Date: Thursday, 18thJanuary, 2024
Text: Exodus 1:6-14, 6:5
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
When you are afflicted or under pain, you may pray to a point that you run out of words and all that you have left is groaning like a woman in labour. To groan is to make a long, low sound because you are in pain, or because you are upset or unhappy about something.
Today’s text tells us of a point in time during the sojourn of the children of Israel in Egypt. At this time they became fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
However, after Joseph, the Prime Minister died, there arose a Pharaoh that did not recognize Joseph; therefore, out of fear and envy the Egyptians began to afflict the Israelites; but the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
The children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
When words are no longer adequate to express your prayers, and all you are left with is groaning, even then God understands you perfectly.
The Word of God says, “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groaning which cannot be uttered” Romans 8:26.
Epaphras, was always labouring fervently in prayers, that God’s people may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. Colossians 4:12. and take delivery of your testimonies in Jesus name Paul travailed in prayers until Christ was formed in his converts- Galatians 4:19.
May the Lord hearken unto your groaning this season in Jesus name.
Prophetic Nugget: Receive grace to travail in prayers until you take delivery of your testimonies in Jesus name.