Lost Potential

The king of Egypt ordered the murder of every male child born to the Israelites. He ordered the midwives who were to actually aid in the delivery of the children to abort all males.

But the midwives feared God. They recognized the fact that it would be wrong to murder these babies, and they defied the king's orders, telling him that the Hebrew women instead were delivering before the midwives could arrive and intervene.

God was pleased with the midwives. He rewarded them by giving them families of their own, something extremely out of the norm for midwives.

Moses was born at this time, and his birth was a closely guarded secret. He was set adrift on the Nile and discovered by one of the king's wives. Moses was taken in as if he were the king's own son, and in life became one of the greatest men of God to live.

What if the midwives had complied? What if they had obeyed the king's orders, aborting every male birth at the time of delivery? What if Moses had been killed at birth? Where would Israel -- the world, really -- be without all if the things God accomplished through Moses?

It is no wonder why God was pleased with the midwives. By refusing the abortion order, they delivered a man of great potential to the world.

Might we as a society consider the lost potential today every time a baby is aborted? Oh what we could be missing!

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