Maybe it's Time
“When she could hide [Moses] no longer, she took a papyrus basket, and putting the child in it, placed it among the reeds on the river bank.”
Consider the strength of Moses’ mother, Jochebed, to give up her child. Her choices were less than ideal: surrender her son to the river - tenuous as it was - or watch him be killed. What kind of choice is that for a mother? Especially a mother whose child is only three months old?
For those who don’t know, little Moses at three months is the opposite of self-sufficient. He MIGHT be sleeping through the night. He MIGHT be able to push himself up while laying on his tummy. He MIGHT be able to start holding up his neck. But he can only survive on milk. A three-month-old baby is totally dependent, totally vulnerable.
And Jochebed trusted God enough to send her helpless baby down a river.
She must have been 100% convinced it was God’s best option. Do you trust God like this? With your most precious, most vulnerable possessions? With your most precious, vulnerable desires? Do you believe He offers you the best option?
Consider the strength of character required of Jochebed. Sending little Moses is the river could not have been easy or without fear. There must have been worry. There must have been concern. You see sisters,
Our decision to trust is not based on our emotion.
Our decision to trust is founded on our belief about the Father.
If we believe Him to be good, if we believe that He will keep His promises then we can trust - despite our fear, our worry, and our concern.
What is your Moses?
What is the most precious, most vulnerable desire you possess?
Do you surrender your Moses to the river, trusting that the Father will guide it, and bring it to glory? Just like Jochebed did? She took the ultimate risk and put all her hope in the Father. When you surrender your “Moses,” you can be sad, you can be scared, you can be nervous because you can go straight to Him and tell Him. The emotions you feel are normal and good. This is the way that God made you.
Ask yourself, are you treating your desires, your loves, your possessions like Jochebed treated hers? Are you surrendering them to God? Are you entrusting them to His hands? Are you handing over the reins over to God? Or do you hoard them? Do you hide your desires away from Him? Do you keep your desires hidden from the Father hoping that He won’t notice? Sisters, that’s like trying to hide a hot pink yoga ball behind your back; it’s just not going to work. He already knows. So surrender it all. The deepest, most vulnerable, most precious desire of your heart. Have you surrendered it yet? All of it? 100%? Sisters, there’s almost always more that we can give to Him.
Maybe it’s time.
Father,
We give you every part of our hearts. We love You more than anything. Please help us to live authentic, honest, lives. Please help us surrender our most vulnerable places and desires to the river of Your love. We know You are good. We know that You are faithful. We know that You are mighty in Your love and mercy. We believe in You. Change our hearts, Jesus. Help us to surrender everything to You more completely that we did yesterday. Lord, it’s time. Help us have the courage to recognize that the time is now. We love You.