Personal lesson learnt from Exodus 2:1-10

Last week at Sunday Worship, we sang "Open the eyes of my heart LORD." Today, during QT, the Holy Spirit opened the eyes of my heart to read deeper into Exodus 2:1-10 where I learnt that Moses' mom also exhibited characteristics of discipleship in these verses.  On normal days, these verses are just part of a story I would read from the Bible.  But today, I see :

1)  That she was decisive - she decided to hide Moses when Pharaoh ordered for every boy that was born during that time to be thrown into the river Nile, in order to exterminate all male Israelites - GOD's chosen people.

2)  She instructed (gave directions to) her daughter to watch over her little baby brother at a distance near the Nile when she had to release Moses after 3 months as he was getting too big to be hidden at home.

3)  After GOD gave her the opportunity to nurse and to train her son at home and getting paid for it by Pharaoh's daughter, she again released her precious son to be brought up by Pharaoh's daughter.  She did not hold him back.

The above showed me that as Christian parents, our children are the LORD's blessings and they are for us to train and to nurse up to a certain time when we have to release them to GOD.  For only in His hands and by HIs guidance, would they be able to be what He intended them to be.  As I write this, I am reminded of how we released our dear daughter, Eliza into the LORD's hands when He opened the way for her to study in UK.  With tears in my eyes now, I am able to have peace because I know GOD can take better care of her than we can, He loves her more than we earthly parents do and His Holy Spirit is the best Counsellor for her.  She is in the Best Hands.

As for our son, Renfred, we thank GOD that he is serving faithfully in the youth ministry and has a passion for His work.  So we just commit Him to our Father in heaven and let His Holy Spirit mould him to do the work he is born to do.  

As parents, after doing what we had been doing for the past 23+ years, it is time again to seek GOD and see what is our next chapter. What He wants us to do for His glory.  "Jesus, open the eyes of our hearts, LORD."

Open my eyes, that I may see
glimpses of truth thou hast for me;
place in my hands the wonderful key
that shall unclasp and set me free.
Silently now I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my eyes, illumine me, Spirit divine!

Open my ears, that I may hear
voices of truth thou sendest clear;
and while the wavenotes fall on my ear,
everything false will disappear.
Silently now I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my ears, illumine me, Spirit divine!

Open my mouth, and let me bear
gladly the warm truth everywhere;
open my heart and let me prepare
love with thy children thus to share.
Silently now I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my heart, illumine me, Spirit divine!