DCLM Sincere Milk 31 July 2023 — Bible Kidz – Moses
DCLM Sincere Milk 31 July 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Bible Kidz – Moses
Topic: Bible Kidz – Moses
Text: Exodus 2:1-10
1And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
2And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
3And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river’s brink.
4And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
5And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river’s side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.
6And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.
7Then said his sister to Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
8And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.
9And Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.
10And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.
Key Verse: “And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.” Exodus 2:10
Message
Moses was born at a difficult time in the land of Egypt. The King of Egypt had ordered the killing of newly born boys. He was one of those that should be killed. His mother however worked out a plan to keep her baby alive. It was such a risky plan but she trusted in God to make it work. It worked! The King’s daughter found him by the river side in a basket. Miriam, Moses’ sister who had been watching over him suggested to the princess to let her get a woman to nurse Moses. The nurse she smartly got was Moses’ mother.
He grew up in Egypt where sin and idol worship were common. However, he chose not to allow the pleasure of sin to take away all that his mother taught him about God. He made the righteous ways of the Almighty God which he had learnt as a child to guide him. He valued being in a faithful relationship with God than becoming a prince, popular, or rich. God found him available and useful to help deliver Israel from slavery. Moses was
Meek
Obedient
Saintly
Enduring and
Selfless
God has kept you too alive for a good purpose. Avoid the pleasures of sin and have a personal walk and fellowship with God to fulfil that purpose.
Further Reading: Hebrews 11:23-28
Prayer for today: Lord, I reject the pleasure of sin. Help me to walk with You, to fulfil Your purpose for my life.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
