Moses’ parents saw that he was a beautiful child. The NIV says “because they saw he was no ordinary child“. This means that they saw he was exceptional. He was special.
They perceived his exceptional beauty as a divine sign that Moses would be used for some extraordinary service to God’s people or that he was destined to some great purpose.
Nowadays, people look at their children and see a future lawyer or doctor. Or a famous athlete. They have cute little outfits they dress them in to indicate the grooming to come.
Just think what it would be like if the people of God primarily had the kind of vision for their children as did Moses’s parents. Foundationally and primarily seeing a God-purpose in and for their child’s life.
Do you think this vision for our children would change how we raise them and pray for them?
This is why we have to understand that our children are gifts to be stewarded, not possessions. We don’t own our children. We are gifted our children to raise them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord with the Kingdom in mind.
Moses’s parents perceived with his future in mind. This is what faith does for us. It allows us to perceive life with the future in mind. But moreso, with the end in mind — the beginning of our eternity.
We are not building our own kingdom. We’re building the Kingdom of God as we raise our children in the Lord.
Moses’s parents didn’t just see a beautiful, little baby boy. They saw the Kingdom. And they saw a future man with Divine purpose.
This made me think about the fact that as parents, potentially, we’re raising someone’s husband, wife, father or mother. And moreso, we’re raising the future generations of the Church. Developing members of the Body of Christ.
In doing so, one day, they will be entrusted to lead and guide people. They will become influencers in their families, on their jobs, in their communities and in church.
So we should keep this thought in mind as we lead the ones we’ve been entrusted to influence. It’s never just about others endearing themselves to us. It’s about us pointing them to Jesus and the Kingdom of God.
*Tressa Jo
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