God knows

"During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. God saw the people of Israel--and God knew."


I found this treasure in Exodus 2 this morning. Look at what a God we have . . . a God who hears our groanings, a God who remembers His covenant with us, a God who sees (remember that Hagar called God a "God of seeing, for . . . Truly here I have seen him who looks after me"), and most importantly, a God who knows.


What does He know? He knows us. He knows our aches and cryings-out. He knows our frame, that we are dust. He understands our temptations, for "he was tempted in every way as we are, yet without sin". He knows how hard life is, and trials are, and obedience can be. He is a God who knows.


We do not suffer without Him knowing all about it, and bottling our tears, and promising that there is coming a time when the tears will be no more, because He is coming to rescue us. Amazing God. Wait for Him.