September 6, 2021 (Mon)

Jochebed’s 237 Covenant

Exodus 2:1~10 And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him. (9)

Hymn #10 Come, Thou Almighty King (Unified Hymn #34)

[Message Video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRkRdWmmP5g&list=PLOCBKggOTU7yqOj4BUIgI_1Yx-MldYCO-&index=22

Those who hold onto God's covenant don’t think of only themselves and don’t consider only their groups to be important. God wants people of all nations and tribes to hear the Gospel and meet Him. How can you see the age through God's heart?

1. The Reason for Becoming Enslaved
Although it seemed as if Joseph was sold into slavery because of his brothers’ jealousy, you must remember that God had sent Joseph to Egypt. Joseph, who was now a slave, faced various incidents and had many encounters. Despite his seemingly impossible situation, he eventually became the governor of a powerful country and saved the nation and the world. Afterward, when the Israelites’ power grew more powerful, Pharaoh ordered all the newborn Israelite boys to be killed.

2. Jochebed’s Challenge
Jochebed was a woman who along with her husband knew the covenant. However, the circumstances of the age were grim and hopeless. To save the life of her newborn son, she had no choice but to place him in reed basket and into the river. At that time, God made the Egyptian princess and baby Moses meet. God then moved her heart to take him into the royal palace in order to raise him. God even created a situation so that Jochebed could take on the role of a nursemaid in order to raise Moses while breastfeeding him. During that time, Jochebed enjoyed the answers of imprinting her son with God’s Word and passing on the covenant.

Your small challenge today will become an opportunity to save the age and the world.

[Covenantal Prayer]
Dear God, help me to be imprinted with Christ who resolved all problems in life, become rooted in the Word each day, and possess the nature of prayer and evangelism. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

* God, What Did You Do during My Difficulties, Loneliness, Hardships, and Grief?

How did the parents feel when their infant children were being massacred? How did Jochebed feel when she put her infant son in a reed basket and placed it in the river?

There are probably times when you’re lonely and feel as if the front, back, and both sides are tightly closed.

Even if you’ve hit rock bottom with nowhere else to go, God wants you to rely on and trust in Him.

When you’re tired and need strength or when you feel helpless and incompetent, only God can give you power.