The Daily Fountain Devotional Sunday, March 27, 2022
The Daily Fountain Devotional Sunday, March 27, 2022
Sunday, March 27, 2022
TOPIC: CHRISTIAN MOTHERHOOD (MOTHERING SUNDAY)
TEXT: Exodus 2:1-10
1 And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. 2 And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. 3 And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink. 4 And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
5 And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.
6 And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children. 7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee? 8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother. 9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it. 10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.
The Daily Fountain Devotional Sunday, March 27, 2022
INTRODUCTION TEXT
Every fourth Sunday in Lent, the Church celebrates the gift of Mothers. Motherhood is a privilege as well as a calling from God. Characteristically, a Christian mother's love for her children and family is expected to be selfless, unconditional and sacrificial. In today's text, Jochebed (Ex. 6:20) displays such love for her son, Moses, born after Pharaoh's instruction for' all male Hebrew children to be thrown into the Nile (Ex. 1:22). In love, Jochebed took a high risk and hid Moses at home for three months. When
it became impossible to hide him, she put him in a basket and placed it by
the river bank. Divine providence made Pharaoh's daughter to find him,
and accepted Miriam's suggestion to get a Hebrew nurse for the baby.
Jochebed was contracted to take care of her own son, whom she nursed
until he grew up and was taken to Pharoah's daughter who adopted him as
her son. Though Moses lived in the Egyptian palace, he remained true to
the faith of the Hebrews.
What Moses grew up to be known for, underscores the need for Christian mothers to do all within their means to raise their children in the faith; this includes discipline in all spheres of life. Christian mothers should take cognisance of the fact that the early years of a child are very crucial, so they should spend more time to raise their children in godliness (Prov. 22:6; Isaiah 49:15).
Prayer: Thank you Father for the gift of motherhood. Give your grace to all Christian mothers to be more effective and alive to their calling and responsibilities in these times. Amen.