July 09, 2025 | Be God's Family
The Baby on the Bus
Scripture: Hebrews 11:23(NIV)
23 By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.
Devotional
Newborn babies are the most helpless creatures on earth. Baby fish can swim right away. Baby horses can walk within minutes of birth. Most baby birds leave the nest only a few weeks after hatching. But baby humans take about a year before they can even take their first steps, and even then they cannot fend for themselves.
Think about the kids’ songs. “Baby Shark” and “Baby Beluga” are action-packed. But what does the “The baby on the bus” do? Nothing but “Wah, wah, wah.”
Moses was born into a hostile world. The Egyptian Pharaoh was so convinced his Israelite slaves might revolt and flee, that he commanded the midwives to kill every Hebrew baby boy that was delivered. This order of infanticide could not be defended by the helpless infant. All Moses could say was, “Wah, wah, wah.” So, the mother of Moses took some action-packed steps of faith for her newborn son. It’s all in Exodus 2:1-10.
First, she hid him for three months.
Next, she put him in a basket down by the river where Pharaoh’s daughter bathed.
Third she sent Miriam, the older sister of Moses, to work out a deal with the princess for the baby’s own mother to nurse him.
Finally, when baby Moses was weaned, she took her Hebrew son to the princess to be raised in the royal palace.
What faith! What Moses could not do for himself, his mother did for him.
We can relate. Matthew 9:36 demonstrates the heart of Jesus for people: “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”
And Romans 5:6 says, “You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.”
That’s us. We are helpless. We are powerless. We are little babies whose only contribution to our own salvation is, “Wah, wah, wah.”
Trust the Lord to deliver you! He is faithful to do it!
Poem
Cry!
Psalm 28
To you, Lord, I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me.
For if you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit.
Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place. The Lord is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever.
Psalm 28:1, 2, 8, 9
Sweat
Blood
Sorrow
Slave
Listen!
Heed!
Hasten!
Save!
Danger!
Death!
Drowning!
Cries!
Basket
Pitch
Prayer
Sighs
Watch
Wait
Reeds
Nile
Ark
Drift
Chosen
Child
