05/08/2026
A Motherhood by God’s providence-Exodus 2:1-10
And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink. And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him. And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children. Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee? And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother. And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it. And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.
Mother’s Day is this weekend. It seems to carry a mix of joy and ache. We are grateful for our moms-we would not be here without them. We are blessed because of them. Although many women are celebrated for the children they’ve birthed, others may sit quietly with grief—longing for a child, wrestling with infertility, God’s timing, or wondering if the unseen work they pour into others has any value.
Let me say -motherhood is far bigger than biology. It is love expressed through sacrifice, faithfulness, and yielding to God’s providence. Pharaoh’s daughter didn’t wake up that morning expecting to become a mother—but when she opened her heart in compassion, God wove her into His redemptive plan.
As we approach Mother’s Day, to every spiritual mother, every single woman who pours into others, every stepmother, adoptive mother, mentor, and encourager—this word is for you. You are noticed. You are needed. And the story God is writing through your life is sacred.
