To Save a Child
They waited with great anxiety. They peered out their windows in terror. Then their worst fears were realized. They saw Pharaoh’s men coming to take their baby boys away forever. These innocent children were being executed by the thousands. No Israelite sons were left out of the slaughter. Parents kissed their babies and clung to them with all their might. But the Egyptian soldiers snatched them from mothers’ arms and sent them to their deaths, casting them into the Nile (Ex. 1:22).
Yet there was one family who refused to let that happen. One family who refused to let their child meet an untimely death. The Hebrew writer says, “By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s command” (Heb. 11:23). Can’t you just see Jocabed saying, “Not in my house! Not with my child! Not now! Not ever!”?
God worked with Moses’ parents by great providence to allow him to live. An ark of bulrushes was the plan, and a sister to stand close by. Sprinkle in a touch of compassion from a daughter of the king, and a Hebrew nurse who was Moses’ actual mother and there it was: God’s answer for a family willing to act by faith. A merciful Creator granted more than could have been imagined. Salvation not only came to the family of Moses, but eventually to all Israel.
In the present hour, it is unfortunate that many parents do not understand what is going on in the world. They look not with caution out windows hoping their worst fears won’t be realized. They suspect not those who are ready to carry their children away to death. They fear not the difficulties awaiting their children outside their homes. In fact, it may even be said that what is going on within the home is often more troubling than what rages without.
But they are still coming. They are coming to take our children away from safety. They are coming to take our children away from happiness. They are coming to take our children away from hope. Who are they? What do they want? What will they do?
They are the cares of the world. They are the riches of the world. They are the teachings of men. They are the sins of the flesh.
They want their time and effort. They want their hearts and minds. They want their hopes and dreams. They want their very lives.
They will take them out of the church. They will take them away from God. They will take them away from spiritual things. They will destroy their souls in hell.
Yes, they are certainly coming. They are coming to every home. But faithful parents will not let them. “Not in my house! Not with my child! Not now! Not ever!”
“But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” ~ Joshua 24:15
To Receive Every Post from A Legacy of Faith through Email for Free, Click Here
