Religion & Spirituality
Exodus 2:1-2 – Now a man of the tribe of Levi married to a Levite woman, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. This is the beginning of the story of Moses. At this point, the people of Israel were living in Egypt. To reduce the threat of too many Israelites, Pharaoh commanded the Hebrew midwives to kill baby boys at birth, so they wouldn’t grow up to become an opposing army. Moses’s parents may’ve prayed for a girl, and been disappointed when they had a boy. They couldn’t bring themselves to part with their child at once, however, so they hid him for three months. When he could no longer be concealed, they put him in a box, and placed it in the Nile River. Miraculously… when Pharaoh’s daughter came to bathe in the river, she saw the box, and brought the baby inside. Growing up an Egyptian prince, Moses enjoyed every advantage, including the best education. Moses was chosen by God, and God was overseeing everything to be sure it went according to plan. The same is true for all who believe in Christ. “In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,” wrote Paul in the book of Ephesians. Our lives don’t always make sense at the time, but one day we’ll see that everything went according to God’s plan — for our good, and for His glory.