OPPRESSED

When God spoke to Moses through the burning bush, he had been living exiled from Egypt for 40 years, likely oppressed by the guilt of his sin. During that time and for the last 360 years before that, the Israelites were enslaved, groaning under the weight of the burden they had to bear each day. In our lives, we carry heavy burdens of guilt, fear, and our baggage. When God speaks to Moses in the burning bush, He assures Moses that He is aware of the suffering of His people and He is there to rescue them. The God of the universe is aware of our burdens and His desire is that rather than living oppressed, we live free, experiencing His deliverance from the weights that hold us back in our faith.