2 Samuel 3:1-39; Micah 6:1-16; Romans 11:13-36
By faith Moses…esteemed the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward. Hebrews 11:24, 26 NKJV
Moses made conscious choices. He said no to what Egypt offered and yes to identifying with Christ. Moses said no to the prestige of being called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; no to the pleasures of sin and the treasures of Egypt. He said yes to the reproach of identification with the promise of the Messiah, and yes to association with God’s people. Egypt pictures the world and the choices are similar for believers today. “Friendship with the world is enmity with God” (Jas. 4:4 NKJV). —Gary McBride
Take the world but give me Jesus, all its joys are but a name:
But His love abideth ever, through eternal years the same. —Fanny Crosby