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Let My People Go

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January 19, 2025 7:00 pm

Let My People Go

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January 19, 2025 7:00 pm

The acclaimed painting Let My People Go by Aaron Douglas uses vibrant colors of lavender, green, and gold, along with traditional African imagery, to tell the biblical story of Moses and connect it with Black Americans’ struggle for freedom and justice.

The painting portrays God’s appearance to Moses in a burning bush when he revealed that He’d seen the plight of the Israelites in Egypt. The artist uses a beam of light to symbolize God and His message, “So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt” (Exodus 3:10).

In Let My People Go, Moses kneels in obedient submission to God’s instructions, but the eye is drawn to the dark waves and horses trained for war surrounding him—reminding viewers of the struggles the Israelites would face as they left Egypt. But the beam of light shines brightly as a reminder that God would be with the Israelites in their struggle.

The emotions evoked by the painting resonate because the struggle against injustice continues; many use their power to oppress men, women, and children around the world. As those suffering cry out for God to be “a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble” (Psalm 9:9), we can plead with God to respond to their cries for help. And, like Moses, we can be willing to act on behalf of the oppressed.

How might you pray for oppressed people? How might you learn more about caring for those suffering injustice?

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The Lord said, Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread.

Let My People Go was written by Lisa M. Samra and read by Rochelle Traube. Exodus chapter 3 verses 1 through 10. When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, Moses, Moses. And Moses said, Here I am. Do not come any closer, God said. Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. Then he said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

At this, Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God. The Lord said, I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of the land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey, the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them.

So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt. Let My People Go, written by Lisa M. Samra The acclaimed painting Let My People Go by Aaron Douglas uses vibrant colors of lavender, green, and gold, along with traditional African imagery, to tell the biblical story of Moses and connect it with black American struggle for freedom and justice. The painting portrays God's appearance to Moses in a burning bush when he revealed that he'd seen the plight of the Israelites in Egypt. The artist uses a beam of light to symbolize God and His message in Exodus chapter 3.

So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt. In Let My People Go, Moses kneels in obedient submission to God's instructions, but the eye is drawn to the dark waves and horses trained for war surrounding him, reminding viewers of the struggles the Israelites would face as they left Egypt.

But the beam of light shines brightly as a reminder that God would be with the Israelites. The emotions evoked by the painting resonate because the struggle against injustice continues. Many use their power to oppress men, women, and children around the world. As those who are suffering cry out for God to be a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble, we can plead with God to respond to their cries for help. And like Moses, we can be willing to act on behalf of the oppressed.

Let's pray. Merciful God, it's comforting to know that you hear the cries of the oppressed who seek refuge in you. Be their stronghold in times of trouble and grant us the courage and compassion of Moses that we may not only pray for this suffering, but also be moved to act on their behalf. Thank you, Lord. It's in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. As you go about your day, reflect on these questions. How might you pray for oppressed people? How might you learn more about caring for those suffering from injustice?
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