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Exodus chapter 2, verse 23.

During those many days, the king of Egypt died,

and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery

and cried out for help.

Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. What a great picture. Obviously a hard

time among the people of Israel. That's not what's great. They're in the midst of misery as slaves

in Egypt. And yet in the midst of their need, in the depth of their need,

they cry out for help. And their cry comes to the ears of God and he hears them. Isn't this

glorious truth that no matter what happens in our lives, no matter how this world hurts us,

no matter what depth of sin or sorrow or sadness we may find ourselves in at any point

to know that we can cry out to God for help and our cries will reach his ears.

That's good news.

I imagine people who are listening to this right now, many people walking through difficult

times, maybe in the depth of sorrow or sadness in this way or that, or struggling

through this or that circumstance in your life,

or maybe it's even in your struggles with sin just feeling like, oh, I can't overcome this.

No matter what your situation has, know this.

There is a God in heaven who desires to be your help.

God wants to help you. So cry out to him. This is the Christian

life. It's a daily crying out to him. God, we need your help in our battles with sin and temptation.

God, we need your help in the midst of sorrow and struggle in this world. God, we need your help

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