What Would you do

[abide]

:As I read the story of Moses' birth. I believe that his mother was a very strong woman.
In the story you are seeing

The Birth of Moses
Ex 2. 2The woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was beautiful, she hid him for three months. 3But when she could hide him no longer, she got him a wicker basket and covered it over with tarand pitch. Then she put the child into it and set it among the reeds by the bank of the Nile. 4His sister stood at a distance to find out what would happen to him.…
New American Standard Bible

When Pharoah made this decree I am sure as a mother Jochobed was distraught and very concerned. Every mother would be. As I read the story, it seems that Jochobed was a woman who had great faith in God. It seems she made all the plans for her baby. There is no mention in the bible about Amran Moses' father was involved in the decision. (At least it is not written)
I have often asked myself. What IF Jochobed had been fearful when she made plans to place her baby in river. She could have worried about whether an alligator or some other creature ate him or some kind of danger befall him. It would have petrified her and the fear would cause inaction.

I think the trauma and mental stress could send a mother crazy. I believe that faith is critical to our
Christian walk. As I read this part of Exodus,

• the mother did not ask the father what to do, she made the decision herself. I think that faith is something that no one can develop for us.
• They were no friends she could depend upon
• The way Miriam responded showed how a young child was sensible enough to make a decision...so that her mother could breast feed the baby.

As I read this story I have often asked myself, What would be my response.? Today we may not have to give up our children as Moses mother did, but there may come a time in our life when we will be challenged and tested very severely. What will we do then. We may be alone, without a pastor to give us advice or friends to encourage us.

Hebrews 11. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek ...

 

[Eugene]

What would be my response.? Today we may not have to give up our children as Moses mother did, but there may come a time in our life when we will be challenged and tested very severely. What will we do then. We may be alone, without a pastor to give us advice or friends to encourage us.

Dearest Sister abide, your spiritual understanding of Jochebed’s trial of her faith comes one way, and that would be the choices you’ve been required to choose to have God’s best for you and your own children.

Now I could say I understand that and yet have absolutely no idea of the sufferings you’ve experienced just as Jochebed did. My friend Gene Hawkins gave this following excerpt at our Youth Camp Bible Study this year.

“We cannot give as we find here what we do not have. We cannot again give love to someone that we have not received from God, and we can’t give comfort to anyone if we have not received it from God. I remember a story, and I heard this long ago: be sure and watch the mistakes of others because you won’t live long enough to make them all yourself, and that pretty well is true, but I learned this lesson up close and personal.

There was a woman who had lost her daughter, and it was an apparent suicide but they could also have been the possibility of murder involved. This woman ran into another woman at the store one day, and the woman was talking about her daughter and expressing her sympathy, and she said I know just how you feel. She wasn’t prepared for the answer she got because that woman looked her right in the eye and said, have you ever lost a daughter to suicide the way I did? Well no . . . Then you don’t know how I feel. I learned a valuable lesson from that. Don’t ever tell anyone I know just how you feel if you haven’t been through it. We can only comfort others with the comfort we have received from God.”

You associate with Jochebed and give firm and reliable testimony for all who will listen. Blessings sister.