THE KINSHIP BETWEEN COURAGE & FAITH!

THE KINSHIP BETWEEN COURAGE & FAITH!

Heb 11:23

23 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.

           The Hebrew “guests” under Joseph’s rule became slaves under Pharaoh. Pharaoh feared the growing slave population in Goshen and ordered the death of all male babies so as to thin the herd and slow the growth. However the midwives saved as many of the boy babies as they could and claimed that the Hebrew women were “lively” and delivered before they could reach the mother. (Exodus 1:19)

           Undeterred by the midwives, Pharaoh ordered the death of all young Hebrew boys in one of the greatest post-partum abortion schemes ever invented. Amram and Jochebed, Moses’ parents, simply hid him three months. Faith and courage acted even more boldly when Jochebed built a small boat and set Moses adrift toward the bathing princess. The poetic irony which resulted is wonderful. The princess adopted the baby, named him, and promoted him.

           Not all acts of faith and courage are so dramatic. Sometimes it is a simple act of defiance; soft yet sturdy. Perhaps it simply to cast a vote for what is right. Courage joins faith by understanding the risk involved in taking a stand by faith. Courage knows that there may be difficult consequences but presses ahead anyway. Faith believes everything will turn out right because the cause is right. Courage knows that he may not win but is determined to put up a stiff fight. Most of the adventurous exploits done in this world are accomplished through the teamwork of courage and faith.

Ps 56:11

11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

Dear Lord, give me the courage to do what is right and the faith to believe that it will turn out right. AMEN