Trusting God to Be in Control

Scripture – Exodus 2:1-4: 1Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman, 2and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. 3But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile. 4His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.

Reflection: In yesterday’s passage, we saw the new order issued by Pharaoh. I suppose technically this mother obeyed. Although she didn’t “throw” her son into the Nile, she did set him in it.

I can’t imagine what that must have been like for those parents. To keep the child any longer would most likely have meant his death at the hands of the Egyptians. In light of that, though far from ideal, this was a better choice.

There are situations I face from time to time that are completely beyond my control. So I make the best decisions I can and trust God to work things out. On my good days I’m at peace with that. On my weaker days I get antsy and anxious.

This child was blessed with a sister who was watching out for him. Perhaps you know where this story is heading. Suffice it to say, God is in control Whatever happens today, I’ll remember that, and I’ll trust Him to work things out.