Daily Devotion, June 21, 2020

Devotion: Read Exodus 2:1-10.

  As a baby, Moses’ mother ingeniously saved him. She “technically” followed the mandate of Pharaoh that all the male Hebrew babies were to be put in the river. She put him in the river; just floating on top of it in a basket. God not only gave her that wisdom, but also worked in the situation when Pharaoh's daughter found the baby. Moses ended up being raised in the households and stories and ways of both the Egyptians and the Hebrews. When he grew up, he faced a situation in which he realized that his deepest loyalty was to the people of his birth.

  

  Many years after that, God called him to lead the people of God on a salvation journey out of Egypt. God had saved him in a miraculous way; now it was time for him to be part of God’s plan to save many others. It is another example of what God had said to Abram when this covenant relationship began; that he was being blessed in order to bless others. Moses had been blessed in powerful ways as he grew up; now it was time for him to bless others.

  Whatever blessings you and I have been given were not given just for our own benefit. God always invites us to both receive and share. Welcome and accept the gifts and blessings that come your way in life. Even your ability to “earn” something is a gift from God. Then constantly be listening and seeking God’s direction for how you can use what you have learned and what you have for the benefit of others.

  For Christians, this most applies to our blessing of being given salvation through Jesus Christ. You have been saved through Christ. The calling for all of us then comes to discern how we can participate in God’s plan to save everyone else. You have been blessed to be a blessing. You have been saved to help save others. Personal Worship Option: Whatever has happened to you earlier in your life, God can use that to help you reach other people who have traveled a similar path. Offer all of your experiences to God for God to use in blessing others.