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“By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter” (Hebrews 11:24).
We all know the story of Moses, and how his mother put him in a little basket in the Nile river, when she was not able to hide him any longer. Then Pharaoh’s daughter saw him, and raised him as her own son. Moses was probably raised in luxury in Pharaoh’s court, and could easily have decided to live his life that way.
However, Moses did not look at his life from the viewpoint of this world; he looked at it in the light of eternity. When he was old enough to make up his own mind, he refused to be regarded as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. Rather, he identified himself with Israel, the people of God. He knew that the pleasures of Egypt would last only for this life, but living for the Lord would be rewarded for all eternity.
Perhaps you have a good opportunity before you, but it is most important to look at our lives in view of eternity, and not only for this world. Moses gave up Egypt, but then was able to lead the people of God out of Egypt to the land of Canaan. He knew the Lord in an intimate way, and in a way that few others did. We will look at this in more detail tomorrow.
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