Groanings


Exo 6:5  But now I've heard the groanings of the Israelites whom the Egyptians continue to 

enslave and I've remembered my covenant. 

Exo 6:6  Therefore tell the Israelites: "I am GOD. I will bring you out from under the cruel hard 

labor of Egypt. I will rescue you from slavery. I will redeem you, intervening with great acts of 

judgment. 

Exo 6:7  I'll take you as my own people and I'll be God to you. You'll know that I am GOD, your 

God who brings you out from under the cruel hard labor of Egypt. 

Exo 6:8  I'll bring you into the land that I promised to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and give 

it to you as your own country. I AM GOD." 


	In prayer there is a time for expressions of frustration and discomfort in response to 

difficult situations. In this story there is an indication that from these very groanings there 

was the response of God in deliverance. While in Christ we have a refuge from any storm and the 

ability to weather anything that comes along and in fact be totally victorious in it, there is a 

place for the honest expression of discomfort. When this expression is brought to the source of 

freedom, it becomes something to which He can respond. There is not a need to experience further 

bondage and condemnation because of the natural expressions that arise from difficulties in life, 

but there is a way for them to become our deliverance prayers when heard by God. 


Exo 6:9  But when Moses delivered this message to the Israelites, they didn't even hear him--they 

were that beaten down in spirit by the harsh slave conditions. 


	The trials may actually become so heavy that they make one oblivious to the promises and 

the words of comfort. When words alone fail to bring the lifting of the head necessary to see the 

salvation of the Lord, there is an understanding by our Maker and there is provision beyond our 

vision. Even though the Israelites couldn't see or respond to the answer that was upon them, God 

brought a powerful deliverance that went totally beyond their capacity for participation. The 

condition of their spirit did not prohibit God's provision. There is a responsibility in 

revelation, but there is also an understanding of our frame on the part of our Maker and He will 

be faithful beyond our strength.


1/26/04