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People who
become very remarkable usually have someone very remarkable to inspire them
very early in life.
Abraham
Lincoln’s mother died when he was a very small boy. When he was grown, and
had begun to make his mark in the world, he wrote, “All that I am and all
that I ever hope to be I owe to my angel mother.” During a few short years
when Abraham Lincoln was a very young boy his mother taught him things that
would guide him all of his life. That is perhaps why he is remembered as
“Honest Abe.”
The record of
Moses’ birth is recorded in Exodus 2. His father and his mother were of the
tribe of Levi. God picked that tribe to be His ministers to keep the
tabernacle, later the temple, and help the priests in the worship services
of God. Amram and Jochebed were Moses’ parents (Numbers 26:59).
Moses was
born at a time that Pharaoh had decreed all male children of the Israelites
were to be killed. Jochebed saw that Moses was an exceptional child so she
hid him for three months. When she could hide him no longer Jochebed devised
a way for Moses to be found and adopted by the daughter of Pharaoh. Moses’
older sister, Miriam, offered to find a Hebrew nurse for the adoptive
parent. Then Miriam brought Jochebed, his natural mother, to be Moses’
nurse. She had charge of Moses a very few short years, yet she instilled in
him knowledge about himself so that Moses would make these decisions that
were a measure of his faith. Read Hebrews 11:23-29.
Moses chose
to be identified with his people who were slaves at that time rather than
live as a royal person (verses 24, 25). Moses forsook the luxuries of Egypt.
He did not fear the wrath of Pharaoh. He endured for he had been taught by
his mother about God (verses 26, 27).
Moses dared
return to Egypt forty years later (Exodus 3 & 4).
Moses had
faith to confront Pharaoh with the ten plagues (Exodus 5-12).
Moses had the
faith to lead over a million slaves into the wilderness. By faith they
escaped Pharaoh’s army by marching through the Red Sea. They began a
forty-year march through a wilderness area toward their freedom. They had
experiences along the way that formed them into a disciplined nation and
prepared them to conquer the promised land – driving out its former
inhabitants.
Moses had the
faith to stand in the very presence of God (Exodus 34:5-7).
By faith
Moses developed a closeness to God that would not be experienced on earth
again until Jesus came into the world (John 1:1-5).
From Moses we
learn this: The greater our faith the closer we get to God!
Harvey
Childress, servant of Jesus Christ |
