Exodus: Rescued?

Ever been rescued? Not helped, assisted, taught or supported, but rescued. Rescue is a desperate sort of term. It means all other options of self-help have been exhausted. It's a time when our own resources have been depleted and we need help. I don't know about you, but I hate being in those positions. I like to contribute to my own well-being and health. I do not like being dependant on anyone else. I don't like the feeling of desparation and helplessness.
But that's just the point of the Exodus. The people of Israel were reduced from their independance and wealth (when they arrived in Egypt under care of Joseph) to a position of anonymous and annoying slavery. Israel needed help if she was ever going to get freed. She could not free herself. She had no resources, no energy and no leadership...until God appointed Moses.
The altarpiece speaks of rescue and release; of the bullrushes and the basket, of the parting of the waters and the walk into freedom. Through the opening is the clear image of the cross. Our only lasting freedom comes through the cross of Jesus, emptied of his body speaking of the resurrection power we know now.
May you know resuce and real freedom.