Hebrews 11:23 By faith Moses was hidden by his parents for three months after his birth, because they saw that the child was beautiful; and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.*
We might not initially use the word faith to describe the motivation of Moses' parents for hiding him after his birth when Pharoah ordered that all first-born males should be killed. Fear perhaps. Parental protection definitely. But faith doesn't immediately come to my mind when I think of why they would have done that.
Except that it's all about faith. It's all about believing (having faith) that there is a higher and more trustworthy authority than any Pharoah. Faith has to do with knowing in whom you can trust. When you know in whom you can trust, you align every decision in your life according to that authority. So Moses' parents had faith in God, and they did what God would have them do, demonstrating that their faith in God was stronger than their faith in Pharoah.
If people looked at your actions (or you look at them yourself) who does it show that you believe in most strongly? Yourself? Your employer? Your family? Your country? Or your God?
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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