The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Hebrews 11:23-26, “By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.

24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;

25 choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin;

26 considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the reward.”

A child from birth to three years of age, has no concept of the meaning of “faith.” A child learns quickly, however, to trust his parents in a variety of things. It’s not uncommon in Australia for a child to learn to swim before he learns to walk. And any child at an early age, and beckoned by a parent to “jump in,” can be said to be “trusting.” In Moses’ situation, however, that first notation of faith falls to his parents. Their trust was sufficiently great in the LORD as to erase their fear in the Egyptian king’s edict (Exo. 1:22).

The Old Testament account of Moses is that he was placed in a wicker basket covered with tar and pitch. Moses was then put into the basket and it was set among the reeds at the bank of the Nile River. Miriam, Moses’ sister, watched to see what would happen.

And when the daughter of Pharaoh came to the Nile to bathe, she discovered the child and ultimately raised him as her own. Thus, Moses studied in Egypt and became proficient in all things Egyptian.

When Moses became of full age (40), he “refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.” He chose instead to suffer the treatment the Israelites suffered than to side with the Egyptians. Note that verse 26 above says that Moses “considered the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt.” What all Moses may have known about Christ, the Coming Messiah, we may never know this side of Heaven; but as Abraham looked for “a city, whose builder and maker is God,” so Moses saw in Christ greater and richer rewards than could be found in all of Egypt.

What is the object of your search? Are you looking for riches that are visible around you? Are you looking for the City that the LORD is building for His born-again sons and daughters? What is it that you really, deep down in your heart, want above all else? What you

choose to pursue may be far less than your Heavenly Father wants to give you.

I heard a story of a son who wanted an automobile for his high school graduation. His father surprised him by giving his a gorgeous, genuine leather-bound Bible. The son was so angry at not getting the car that he threw the Bible down and left for college in a huf!

While he was away at college, his father took ill and died. The son returned for the funeral feeling somewhat ashamed at the way he had acted years before. In a moment of sadness, he reached for the Bible his father had given him; and as he flipped aimlessly through the pages, he discovered an envelope that had never been opened. In deep melancoly, he opened the envelope and

discovered the title to the car he had so desperately wanted. It was his free and clear. In all the years he could have used it, it lay quietly there in the middle of his Bible. Our desires are always far less than our Heavenly Father’s desires for us. Take your eyes off of the treasures of Egypt and trust that the LORD has greater riches in store for you –greater than you could possibly imagine!

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas 72764

United States of America

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”