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IV. GOD WORKING TO BRING IT TO PASS
What was the next happening in fulfilling God's plan for Moses?
Exodus 2:3-6
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It might have been anyone who found baby Moses. However, God fixed it to be the daughter of the highest authority in the land. She had power, wealth and all the tangible comforts at her command. What happened in verses 7 and 8?
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All of these things worked according to the divine plan. There was a timely and perfect order of events. When the basket was placed into the Nile River, Moses' mother had no idea what would happen. She knew only two things:
- This child son of hers had a destiny in God.
- God was faithful to carry out that destiny.
Moses' mother had been diligent in preparing for her child, and God was faithful to bring about this miraculous rescue. In Exodus 2, verses 9 and 10 there is a very significant event. What happened?
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What significant lesson did God teach you as a women in verses 9
and 10?
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The Word does not state how old Moses was when he became the son of the Pharaoh's daughter. No matter how old, after all of his natural mother's care, it had to be difficult for her to let him go. This was her God-given child. Not only did she nurse and care for him, but she also imparted other things into his heart and spirit during that short period of time. As a woman of God what things do you feel that Moses' mother imparted into him while she nursed and cared for him?
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In our lives we have our children, husbands, friends and acquaintances. With some of these people our time is short, perhaps just a conversation. We must believe that the Holy Spirit is working through us to reveal the things of God to them. What can you imagine Moses had to face upon returning to Pharaoh's court?
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Is it any different today?
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One thing that had been planted into Moses heart was his sense of destiny. At the age of forty he knew that it was time to rescue his people. He killed an Egyptian soldier that was beating on a Hebrew slave. It was not God's time to rescue Moses' people, but is does show he knew God had called him to be a deliverer and he was willing to act.
REFUSING WHAT IS SEEN IN FAITH FOR THE UNSEEN
What did Moses refuse? Heb. 11:24-28
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He refused all the wealth, power and prestige associated with being called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, an earthly title, in order to fulfill a heavenly purpose. He had not learned this in Pharaoh's court. Learning this amazing destiny must have taken place during the time he spent with his Hebrew parents. Prov. 22:6
God had promised freedom for the Hebrew people. His parents had to have known that there was a part for him to play and they knew there would be a reward for those who were faithful (Heb. 11:13). That which had been imparted into Moses by his parents was very strong, and all the lures of Egypt could not hold on to him.
PERSONAL APPLICATION
Moses' parents had a destiny and Moses had his. Moses mother had long since died when Moses began to fulfill that call. Miriam, his sister, was in her nineties when she danced and sang after the crossing of the Red Sea. God rewarded Moses' mother for believing and putting the basket in the water. She received her son back for a while. She was given the opportunity to nurture and care for him an was paid to do so! She was not only required to give him up once, but twice. She had to be a great believer in God, Jehovah.
We have a promise from God that Jesus will return. We know that it will be through the church that the manifold wisdom of God will be made known (Eph. 3:10). Gods eternal purpose was fulfilled in one person, Jesus. We have a part to play in manifesting Jesus on earth, which in turn, draws others to Him. We have no visible evidence that this is true, but we know God, and we have His word. We must be sure that the riches and powers of this age do not draw us away, but that we respond to the "high call" of God.
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