Today's encouragement comes from Exodus 6:9, which says this:
"Moses spoke thus to the children of Israel; but they did not heed Moses, be-cause of anguish of spirit and cruel bondage."There is a sense in which a broken spirit and very difficult life circumstances sometimes make listening to the ministers of God’s church quite hard to do. And yet, the very desired deliverance from these horrible troubles is depend-ent upon the *hearing* of the gospel of grace in the Lord Jesus Christ. In the case of Moses, he persevered, and eventually God allowed him to win the ears and hearts of the people of Israel; but it did not come "automatically."
May we be patient with those who are especially-burdened with heavy cares and concerns today. Love calls on us to continue to speak Christ to them; compassion calls for our going the extra mile with them.
[Puritan quote of the day: "Suffer we must. Before we were born, God de-creed it; and it is easier to complain of His decree than to change it.” —Sam-uel Rutherford, in, "Letters of Sam-uel Rutherford"]
