Why Does It Get Harder Before It Gets Better?

May 18, 2026

God hasn't brought you this far to let you down.


Pastor Jeff Cramer works through the second half of Exodus 5 — conditions get

worse after Moses delivers God's message to Pharaoh. The brick quota stays, the

straw is gone, and the Israelites turn on Moses entirely. Jeff traces three

reasons things heat up when God is moving, and closes with Moses doing what he's

done before: going back to God and questioning the whole assignment. Two simple

truths for anyone in a season where the pressure keeps building and God feels

silent.