Why do we believe what we believe? Is it because we are following what our parents and grandparents believed and taught us or perhaps what the masses tell us to believe. Is your foundation of faith based on the promises of God’s word and do you know those promises for yourself? Jochebed knew the promises of God and that He had foretold the bondage that the Israelites would experience in Egypt. She also knew that God had promised Abraham that the children of Israel would never perish. God’s word to Abraham was very specific, “Know for certain that for four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not…

Faith is one of the most frequently used words in the Christian vocabulary. As believers in Christ, we have already demonstrated saving faith which took place the moment that we surrendered our hearts and lives to Jesus by accepting His sacrifice on the cross for our sins and when we chose to accept His authority over our lives as our Lord and Savior. The next step is sustaining faith which is belief in the assurance that the things which God has said in His Word are true and that God will keep the promises that He has made. Exercising sustaining faith is a life long process and God has provided…

The story of Jochebed and her infant son demonstrates how love overcomes fear. Her love for her child was greater than her fear of the king’s command. I read a book a few years ago that told of a young woman who was a christian living in Rome during the rule of the Nero. Due to a series of events in her life she ended up in the arena to be killed by lions for the entertainment of the crowd. As she entered the arena the shouts of the onlookers was so great that the ground shook beneath her feet. They wanted to see believers die for sport at the…

It takes a certain presence of mind to exhibit grace under pressure and that was a quality that Jochebed had. Imagine the level of self-control she demonstrated when she stood in front of Pharaoah’s daughter and accepted the job of caring for her own infant son. The joy in her heart and the ache in her arms to hold her child must have been overwhelming. I don’t know if I could have held it together long enough to leave the palace before shouting with joy and praising God for His miraculous works. In this case the Godly character of self-control helped her reign in her joy so she could stay…

This is the season of family reunions and celebrations. People gather together to share love, food, memories and time with one another. There will be laughter, tears, hugs and kisses all from thankful hearts of loved ones that have be reunited. Can you imagine the celebration that took place when Jochebed was reunited with her infant son after being saved by Pharaoh’s daughter on the Nile river? Oh the tears of joy that must have been shed along with the laughter and praises to God for His miraculous intervention. After Pharaoh’s daughter had Moses pulled from the river, Miriam courageously approached the princess and offered to help her find a…

“His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him. Then his sister asked Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you? And the little girl went and got the baby’s mother.” (Exodus 2: 4, 7-8) Miriam was Moses’s sister and her role as a watchful sister was part of God’s plan and purpose in saving his life. As young as she was, she showed great courage and initiative when she approached Pharaoh’s daughter and suggested a plan that would help reunite Moses and his mother. No doubt there was only a few moments in which Miriam…

Pharaoh’s daughter was destined to be the woman who would save a baby from a terrible death, care for him although he was a Hebrew, and lay the foundation of his great work for God. As an Egyptian woman, the princess enjoyed great liberty. Along with her female attendants, she came to a reserved part of the Nile to wash seeing its waters were considered to be healthy. Seeing the small basket, Pharaoh’s daughter sent one of her maidens to fetch it. As soon as she opened it and saw the child, she had compassion on him in spite of the fact that he was one of the Hebrew’s children,…

But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile. His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him. (Exodus 2:2-4) No doubt you have found yourself in a similar situation. Someone you love is in need of a miracle whether it’s for healing, salvation, protection or even provision and you have prayed and done all you can to help them. Now you stand at a distance and watch to see what will happen, what God will do. When you think…