My SMART Journals
Bible Reading: Exo.
1-2
S-ignificance: God Repays
Kindness
M-essage: Exo. 1:15 -21 is about God’s kindness to Shiphrah
and Puah—midwives whom Pharaoh instructed to murder every male child that would
be born of every Israelite woman. Though their lives were in danger should they
disobeyed the command of the king; yet they feared God more, so they didn’t do
as commanded. They were blessed by God in return; their homes were blessed, and
He gave them many children and made
their families great.
A-pplication: Sometimes, when we are under pressure, we tend
to give in, that we even sacrifice our moral values or even turn our backs to
God just to save our faces or maybe, just to fit in some groups. In all of
these situations, God sees us. If we deny the faith, He is grieved, but if we
stand firm and be faithful to Him, we make Him glad. He repays every good thing
that we do. We will soon learn that everything we sacrificed for Him is so
small compared to the rewards that we will receive because of the good things
that we do for Him. It’s true that God will give us His rewards when we go to
Heaven, but it is also true that He gives us His rewards in this present
life—just like what He did to Shiphrah and Puah.
R-esponse: Lord, help me to be strong in my convictions. Let
my moral values stand strong under pressure. Let me not be moved by anyone or
anything when I am standing for what is right and what glorifies Your holy
name. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
T-ext: Exo. 1:15-21
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