Have you ever received love from the least expected person? How did that make you feel? Did you believe God used such people to show you that He still cares? Personally, I have experienced exceptional care and support from the people I least expected. I have been to hospital and other patients have forgotten their own illness to show me care and affection. I have heard other patients tell me, “I will be praying for you” at a time when I expected them to be praying for their own recovery. Such exceptional compassion is healing and it helps us to understand that God can use the least expected people to demonstrate His love towards us. There are times that the people we expect to care and show love just look on as if nothing matters. Their “I don’t care attitude” does not mean God does not care. The truth is people can only offer what they have. If they don’t have love, they cannot give it. It is only God who can cause the loveless person to demonstrate unexpected compassion. I hope that we experience the love of God from the least expected people. God still works, and when it’s time for Him to come to Your aid, even the devil can be sent to help you. Surely He is the God who sees your pain! She opened it and saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This is one of the Hebrew babies,” she said. Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.” So the woman took the baby and nursed him. (Exodus 2:6, 9) Jochebed and Amram’s very fine baby could have died not for the hand of God. Exodus 1-2 shows the harsh attitude of Pharaoh towards the Hebrews. In such a toxic environment, the attitude among the Hebrews was “each one for Himself and God for us all.” No person was brave enough to save another from the evil clutches of Pharaoh. In fact, Jochebed and Amram could not save their own son. Therefore, the three-month- old baby was prepared for the Nile. Jochebed and Miriam (the baby’s sister) played excellent roles in this rescue mission. You can read about them in the previous posts. However, the exceptional personality in this rescue mission was Pharaoh’s daughter. Her father had decreed the death of all Hebrews baby boys. As a loyal daughter, the expectation was for her to support her father’s edict. She could have given the baby she found on the Nile to the soldiers to kill. She could have personally drowned the baby or just ignored him to his fate. But, God was determined to save this baby and that was exactly what He did. When Pharaoh’s daughter picked the tar coated basket, “she opened it and saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This is one of the Hebrew babies,” she said” (Exodus 2:6). Her compassion for the baby drew the attention of Miriam who was watching from afar. When this Hebrew girl had the audacity to request Pharaoh’s daughter to allow her to get a nanny for her baby, Pharaoh’s daughter did not scream at her for trying to manipulate her. When Miriam brought in Jochebed, Pharaoh’s daughter said, “Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.” So the woman took the baby and nursed him.” (Exodus 2:9). Indeed God is no respecter of person. He chose the least expected woman to demonstrate His love. From all indications, Moses’ adoptive mum brought him up well. For the first few years of his life, Moses was given Hebrew training and upbringing. When he was old enough to return to the palace of Pharaoh, Moses went through all the training needed as a Prince of Egypt. He might have learnt the art of leadership, reading, writing, archiving (which was a big thing in Egypt). He would have been introduced to documentation and recording of daily activities in the palace. As a Prince, he would have been prepared as a warrior. No wonder he easily killed the Egyptian (Exodus 2:12). He would have been taught Egyptian laws and mystical traditions. His exposure led to the instrumental role he played in the documentation of the first 5 books of the Bible. This all started with one person’s show of love, Pharaoh’s daughter’s exceptional devotion to Moses. In our days, adoptive parents can learn valuable lessons from Pharaoh’s daughter. She did not birth Moses, but she picked a fearful baby and turned him into a national leader.
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