Our text today comes from Exodus 1 -2. The questions that come with it are all about the hard lives of the Israelites during the time of the new king. And yet, what struck me as i read this scripture today was that a nursing mother would put her son in a basket on a river! Hard conditions are one thing...not to downplay the slavery or problems of the people, but life must have been way more intense than our scripture shares if a new mother's best option for her child is to put him in a basket and send him on his way.
A friend of mine just had their first born, a son! I have never been as drawn to a child like I am this little guy. I was there in the hospital on the day he was born, and have had the privilege of watching him double in size in this first three months, and learn new things like laughing and discovering his own fingers and thumb to suck on. What a huge thing! And as i think about this little boy whom i love, that doesn't even belong to me, i cannot imagine what it must have been like for the people of Egypt if the most desirable option would be to send your son down a river in a basket! What faith! What trust in God that he would come through!
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