08/13/2026
WHEN HOPE IS HARD TO HEAR
Exodus 6:2–13
There are times when life gets so heavy that even hope becomes hard to hear.
That is where Israel was in Exodus 6. God had promised deliverance, but Pharaoh had made their lives harder. Scripture says they could not listen to Moses because of their “broken spirit and harsh slavery.”
They were tired. Discouraged. Worn down.
But here is what encourages me: their discouragement did not change God’s faithfulness.
God still said: “I am the LORD.”, “I will bring you out.”, “I will deliver you.”, “I will redeem you.”, “I will take you to be My people.”
Maybe you are carrying something right now that has worn you down. Maybe you have prayed, waited, and wondered when things are going to change.
Do not measure God’s faithfulness by how you feel today.
You may not be able to see what He is doing yet, but He has not forgotten you.
And when all you can seem to say is, “Lord, I can’t,” go back and read what God says in Exodus 6:
“I will.”
That is where our hope rests.
Not in our strength.
Not in our ability to figure everything out.
Not in everything going according to plan.
Our hope rests in the faithfulness of God.
This Sunday at Tyland Baptist Church, we will continue The Year of Total Surrender with:
“When Hope Is Hard to Hear”
Exodus 6:2–13
Come encouraged. Come tired if you need to. Just come.
Sometimes total surrender is simply saying:
“Lord, I cannot see it yet, but I still believe You are who You say You are.”