Through The Bible in a Year - February 5, 2026
God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant…God saw the people of Israel, and God knew.”* – Exodus 2:23-25
Four simple statements. Four powerful truths about God’s relationship with his people:
- God heard their groaning
- God remembered His covenant
- God saw the people of Israel
- God knew
The Israelites had been enslaved in Egypt for 400 years. They were dehumanized by loss of freedom and broken by brutal labor. Now they are terrorized by Pharaoh’s decree to kill their baby boys. Where was God?
Right there. Hearing. Remembering. Seeing. Knowing.
This account is not about what God’s people had done to earn His affection. They can’t do much of anything other than obey their earthly masters. This account is about who God is. He’s the covenant-keeping God who made promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—and He doesn’t forget, even when his people can’t perform.
Time and trial and sin and personal failure may all seem to say, “The grace of God doesn’t apply anymore.” But God is saying, “My grace is greater, and I will make happen what needs to happen so that my plan will be fulfilled for my people – and your life.”
You may feel forgotten in your troubles. Your prayers may seem to hit the ceiling. Your circumstances may scream that God has abandoned you. But listen to these four truths again:
God hears your groaning. God remembers His covenant with you through Christ. God sees you. God knows what He’s going to do about it.
Respond: What situation in your life makes you feel forgotten by God? Today, declare these four truths over it: God hears. God remembers. God sees. God knows. He has not forgotten you. Why is all of that important? Because when we know that God is with us – seeing, hearing, remembering, knowing, and designing all for our eternal good – we can face anything with the strength of knowing he is near and he is working.
Prayer: Covenant-keeping God, sometimes I feel forgotten in my troubles. But You hear my groaning. Help me to remember that You remember Your promises. You know what You’re going to do and what you want me to do and be. Help me trust Your faithfulness even when I can’t see Your hand, believing that you see me. In Jesus’ name, amen.