Exodus 2:1-3 NIV
[1] Now a man of the tribe of Levi married a Levite woman, [2] and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. [3] But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.
Moses was born in Egypt under the rule of a pharaoh who wanted all of his people destroyed. Not necessarily extinct, but destroyed so that they would never raise up and see their true potential. So, he had all the male children born to the Hebrews (the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob) thrown into the Nile River. Moses’ mother didn’t just comply with Pharaoh’s orders; she hid him. She risked it all for the sake of her child.
This is the heart of a mother. Someone who sacrifices herself for the safety of her child. In today’s world, we’ve lost sight of this. We’ve become self-absorbed and selfish. Instead of sacrificing ourselves for our children, we sacrifice our children for ourselves, our careers, relationships, and even just our bodies.
If Jochebed (Moses’ mother) had allowed fear to overcome her, she would have allowed Pharaoh to murder the hope of all of her people, including herself and her other two children. As mothers, we are the first influence our child has. From the womb, they feed off of our emotions and food we eat. When they’re born, they feed off of their mother’s milk and bond even further.
If the enemy can destroy and/or sever a mother’s love and bond with her child, then he can destroy the people of God just as Pharaoh attempted to do all those millennia ago.
Dear LORD, thank You for giving us mothers. Thank You for allowing us to have a bond on this earth that faces us a glimpse into the bond we will one day have with You. Please continue to raise up mothers who will love and protect their children. Please heal and mend any broken heart, wound, or hurt soul that has been either mistreated or abandoned by their mother. Please heal our land and forgive our sin. In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen.