I have hidden Thy word in my heart. (Picture by Lisa R)

Exodus 3. ” And the Lord said: “I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites. Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt” (Verses 8 – 10). God heard the cry of Israel. Almost a hundred years later! Timeline for deliverance seems too long? I understand that feeling. When trials and tribulations hit we want instant relief. However, trials are often for our betterment so we must go through them. Don’t rush the process, let it take the time it needs to accomplish God’s purpose. His timing is perfect.