OCTOBER 14

Exo 2:1-10; Heb 11:24

                           MOSES – CORRECT PRIORITIES IN LIFE

Most of us are familiar with the account of Moses: as a baby, he was saved miraculously from potential death. Pharaoh had ordered all Hebrew baby boys to be killed as soon as they were born but his mother was brave enough to hide him. For 3 months they hid him, but when he was too big and his cries could be heard by others, his parents had to put him in a little waterproof boat in the River Nile.

Crocodiles could have taken him for a light snack, or the waters could have easily engulfed him; but with God as protector, nothing can harm baby Moses. Then, Pharaoh’s daughter found the lovely baby and took him for her son! Amazingly, she then summoned the real mother of Moses to take care of Moses, and pay Moses’ mother for taking care of her own son! How God takes care of His people!

Even more amazingly, as the verse in Hebrews taught us, when Moses learnt of his real identity, he refused the trappings of the wealth of Egypt and followed God. That is easy to say – but to forsake the fantastic wealth and prestige of an elite in the most powerful country then is real wisdom.

Mark 8:36 teaches, “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” While what Moses gave up seemed a lot, that is a lot less than the whole world. And this verse tells us that is indeed wise – for the worth of his soul far exceeds that of everything in this world. Why? Because everything in the world will one day perish, but the rescued soul will live forever in Heaven with God!

Thought: What am I willing to sacrifice for Jesus?
Prayer: Heavenly Father, teach me how to love You above anything on earth. That is easy to say but I know difficult to do on a daily basis for I still love
to do things my way often. So please help me! In Jesus’ name, amen.