Wednesday, September 22 By faith Moses, when grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.​—Heb. 11:24.

[Áine]

Wednesday, September 22

By faith Moses, when grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.—Heb. 11:24.

 

Moses acted on what he learned. When he was about 40 years old, Moses chose to associate with God’s people, the Hebrews, rather than to be known as “the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.” Moses gave up a prominent position. By siding with the Hebrews, who were slaves in Egypt, he risked the wrath of Pharaoh, a powerful ruler who was viewed as a god. What an outstanding act of faith! Moses trusted in Jehovah. Such trust is a foundation stone of a lasting relationship. (Prov. 3:5) What is the lesson for us? Like Moses, all of us have a decision to make: Will we choose to serve God and associate with his people? We may have to make sacrifices to serve God, and we risk being opposed by those who do not know Jehovah. But if we trust in our heavenly Father, we can count on his support! w19.12 17 ¶5-6

[Vinnie]

 The fight between right and wrong is always before us. Moses saw the injustice and suffering in his day and truly wanted to do something about it. At first he went about it the wrong way but then he did things Jehovah's way and liberated a whole nation without fear of retaliation from the enemy nation. It took the right kind of sacrifices to do it the right way.

[Elnathan]

Prayer will help us to trust in Jehovah now & during the GT. When opposition/persecution strikes, reliance in Jehovah will help us to align ourselves with God’s people, instead of seeking favour from the enemy. Like Moses who risked Pharaoh’s wrath just to be with God’s people. Learning more on faithful servants like Moses & the qualities they possessed and how Jehovah dealt with them, will help us to imitate their faith.