saving faith

Exodus 1:²² Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: "Throw every newborn Hebrew boy into the Nile River. But you may let the girls live."

Exodus 2:² The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She saw that he was a special baby and kept him hidden for three months. ³ But when she could no longer hide him, she got a basket made of papyrus reeds and waterproofed it with tar and pitch. She put the baby in the basket and laid it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile River.

Hebrews 11:²³ It was by faith that Moses' parents hid him for three months when he was born. They saw that God had given them an unusual child, and they were not afraid to disobey the king's command.

The story of Exodus begins with an unusual early deliverance...not of a people, but of a baby.  Moses never would have grown up to become the leader and deliverer of Israel if his parents had not had faith...a special inner sense from God...that they should take extraordinary steps to first save their child.  Characteristically, their faith leads to an unusual plan that reflects the wisdom of God to turn evil around for good.  The very family of Pharaoh, who has ordered the deaths of all Hebrew boys, becomes the means of survival and of early life preparation for Moses.  I'm not sure how meaningful it is, but Moses had an older brother named Aaron (three years older) who also survived and later teamed up with Moses, but who had a very different early life as he apparently remained in the home of his parents.  It was the faith of his parents before him that created the opportunity for Moses to both survive and grow according to the plan of God to fulfill the purposes of God.  Who knows what may be the result downstream of our obedience to the inner call of faith and the response of obedience as we, day by day, seek to hear and follow the Lord!

blessings,

Rob Smith