Truth #99 - God is in the business of saving us after He demonstrates His power - Exodus 5-8

Exodus 5:22 - 23
Then Moses turned to the Lord and said, “O Lord, why have you done evil to this people? Why did you ever send me? For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has done evil to this people, and you have not delivered your people at all.”
6:1
​But the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for with a strong hand he will send them out, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land.”


The above passage is taken from the early scene of Moses, Pharaoh and the people of Israel, as Moses goes to Pharaoh to demand that he let the people go.   In the first attempt to ask Pharaoh to release the people, Pharaoh instead reacts like any other employer.  He tells them that since they are looking for 3-days off from the work to "worship" someone, or something, they must have too much time on their hands.  Instead of a 3-day work release pass they make them gather their own straw for the making of bricks and double the quota for the day.  That, of course, infuriates labor, who goes to management to file a grievance.   Moses, in turn, goes to God to acknowledge the obvious: "Why have YOU done evil to this people?"   Moses immediately believes that the previous promise of deliverance by God has fallen through and now we need to reassess the plan.    Yet, God is sovereign and He DOES know what He is doing.   God promised deliverance and that will happen, but not first a demonstration of God's awesome power and His outstretched hand.   Moses and the people wanted it quick, God wanted it grand.  God was going to deliver them but He was also going to give them some shock and awe.   We sometimes want God to deliver us from some peril we find ourselves in and God, instead, draws out and on the situation to provide more of a glimpse of Him and to demonstrate more of His power.   God could have delivered the three Hebrews in Daniel, BEFORE the fiery furnace, but He waited until they were in it to provide salvation.  God could have stop the king from tossing Daniel into the lion's den but He provided salvation from within the pit rather than from the pit.   God could have prevented Peter from going to prison, but instead He caused an earthquake and broke open the jail doors for a prison break, instead.   Peter spent the evening in jail sining songs as God waited to demonstrate His power.  Peter would lead the jailer and his family to Christ as a result.   God could have saved Jonah before the belly of the fish but after tossing him into the sea the sailors on the boat became believers when the sea became calm as it engulfed Jonah.   The truth is, God is in the business of demonstrating His power.   He makes sure we know ONLY He could deliver us from whatever mess we find ourselves.   If it gets really dark, just remember that is when God shines the most.