Post by Woody Williams on Jan 7, 2006 5:43:56 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Exodus 1:22-2:8,10
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Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, 'Every boy that is born to the
Hebrews you shall throw into the Nile, but you shall let every girl
live.'
Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a Levite woman. The
woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was a fine
baby, she hid him for three months. When she could hide him no longer
she got a papyrus basket for him, and plastered it with bitumen and
pitch; she put the child in it and placed it among the reeds on the
bank of the river. His sister stood at a distance, to see what would
happen to him.
The daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river, while her
attendants walked beside the river. She saw the basket among the
reeds and sent her maid to bring it. When she opened it, she saw the
child. He was crying, and she took pity on him. 'This must be one of
the Hebrews' children,' she said. Then his sister said to Pharaoh's
daughter, 'Shall I go and get you a nurse from the Hebrew women to
nurse the child for you?' Pharaoh's daughter said to her, 'Yes.' So
the girl went and called the child's mother. When the child grew up,
she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and she took him as her son.
She named him Moses, 'because', she said, 'I drew him out of the
water.'
Devotional
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Often, in spite of the cruel wisdom of rulers bent on destroying
God's people, God intervenes, providing a wisdom of protection to
save those who will serve God in bringing about the redemptive plan
of God. Just as God protected Jesus from Herod, God protected Moses
from Pharaoh. God's will cannot be thwarted by human despots and
their misguided and often selfish interests. Look for God's guidance
and wisdom today.
Prayer
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Protect and guide your leaders and the church through these times, O
Lord. Amen
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Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, 'Every boy that is born to the
Hebrews you shall throw into the Nile, but you shall let every girl
live.'
Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a Levite woman. The
woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was a fine
baby, she hid him for three months. When she could hide him no longer
she got a papyrus basket for him, and plastered it with bitumen and
pitch; she put the child in it and placed it among the reeds on the
bank of the river. His sister stood at a distance, to see what would
happen to him.
The daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river, while her
attendants walked beside the river. She saw the basket among the
reeds and sent her maid to bring it. When she opened it, she saw the
child. He was crying, and she took pity on him. 'This must be one of
the Hebrews' children,' she said. Then his sister said to Pharaoh's
daughter, 'Shall I go and get you a nurse from the Hebrew women to
nurse the child for you?' Pharaoh's daughter said to her, 'Yes.' So
the girl went and called the child's mother. When the child grew up,
she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and she took him as her son.
She named him Moses, 'because', she said, 'I drew him out of the
water.'
Devotional
----------
Often, in spite of the cruel wisdom of rulers bent on destroying
God's people, God intervenes, providing a wisdom of protection to
save those who will serve God in bringing about the redemptive plan
of God. Just as God protected Jesus from Herod, God protected Moses
from Pharaoh. God's will cannot be thwarted by human despots and
their misguided and often selfish interests. Look for God's guidance
and wisdom today.
Prayer
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Protect and guide your leaders and the church through these times, O
Lord. Amen