16/02/2026
Are you a Miriam? Friend, one of the most interesting characters in the life of Moses, and people hardly talk about her, is Miriam, Moses’ eldest sister.
When I was reading Exodus chapter 2 from verse 1 to 10, she arrested my heart. I believe she was somewhere between 8 to 12 years old, just a little girl, yet carrying such composure and intelligence.
The Bible says in Exodus 2:4, “And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.” She stood. She might have panicked. She did not run. She did not withdraw when things became risky.
Imagine standing near the Nile, knowing it was filled with danger, knowing there were reptiles and uncertainty, knowing there was a decree against Hebrew male children, and yet she stayed. That is not ordinary courage. That's God's hand at work.
The Miriams of life are like that. They are not always loud. They are not always the headline. But when something fragile is placed in the waters(moses), they show up. They watch. They remain. They understand that there is an assignment attached to that moment.
Now think about the bigger picture. Moses’ mother had done everything she could. She made the ark of bulrushes for moses. That ark had no rudder, no steering wheel, no visible direction, yet God was navigating it in the right direction.
Then Pharaoh’s daughter came to bathe, saw the basket, opened it, and the baby cried. That cry means something. The dream was still alive.
Now pay attention. Moses could not speak for himself. He could not negotiate his future. He could not defend himself. But there was a Miriam watching.
The Bible says she stood afar, but when she saw that the baby was heading in the right direction, she came closer. Do you see the wisdom? She knew when to watch from a distance, and she knew when to step forward.
The Miriams of life understand timing. They are sensitive to seasons. They are not the kind of people who rush in and ruin opportunities because they lack discernment. They read the room. They assess the atmosphere. They understand tension. They know when silence is protection and when speech is necessary.
Look at how she spoke in Exodus 2:7. She approached Pharaoh’s daughter and said, “Shall I go and call a Hebrew woman to nurse the baby for you?” She did not say, that is my brother. She did not expose identity. She did not leak sensitive information.
In a politically tense environment, one careless sentence could have destroyed everything. But she understood diplomacy. She framed her words around service, for Pharaoh’s daughter.
That is excellence in communication.
These are the Miriams of life. They understand negotiation. They know the power of discretion.
There are people you can tell something and rest because they know how to keep secrets. They will not leak information. They will not mess things up because they lack sensitivity to times and seasons.
Without Miriam, there would have been no reconnection between Moses and his mother. There would have been no negotiation. There would have been no arrangement for a nurse. She was the connector. She was the bridge. She was the one who stepped in when destiny needed a voice.
And remember, she was young.
That tells me something powerful. Wisdom is not reserved for age. There is no age limit for divine intelligence. If you are young, ask God for wisdom. If you are older, do not despise the wisdom of the young. Miriam was a little girl, yet she carried the composure of a strategist.
Now look at another beautiful detail. When Pharaoh’s daughter said, “Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you,” Miriam had not only protected Moses, she created opportunity for the mother. She connected destiny to provision.
The Miriams of life do not just watch over you. They recognize opportunity. They position you. They recommend you. They can walk into rooms you cannot enter and say, I know someone. They can defend you when you cannot defend yourself. They can negotiate on your behalf.
They are not fair weather friends who disappear when things get difficult. They remember you when the river is rough. They stand when others withdraw. They are dependable. They understand collective victory.
And notice something else. Miriam did not take credit. She was not obsessed with saying, look at what I did. All that mattered to her was that the assignment succeeded.
These are team players. These are steady ones. If something is placed in their hands, they will see it through to the end. If you have even one Miriam in your life, God has been good to you.
So whether you are Moses, the dream floating in uncertain waters, may your life never lack a Miriam.
If you are Moses’ mother, the one who birthed a vision and must release it into God’s hands, may your life never lack a Miriam.
And if you are a Miriam, the steady one, the watcher, the negotiator, the one who knows when to stand at a distance and when to step forward, may God continue to strengthen you. Because sometimes the work can exhaust the Miriams. They carry weight quietly. They stand in tension. They speak wisely under pressure. They understand seasons. They understand diplomacy. They understand that not everything must be announced.
My prayer for you today is simple.
May God surround you with the Miriams of life. People who watch over you. People who understand timing. People who can communicate with excellence in the corridors of power.
And if you are one of them, may God reward your faithfulness. Because sometimes the difference between a dream drowning and a deliverer rising is simply this.
A sister who stood afar off and refused to leave. Amen.
