01- 18- 11 MI DAILY DEVOTION
IT WAS BY FAITH…
(Hebrews 11:24- 26) 24- “By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; 25- Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; 26- Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward.”
“In spite of all our mistakes, shortcomings, weaknesses and vices, if we can learn how to live by faith, we will overcome everything else. We will achieve our goals in victorious living.” “Faith means holding on to God right to the last moment, knowing He will never let you down.” Dr. Jerry Falwell
We have weak homes because we have weak faith and conviction. There are those who live in abundance, but they are living without God, without love and without faith in their homes. Someone said, “Faith is making real what cannot be seen or sensed with our human faculties.” Some Christians are almost immune of the word ‘faith’ already; that some of them could not even appreciate and practice it in their daily walk with the Lord. Faith is not what you think or feel, but in whatever situation you are in right now and what you have inside of you… You exercise that faith by letting the Holy Spirit of God work in you and through you, even as you claim what God has promised in His Word. It was not easy for Moses who was so wealthy, powerful and very dependent to his step parents and to the riches of Egypt. I believe that God used Moses’ influence, his family background and his personality to help the Israelites get out of the land of Egypt. Whatever happened to the children of Israel as they stepped out of Egypt was because of the faith of Moses to God as the Lord has worked miraculously. 24- “By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;” It was not part of the cycle of life, but it was because of the faith of Moses to God who promised him of His presence. Moses was born in a family who believed in God and he grew up under the power and the influenced of the king. It’s so easy to live by what you have in your hand or in your reach, but it’s so different when you don’t see anything and don’t feel anything that’s tangible. If all you see are dark clouds and dark paths, that’s the time where you have to put your trust in God. Verses 23; 27) “By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment. 27- By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.”
