Many years ago, while raising my children, I was having a difficult time. Surely it comes as a shock to learn that even preachers are imperfect parents! And, even preachers’ kids don’t always walk the straight and narrow! I was reading the story of Jochebed putting Moses in the Nile River in order to save his life from destruction. She built a little basket, put pitch (tar) around the outside to seal it and then set him afloat. Then, Moses was picked up by Pharaoh’s daughter, which looked like the end of baby Moses. After all, he was now in “enemy” hands. You can read the whole story in Exodus 1 and 2. God showed me principles that day: 1. Jochebed built a basket. We as parents build baskets while raising our children. We weave a basket by teaching the truth and principles of God’s Word. Row by row, she wove a basket. We teach our children precept upon precept. 2. The mother of Moses then put pitch around the basket to seal it. We teach our children, and then we seal it by being a praying parent. Day by day praying the Word over our children will seal the truth that we have woven into their lives. 3. At some point Jochebed had to release that baby into a river. How hard must that have been! She would much rather have held that baby in her own protective custody. She trusted the basket she had built would keep him afloat. Now she would have to watch from afar as he drifted down the river. In all of our lives, as parents, we will have to release our children into the river of life. If we have taken time to weave a basket of truth and sealed it with prayer, we can trust it to keep them afloat. When watching from afar, we can still trust the things of God that we sowed into the lives of our children. 4. Moses took a few twists and turns down that river. When Moses was picked up by Pharoah’s daughter, it looked like he was in the wrong hands, with the wrong people. Yet, God still brought Pharaoh into his destiny. Even when our sons and daughters take twists and turns that seem to lead them to wrong relationships, God can still put them in a position to fulfill what He has laid out for their lives. When we take the time to build a basket, it’s amazing what God can do with it. Just ask a mother named Jochebed.
Posted on: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 13:52:15 +0000
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