“By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment” (Heb 11:23).
Faith has a test. The testing instrument of faith is called trial. In the time of trial, those who lose faith cannot be called believers; those who keep faith are heroes of faith.
When Jesus, the Saviour and Deliverer, was born, Satan wanted to destroy Him right away. In the same way, Satan wanted to destroy Moses, the saviour and deliverer of Israel, when he was born. Similarly, when we want to save and deliver people from sin and destruction, through the Lord Jesus Christ, Satan will be angry and may try to destroy us. Thank God, just as the devil could not touch Jesus and Moses, the devil cannot touch us – the Lord will be a wall around us.
Perhaps the neighbours advised the parents of Moses that it would be foolishness to hide the child. “How long can you hide him? What will happen if the spies of the king hear the cries of the child?” Such fears may appear sensible but the faith of Moses’ parents was unshakeable. Faith might have told them that no evil shall befall them or their child. They might have seen the soldiers of Pharaoh snatch babies from mothers’ hands; they might have even seen the bodies of babies floating in the blue river. What a tremendous faith the parents of Moses had!
Look at the manifold wisdom of faith. Faith first spoke to the Moses’ parents, telling them to hide him in spite of all the dangers around. Then faith told them to throw the child into the river. How could the parents have done that without faith – knowing that there were crocodiles and other dangerous creatures in the river?
Yes, child of God, faith knows no fear. If you will but have faith in your God, you can do great things for Him. You can venture into the dark and the unknown and rescue hell-bound and destruction-bound souls.
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
When Jesus, the Saviour and Deliverer, was born, Satan wanted to destroy Him right away. In the same way, Satan wanted to destroy Moses, the saviour and deliverer of Israel, when he was born. Similarly, when we want to save and deliver people from sin and destruction, through the Lord Jesus Christ, Satan will be angry and may try to destroy us. Thank God, just as the devil could not touch Jesus and Moses, the devil cannot touch us – the Lord will be a wall around us.
Perhaps the neighbours advised the parents of Moses that it would be foolishness to hide the child. “How long can you hide him? What will happen if the spies of the king hear the cries of the child?” Such fears may appear sensible but the faith of Moses’ parents was unshakeable. Faith might have told them that no evil shall befall them or their child. They might have seen the soldiers of Pharaoh snatch babies from mothers’ hands; they might have even seen the bodies of babies floating in the blue river. What a tremendous faith the parents of Moses had!
Look at the manifold wisdom of faith. Faith first spoke to the Moses’ parents, telling them to hide him in spite of all the dangers around. Then faith told them to throw the child into the river. How could the parents have done that without faith – knowing that there were crocodiles and other dangerous creatures in the river?
Yes, child of God, faith knows no fear. If you will but have faith in your God, you can do great things for Him. You can venture into the dark and the unknown and rescue hell-bound and destruction-bound souls.
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
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