Devotion:
Read Exodus 3:6-10.
There are those times in life when we are going through a struggle and it continues for a long time. We pray for God to take the struggle away but it continues. In this next sermon series, we are going to be using the imagery of being in a tunnel. We are in a place of darkness. We know there is a way out. We know there is an end to this, but we are not yet seeing it. We wonder how long it will last. We can easily become frustrated when God’s timing does not fit with what and when we think God should act in our situation. We want God to shatter the tunnel, or at least shorten it.
This passage from the Exodus story reminds us of this God who hears us and knows of our struggles when we are in the midst of them. The language God uses here is consistent with a theme that runs throughout the Bible: our God comes to be with us in our times of struggle. We are not alone. This God is with us in the tunnel. Until we find the light at the end of that tunnel, it is so good to know that God is traveling alongside us.
Personal Worship Option:
Look back and give thanks for the times God was with you in the midst of struggles.
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