| It was a very godly home into which this baby boy was born. We do not know what his parents called him. Moses is the name given to him by Pharaoh's daughter and simply means 'drawn out'. Both father and mother are mentioned in Hebrews 11:23 as being people with remarkable faith. It was not just a mother's love that made them hide their baby boy. They believed in the promise that one day God would deliver Israel out of Egypt. It seemed to them that this baby would have something to do with God's plans. Did God put this marvellous idea of a baby basket into their minds? The little life was put into the river, the place of death, but was kept safe because of a basket. He was alive in the place of death. His sister waited to see what would happen. Sometimes the hardest part of all is to wait isn't it? Then God brought to the river, to that exact place, at the right time, the only person in all of Egypt who could help in the situation. Also this was one time when it was very good that a baby cried! It moved the woman's heart and you know the rest of the story. Parents, here is a lesson and an encouragement for you. Twice the mother of Moses had to put her boy into God's hands and leave him there. The first time was when she put him into the river in the basket. The second time was when she took him to the palace and left him there. Each time she must have been tested severely and yet God honoured her faith and kept her son safe and kept him for himself. Have you come to that place yet? Are you willing to trust your children into God's hands? You can follow them with your prayers and you can trust God to keep them day by day as they learn to walk in his way. A PRAYER FOR TODAY: Lord, help me trust you not only with my family but with myself day by day. | 
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