Then Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, gave this order to the Hebrew midwives, Shiphrah and Puah...
But because the midwives feared God, they refused to obey the king's orders. They allowed the boys to live, too.
Exodus 1:15, 17NLT
The king had ordered the midwives to kill any baby boys that were born.
And they did not.
The king made the rules
He was the prevailing culture.
But they said no.
God has said these lives are more important
His values are higher.
This was their battle
No matter what I'm being told by the prevailing culture or the lies I am hearing, God's values, Truth, is more important.
And so these two ladies found a better way.
In facing the culture, at risk of their own lives, they found a way forward, to quietly do what was right.
It's so easy to be swayed by the loudest voices, whether that's in the media, from the people we hang out with, or the things that run around in our own thinking, come back to what God has to say...
#loveGod
#lovepeople
Genesis 15.8-18.ESV But he said O Lord God , how am I to know that I shall possess it? ...When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces. On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram... March 15 was the last day we looked at Abram's story...he was questioning God and this is God's response...sacrifices and smoke and fire and a covenant...a promise... Isn't that what we crave for sometimes? God, if only you'd just show me smoke & fire, a burning bush a sign, miracle, healing...then all my questions would disappear...all my doubts would be gone... 2moro we'll see Abram's response but I think God values our faith in spite of our questions and doubts. That we choose Him anyway #faith
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