Do you have a dream? God gave it to you. Don’t give it up. Give it to Him. He will make sure it is kept safe until the time is right.
Would that every man read this passage of scripture and digest it. For plainly before the reader lie a buffet of illustrations of Christ. Within this chapter lie the heart of God and the lengths for which He is willing to draw His children to Himself and away from harm.
O that we would keep this truth at the forefront of our minds; that God is willing to go to the greatest lengths to save His beloved ones.
Dreams and vision we seek, but are they not but a shadow of the true and living way? Had Moses’ mother set her heart on her own strength, would he not have died with the other Hebrew babies?
But she set her heart on God, and her son was returned to her along with a handsome salary to raise him.
Our story begins with a husband and wife. They have a son. But because of Pharaoh they must hid their child from death.
Have you ever had a metaphorical baby? One which you placed all your efforts?
It is not uncommon for man to find in himself a desire so strong, he cannot help but throw his whole being toward the realization of that desire. This is often called a dream.But we are not children any longer. We have all seen dreams come and go. We have seen them snatched from our hands by another.
So often I hear a man say he has given up his dream in order to follow God.
Forgive me for my bluntness, but what rubbish!
The first thing we must see in this chapter, is that the child, Moses, was the son of his mother. He was her dream. He was what she desired to keep safe and to pour her life into. But recall that the source of all life is from above. Her dream, while her own, was in fact, of God Himself.
The second thing we must take into account (if you are taking notes), is that there is an enemy that desires to take your dream from you and kill it. This enemy is not simply an opposite and equal power. It is greater than our own resources. It pours all its malice and greed into taking your dream (as we saw in 1:22).
But hope is not lost, for though our enemy is greater than humanity, it is not greater than God.
The third thing to note in this story is that our beloved characters place their hope in God and not themselves. No mother can hide their child in their skirts forever. But to hide in the shadow of the Almighty is far better.
Moses’ parents trusted God and placed their son (their dream) into His hands. Now, note that they did not place their son into the hands of the enemy, but directly into the hands of God. Verse 3 of this chapter is a parallel to the construction of the Ark which Noah built for the saving of humanity. It is also a picture of the ark which was later built for the people of Israel to find the presence of God. But all of these arks are not the end, but each in their own way point to the risen Christ.
So then, to place one’s dream into the hands of the Father is to place our dream directly into the heart of Christ.
And do you know what will happen when you give your dreams to God?
Moses’ parents experienced it firsthand. Not only did they receive their son back, but they were also paid to nurse him. They were able to teach him the ways of God.
Do you have a dream? God gave it to you. Don’t give it up. Give it to Him. He will make sure it is kept safe until the time is right.
“And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, ‘take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.’” (Exodus 2:9)