" But when she could no longer hide him, she got a basket made of papyrus reeds and waterproofed it with tar and pitch. She put the baby in the basket and laid it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile River."... Exodus 2:3
As a mom, this story is hard to read. Moses's mom was put in one of the toughest situations that a new mom could face: watch my child die by a soldiers sword or put him in a basket to float to who knows where in the river. Both is those are terrible and hear wrenching options in my opinion, but if there was one to choose, it would be the latter. What a brave and tough thing. What trust in her God that Moses's mom had to have in order to bring herself to the above actions. I try to imagine what guts this would take, and put myself in her situation.
Imagine if our Oklahoma government decided that no family was allowed to have any more children, and you had just had another baby. You could watch the government take your baby away, or you could bundle them up in their carrier seat and take them downtown and put them on the train, so be sent to safety who knows where. AND you send your little girl with the baby to watch over him! Your little girl returns to you later that evening to say that the governor's daughter found your baby on the bus and wants you to nurse him until he is old enough to be weened and then you need to give him to HER for forever to be HER child. Ahh! Heart wrenching! Moses's mom was a different kind of woman.
Her trust and resolve and bravery is amazing to me, and I can only marvel at it and try to learn from it. And we all know that her bravery paid off, because her son, HER son became one of the most admired men of faith in the Bible. The apple did not fall far from the tree. Moses himself took on some very impressive heroics, but he would have never even had had the chance if it was not for his momma.
What a different kind of woman Moses's mother was. Lord please help me to be brave like her. Help me to trust you above all my circumstances, especially when it comes to my children. You have entrusted me as my children's mother, and trusting You with them can be one of the hardest things to do, not because I do not think that You are trustworthy, but honestly I just have a hard time giving up control. Help me to see the bravery in Moses's mom and when You ask me to trust in You to take care of my children, and to loosen what I think is my control. I am their mother, but You are their God. I trust you, please continue to give me grace to Trust You and be brave.
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