Where do we turn when it seems all hope is lost? What do we
do when we have exhausted all options and still there is no way? What do we do
when we have come to the end of our resources? It is here, at the end of the
road, that we are likely to discover the presence of God and His purposes for
our lives. For whatever reason, until we come to the end of ourselves we are
not ready to hear or yield to God and his purposes. However, the quicker we get
to this point, the quicker we will likely see God move.
Such was the case for Moses’ mom (Exodus 2). Pharaoh had
commanded that “Every son that is born to the Hebrews you shall cast into the
Nile” (Exodus 1:22). Moses’ mom tried to hide Moses for a while, but after
three months she could hide him no longer. As a result, she put him in a basket
and floated him in the Nile. After she did this, she stepped back and watched
to see what would happen. Before long, the daughter of Pharaoh came along and
discovered Moses in his basket (Exodus 2:6). She and her servant decided to
find one of the Hebrew women to care for this child.
What happens from here cannot be told better than the
Scripture records it. “Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, ‘Shall I go
and call you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?’ So the
girl went and called the child’s mother. And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, ‘Take
this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.’ So the
woman took the child and nursed him.” That’s right, in a way that only God
could, he preserved the life of Moses and gave his mother the opportunity to
care for him in the early years – and get paid for it.
You may be facing challenging days. There may be things
before you that look impossible. Do not lose heart. God is always up to
something. Just give Him time to move and work. Remember, it is often at the
end of ourselves that we find the beginning of God’s plan. Pray to that end.
Pray that God will help you see past your own efforts to fully and truly trust
Him.
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