When God Feels Absent, He's Still Listening
Sunday Rewind - each week I share a sermon from the Battle Ready Sermons archive. My role has shifted to training the next generation of Salvation Army officers at William Booth College, so I'm no longer preaching every Sunday, but God's word doesn't go out of date. These messages are here to encourage, challenge, and point you to Jesus, whenever you need them.
This week's sermon was originally preached 6 June 2021.
Have you ever cried out to God and wondered if anyone was listening? If you’ve been there, you’re in good company. King David felt it. Elijah felt it. Job, Jonah, and Paul all knew what it was to feel alone in their pain.
In Exodus 2, the people of Israel are in slavery. They’re groaning. They’re lamenting. And here’s what struck me this week: the passage doesn’t even say they were praying. It just says they cried out. No eloquent words. No tidy theology. Just raw, honest pain rising up from the dust.
And God heard them.
That’s the heart of this week’s sermon. Even when you haven’t got the strength to pray, even when your cry is just a groan into the air, God hears you. Not because you’ve earned it. Not because you’ve got the formula right. But because of who he is and the covenant he has made with you through Jesus.
Key takeaway: God’s love for you isn’t a contract you have to keep. It’s a covenant he will never break. If all you can do today is cry out, that’s enough. He’s already leaning in.
If you’re in a hard season right now, or you know someone who is, I’d love for you to watch the full sermon. Take 18 minutes. Bring your tea. And let this passage remind you that you are seen, heard, and remembered.
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Grace and peace.
Rob