The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God. (Exodus 2:23)I know we've been banging this drum a lot lately, but it seems to be a repeating theme in our readings. The Israelites cried out to God to rescue them, and God heard their prayer and set the wheels of deliverance in motion. Unfortunately, due possibly to impatience or a lack of faith (or both), the Israelites were anything but gracious. If they could have they would have fired Yahweh and taken applications for a new god.
It boiled down to tunnel vision. They had expectations how God would come through for them, and they probably had it all orchestrated in their own minds, but God didn't dance to their choreography. God already had a plan in the works - he didn't need their advice. And because things didn't work out the way they expected, they didn't even see God coming. They had no idea he was working in their midst.
Have you lifted up a prayer to God? He heard; he's coming. You just wait!
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