How can we trust God with our children's futures like Moses' parents did? Setting the Scene: A Family in Crisis • “Now a man of the house of Levi went and married a daughter of Levi.” (Exodus 2:1) • Their world was dark: Egyptian oppression, a royal edict to drown every Hebrew boy (Exodus 1:22). • Into that terror God brings one couple whose quiet obedience becomes the hinge of Israel’s history. The Faith That Hid and Released • Hebrews 11:23 clarifies the motive: “By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months… and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.” • Faith expressed itself in two complementary actions: – Hiding the baby—doing everything humanly possible. – Placing him in a reed basket on the Nile—releasing what they could not control. • Both actions sprang from the conviction that God’s promises to Abraham were literal, unbreakable truth (Genesis 15:13-16). Scriptural Anchors for Trusting God with Our Children • Psalm 127:3—“Children are a heritage from the LORD.” They are His before they are ours. • Proverbs 22:6—Parenting includes diligent training, but the outcome rests on God’s faithfulness. • 1 Samuel 1:27-28—Hannah’s dedication of Samuel mirrors Jochebed’s; God honors such surrender. • Isaiah 54:13—God Himself commits to teach our children. • Matthew 18:10—Heaven assigns angels to guard the “little ones.” • Jeremiah 29:11—The future our children need is already planned by God. • Philippians 1:6—The work God starts in a young heart He finishes. Lessons for Today’s Parents • God’s sovereignty precedes our strategy; we act, yet He decides results. • Refusing fear is possible when we rest on specific promises. • God often works through ordinary obedience (quietly nursing a child, crafting a watertight basket). • The culture’s threats—ideologies, temptations, uncertainties—are real, but never equal to God’s covenant love. Practical Steps to Entrust Our Children to God 1. Saturate your mind with God’s character—study passages on His faithfulness (Exodus 34:6-7; Lamentations 3:22-23). 2. Speak Scripture over your children—declare verses aloud as truth, just as Moses’ parents trusted the covenant. 3. Take wise, protective actions without surrendering to anxiety (monitor influences, choose community). 4. Release daily—verbally place your child in God’s hands, echoing Jochebed’s act on the Nile. 5. Model courageous obedience—children learn trust by watching ours. Encouragement When Fear Returns • Recall Hebrews 11:23: fear bowed to faith once; it can again. • Remember God’s track record—He preserved Moses in a river, Joseph in a pit, and Jesus in Egypt. • Re-affirm Psalm 56:3—“When I am afraid, I will trust in You.” • View challenges as fresh opportunities for God to display His sufficiency in your child’s life. Trust like Moses’ parents is neither passive nor panicked. It is active reliance on the unchanging God who always keeps His Word—and who loves our children even more than we do. |
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