Introduction A. God sends Moses to Pharaoh 1. Pharaoh refuses to let the people go 2. God renews His pledge of deliverance B. God cares when we are troubled
Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Luke 24:38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
1 Peter 5:6-7 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Exodus 6:1-8 6 Then the Lord said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land. 2 And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord: 3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name Jehovah was I not known to them. 4 And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.
Exodus 6:1-8 continued 5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant. 6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: 7 And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
Exodus 6:1-8 continued 8 And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the Lord.
I. God Cares About Our Burdens I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians A. Two things that God does 1. A promise for hurting times 2. God knows about our pain B. The extra labor caused by this call for freedom
I. God Cares About Our Burdens C. Your burdens are important to God Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. 1. Name your burdens before the throne 2. He give grace to help in time of need
II. God Cares About Our Bondage I will rid you of their bondage A. Differences between burdens and bondage 1. Burdens are concerns, cares, problems 2. Bondage is control by a person or substance
II. God Cares About Our Bondage I will rid you of their bondage B. What controls you? 2 Corinthians 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
III. God Cares About Our Freedom I will redeem you A. The Passover lamb would set them free B. We have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus
III. God Cares About Our Freedom I will redeem you 1 Peter 1:18-20 18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
III. God Cares About Our Freedom C. Our Lord has come to set us free 1. Set free by the Scriptures John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 2. Set free by the Saviour John 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
III. God Cares About Our Freedom C. Our Lord has come to set us free - continued 3. Set free by the Spirit 2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
IV. God Cares About Our Fellowship I will take you to me for a people A. God would have fellowship with them 1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. B. He would be their God C. He would give them assurance of His presence D. He would guide them night and day E. He would provide all their needs
V. God Cares About Our Future I will bring you into the land A. God will keep His promises 1. Made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob 2 Corinthians 1:20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. 2. Their heritage was guaranteed, like ours 1 Peter 1:4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,