A God Who Intervenes
- Shawna Jones
- Feb 19, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 3, 2023
"Then the Lord said, 'I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings, ( 8 ) and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.'"
One belief common to Deists is that God doesn't intervene with mankind. This is different than the God that we see in Scripture. From the beginning, we see God interacting with His creation. For example, God spoke multiple times to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and He used Adam in naming His animals ( Genesis 2:15-22, 3:8-24 ). Furthermore, there are accounts of God's Hand in enforcing judgment , revealing His character, and working in the lives of many different people ( Gen. 18:20-33 & 19:23-25; Ex. 34:5-7; Judg. 6:11-27; Luke 1:26-38 ). Even here in Exodus 3:7-8, we see God saying how He has seen the affliction of His people and how He has heard their cry. God being mindful of the Israelites and thier condition is what led Him to save them from Pharaoah. If we had a God who never intervened with His creation, the whole account of God saving Israel from Egypt would never have occured. Much less, we wouldn't have the Bible because the whole theme of Scripture is to show how God brings salvation to the whole world through sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to the earth to be a sacrifice for the sins for all mankind. So, it is clear that we serve a God who is mindful of His creation. Still today, God is working to fulfill His purpose for the earth and working to draw more people to Him through Christ. Knowing this should push us to draw closer to God since we know that a true relationship with Him is possible
( James 4:8 ). In all we do, we should seek to please Him because He is certainly watching and keeping track of the things we do ( Psalm 33:13-15, Prov. 15:3 ).
God, thank You for being a God who sees and a God who cares. Thank You for revealing to us how You are working in this world.
In Jesus' Name, I pray, Amen.
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