Come out of the House of Bondage

“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.” (Exodus 20:2; Deuteronomy 5:6)

Recently, when the walls were closing in on me for the umpteenth time, I sounded out a few acquaintances of mine over job prospects abroad. I had endured too many setbacks, too many sleep-deprived days and my blood pressure was constantly off the charts since 2019. There were moments when I thought that I was going to die. As Proverbs 13:12 says: “Hope …