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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 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, I can't overcome this. and your

even, and your struggles with sin, just feeling like,

I can't overcome this, no matter what your situation is,

and 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

in the depth of suffering and when we cry to God we can know he hears us and he answers us as

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