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How did your week go this week as you made the choice to walk by faith in the God you couldn’t see?
I have heard stories of how God has used those truths, and I pray he will continue to do so.
He made choices throughout his life that allowed him to be used of God to do incredible things.
He had a unique relationship with God that was unlike many in Scripture.
- He made choices throughout his life that allowed him to be used of God to do incredible things.
He had a unique relationship with God that was unlike many in Scripture.
We are looking in these days at the life of an incredible man named Moses.
He made choices throughout his life that allowed him to be used by God to do incredible things.
As we look at his life, we are looking then at what it looks like to live a life of choices that define us as people who take God seriously and seek to honor him.
He made choices throughout his life that allowed him to be used of God to do incredible things.
He had a unique relationship with God that was unlike many in Scripture.
We are going to see some stories that are amazing, and we are going to see that Moses made some incredibly difficult choices along the way.
How did he become such an incredible man?
- How did he become such an incredible man?
- This morning, we’re going to find out.
Although we talked about it some last week, we want to take some more time this morning to look at the foundation that Moses had at home that helped him choose to honor God the way he did.
- One of the major contributing factors to what God did in and through Moses was the faith of his parents.
One of the major contributing factors to what God did in and through Moses was the faith of his parents.
I want you to see this morning that a life of choices begins at home.
- I want you to see this morning that a life of choices begins at home.
We’re going to be looking at this morning, where we see that Moses’ parents lived out a life of godliness in some major ways.
- We’re going to be looking at Exodus 2 this morning, where we see that Moses’ parents lived out before him a life of godliness.
- Moses’ successes in life were due in large part to the choices his parents made laid the foundation for him to make choices throughout his life to follow God in the hard times.
Moses’ successes in life were due in large part to the choices his parents made laid the foundation for him to make choices throughout his life to follow God in the hard times.
- Before we go any further, I don’t want you to check out on me.
You may be sitting here saying, “I am not a parent,” or, “My kids are grown and gone.”
Don’t let that stop you from being an example to someone younger.
Maybe it’s your kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews, younger cousins, or neighbors’ kids.
Before we go any further, I don’t want you to check out on me.
You may be sitting here saying, “I am not a parent,” or, “My kids are grown and gone.”
Don’t let that stop you from being an example to someone younger.
Maybe it’s your kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews, younger cousins, or neighbors’ kids.
Perhaps it’s these great kids that God has brought us at this church.
- Perhaps it’s these great kids that God has brought us at this church.
- However you may be connected to these who are younger than you, realize that you can help them see that a life of choices begins at home.
You can model for them the same things Moses’ mom and dad modeled for him.
However you may be connected to these who are younger than you, realize that you can help them see that a life of choices begins at home.
You can model for them the same things Moses’ mom and dad modeled for him.
- We don’t know a lot about the way his parents lived, but what we do know is impressive.
We don’t know a lot about the way his parents lived, but what we do know is impressive.
- Moses’ parents names were Amram and Jochebed (see Exodus 6:20).
They had three kids.
Moses had a brother named Aaron who was three years older than him and a sister named Miriam.
Moses’ parents names were Amram and Jochebed (see ).
They had three kids.
Moses had a brother named Aaron who was three years older than him and a sister named Miriam.
Look with me at chapter 2 of Exodus to see how the faith of his parents was displayed.
- Look with me at chapter 2 of Exodus to see how the faith of his parents was displayed.
Let’s read this and then talk through the story to make sense of it all.
- If you’re going to show your kids how to make godly choices, you have to pray that God will allow you to do what Moses’ mom and dad did.
If you’re going to show your kids how to make godly choices, you have to pray that God will allow you to do what Moses’ mom and dad did.
- What, exactly did they do?
I’m glad you asked!
What, exactly did they do?
I’m glad you asked!
- We’ll see three different actions that Moses’ mom and dad took that laid that crucial foundation for him.
We’ll see three different actions that Moses’ mom and dad took that laid that crucial foundation for him.
- The first thing we must do is…
The first thing we must do is…
I) Recognize God’s Plan for Your Family
(v. 2 - “saw he was beautiful”)
1) Recognize God’s plan for your family.
- Both here and Hebrews 11 that we looked at last week mention that Moses was a beautiful baby.
Both here in verse 2 and that we looked at last week mention that Moses was a beautiful baby.
That seems like somewhat of a funny statement, doesn’t it?
- That seems like somewhat of a funny statement, doesn’t it?
Aren’t all babies beautiful?
- Aren’t all babies beautiful?
- Dr. Adrian Rogers used to say about babies and brides, “I have never seen an ugly baby, but I have seen a few that just did make it!”
Dr. Adrian Rogers used to say about babies and brides, “I have never seen an ugly baby, but I have seen a few that just did make it!”
- It doesn’t seem like this is what they are focused on here.
The focus is that Moses’ parents knew there was something special about this baby.
It doesn’t seem like this is what they are focused on here.
The focus is that Moses’ parents knew there was something special about this baby.
It’s hard to put your finger on it, but there is just something special about him.
- It’s hard to put your finger on it, but there is just something special about him.
I served as an intern at a large church in Memphis while I was in seminary.
Since it was a big church, there were a lot of babies that were dedicated.
It got to be somewhat routine until this one particular dedication.
I have no idea who the child was or what parents were involved, but something was different.
God’s presence was there in a unique way, and you knew that something special was in store for at least one of those kids.
I used to work with baby dedications when we were at Bellevue.
Since it was a big church, there were a lot of babies that were dedicated.
It got to be somewhat routine until this one particular dedication.
I have no idea who the child was or what parents were involved, but something was different.
God’s presence was there in a unique way, and you knew that something special was in store for at least one of those kids.
Perhaps that’s what Amram and Jochebed saw in Moses.
Sure, they loved Aaron and Miriam…but they just knew God had something incredible in store for Moses.
- Perhaps that’s what Amram and Jochebed saw in Moses.
Sure, they loved Aaron and Miriam…but they just knew God had something incredible in store for Moses.
Isn’t it incredible that God has a unique plan for each and every child that is conceived?
- Isn’t it incredible that God has a unique plan for each of our kids?
We teach and believe that every human being has worth, value, and dignity from the very moment of conception, because every human life is created by God and formed by him:
Sons are indeed a heritage from the LORD,
offspring, a reward.
- I can’t help but think of Joshua 29:11, where God declares that He has a unique plan for each of us.
We are going to come back to this more in a minute, but Moses’ mom and dad knew that God was the one who put Moses together.
Do you think they wondered, “Why, God?
Why wouldn’t you let him be born sometime before or after the king’s edict?
Couldn’t we have had Moses and Aaron first and then Miriam so we wouldn’t have to face this?”
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