trust him with your circumstances.
Read Exodus 3:6-10
