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So, she had compassion on him

Exodus 2:1-10

The Hebrews were suffering fierce persecution, but God was preparing a deliverer to bring the Israelites out of their slavery. Moses’ parents, like the midwives, were fearless in the face of the command of Pharaoh that all male Hebrew babies should be thrown into the river to drown; God richly rewarded their faith (Hebrews 11:23). When they could no longer hide their baby at home, his mother hid him inside a basket of bulrushes by the bank of the River Nile. Pharaoh’s daughter found the baby in the river where babies were being drowned, and she had compassion on him; she too defied her father’s command. God arranged events so that the tyrant’s daughter paid Moses’ mother to nurse her own son. Moses was later brought to the palace as a son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He was given the finest education in Egypt and prepared for leadership – all at Pharaoh’s expense. The Lord, having preserved Moses from death, kept him from all the evil influences of the court of Pharaoh when he was taken there. We must not overlook the influence of a godly mother upon Moses in his early years. What a challenge and an encouragement this is to Christian parents. We must never underestimate the influence of a godly home as we seek to train our children in a hostile, godless world. (Proverbs 22:6). “What about the other parents who did not see their precious little boy saved?” It's easy to focus on Moses and give people the wrong impression that all will always be ok, because that is not true that having the impression that all you need in the midst of indescribable pain is a dash of incredible faith and all will be well. An honest consideration of this event sees that Moses was the exception; it was not the rule for everybody that had faith to have their babies rescued from the river. The truth is that here and there Christians have escaped persecution. What do you do with that as a Christian who believes in the providence of God? Does that change the truth about God? It doesn't, and that's the good news because it doesn't; you can entrust yourselves to God knowing His ways are above our ways, knowing that God is always good. So, how do we find comfort in the midst of our difficulty? We need to recognize that God had different purposes for different people at different times. The point is that regardless of the different purposes for different people all of us can be assured that God will keep every promise that He makes to His people in a general sense. There will be the wedding feast of the Lamb, and the church will gather, and we will celebrate with Him because that's a promise to all the people of God. But what about us in the midst of our difficulties? Like the Psalmist, you really have to get to the place, and it takes a lot of soul-searching and brutal honesty and courage and help of the Spirit to understand that at the end of the day it is not health or longevity or wealth or trouble-free living that constitutes the goodness of God. There's something else that constitutes the goodness of God. It's about knowing and being known by God. “That's it!” That's the ultimate focus! Psalm 73:25–28

I don't want to leave you with the wrong impression have faith in God and all will be well, health, wealth, prosperity. No, it's not true. Knowing and being known by God places you in the position with indescribable prospects, that is the truth. 2 Corinthians 4:17. Can God be trusted despite your circumstances? Can God be trusted when it seems like life is coming to an end? Yes, we can trust Him, if Jesus is your Savior, you can be at peace knowing without question that even this thing that we don't understand, that we don't get, God is working, weaving, and orchestrating this together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.