A Salute to Godfearing Women.

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

Today's Passage: Exodus Chapters 1 & 2
Memory Verse(s): Exodus 1: 17

What are the chances of an entire nation surviving in spite of being targeted and oppressed by another?  Not very high, you might say.  And what about the odds that babies would still be spared even after their killers receive threats to their own lives?  Extremely slim, if not next to none.  But it did happen in the Bible, and does take place everywhere there is a fear of the Lord.  

There's something amazing about the will of God.  When God gets ready to bring about a change, He sets up an impossible situation -- meaning He allows the enemy's evil hand to bring affliction upon those whom He loves.  And even in spite of this affliction, He makes it possible to see His hand of grace extended in such a way that all the world sees it's Him.  But what's even more amazing is that He leaves so much leeway for the will of human beings, His precious but flawed creation.

Everytime I read about how Moses lived to become the one who led God's people out of slavery, I  don't have to wonder long if it would have ever happened without those who risked their lives to take a stand.  This is a salute to Godfearing women who changed the course of history.  I praise God that the women in this passage, some of whom even worshipped other gods, still heard and heeded the voice of the Living God.  The Egyptian midwives dared not lay a hand upon the offspring of God's chosen people.  They somehow knew that it was better to fall into the hands of one who can kill the body than to encounter One Who can kill the soul.

Even Pharaoh's daughter allowed herself to take the risk of disobeying her father's laws by bringing a Jewish baby in his house.  And so it was with all the women who have gone before us, and who will surely arise after we are gone.  Women like Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth,  Rosa Parks, and the mothers and wives of every great man who didn't have time to throw a pity party about her looks or lack thereof, what or who they didn't have with them, or how bad the situation was.  All they knew was THEY NEEDED A CHANGE.  And we, by the Spirit of God, can stand for what we believe and watch God turn the tide in His miraculous way and time.

Prayer: Father, You are the same God yesterday, today, and forever.  You are still looking to find Yourself a remnant in whose lives You will find Yourself faithful.  Let us be that generation to turn the tide of righteousness in the hearts of man back to You.  May we never be afraid to stand up for what You mean to us.  In Jesus' strong name, Amen.