“When the
Israelites cried out to the Lord because of Midian, he sent them a prophet, who
said, 'This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of
Egypt, out of the land of slavery. I rescued you from the hand of the
Egyptians. And I delivered you from the hand of all your oppressors; I drove
them out before you and gave you their land. I said to you, ‘I am the Lord your
God; do not worship the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you live.’ But you
have not listened to me.”
Judges 6: 7-10
Dear Father,
When we cry out to
you on behalf of the oppressed and physically afflicted; on behalf of the
burdened and abused we can hear your Word repeated throughout Scripture that
reminds us:
You are the God of
Israel who—
Brought up
Rescued
Delivered
Drove out
And gave.
You are the LORD and you
are Ours.
Fill us with courage
to reject the gods of those in whose land we live—
Grant us wisdom to
remember every thing you have done.
Give us ears to
hear
Hearts to accept
and mouths to
proclaim
You.
The One True and
Living God.
A Lord who acts on
behalf of His people.
From my perch on
this side of a parted Red Sea;
Hugging a raised
Lazarus with my own arms;
Let me proclaim
into any wilderness before me—
Our God Saves!
He has done it.
And He will do it
again.
Come, Lord Jesus,
Into every hurting place
Bring your hope
And come.
Into every hurting place
Bring your hope
And come.
