And god heard

​As read through the book of Exodus, I am greatly encouraged as I get to the final verses of chapter two.  Israel is in a state of slavery.  They are being worked to the bone.  The description of their turmoil is nothing short of agonizing.  They were being afflicted with hard labor and their lives were bitter. As a result of this horrible agony, the Hebrews, according to Exodus 2:23, “sighed” and “cried out” to God for help.  Wouldn’t you?  In fact, I bet you have.  Think back to a time in your life when you were in agony whether it was physical, emotional, marital, financial, relational, occupational, spiritual, or whatever.  What did you do?  You sighed and you cried out to God for help.  But does that really accomplish anything?  Exodus 2:24-25 says, “So God heard their groaning; and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.  God saw the sons of Israel and God took notice of them.” Take note of the actions of God. God HEARD. God REMEMBERED. God SAW. And God TOOK NOTICE. The same is true today. When we cry out to God in our agony, He will HEAR us! He will REMEMBER His promises to us! He will SEE us in our agony! And He will TAKE NOTICE and minister to us in our need!