How To Neighbor “We Are Family”
If you know anything about me Christmas is my favorite time of year…it’s not about the presents for me—but more about the presence of family! This is the only time of the year I can always say that my family is together and it doesn’t matter what struggles we have or disagreements that come…we would always come together at Christmas! It’s great belonging to something! What’s crazy is that as of 2016 over 400,000 kids in the United States are without Families! The don’t know what gathering at Christmas looks like, or sharing a laugh together…must less a present! They don’t know about the presence of family!
- Church is FAMILY (Exodus 2:1-4)
- Even those that aren’t God’s people understand the importance. Through this attempted “thinning” of Israel by Pharaoh was used to set those same people free. God often uses the worst of circumstances to set us up to walk deeper into a relationship with Him!
- The Church was always supposed to be family (Ephesians 1:5)
- We are Called to be family to those without family in both Old & New Testament (James 1:27 ; Psalms 68:5-6)
- YOU CAN DO SOMETHING (Exodus 2:5-7)
- The daughter of Pharaoh has a choice here. She realizes that she can do something! Think of Moses sister…she followed him all the way down the river to make sure he is safe. Then he floats in front of the royalty…imagine her helplessness—but then God stepped in and moved in Pharaoh’s daughter’s heart to act.
- Maybe you hear this and you can’t adopt or foster or give financially to those who are trying…but you can do something. It’s as simple and bringing a meal, getting a gift card for extra supplies, toiletries, or even clothes to the family who is willing to welcome this child into their life. Let’s not miss an opportunity to help those around us.
- INVESTING in a CHILD may not change the WORLD but it will CHANGE THEIRS
(Exodus 2:8-10)- Little did Pharaoh’s daughter know how this would impact her life or the world…all she knew is a child destined for death, floated in a basket to her and started crying—she couldn’t just leave it there without trying to help.
- Moses wrote the Torah (the Law)…the first 5 books of the Old Testament. He wouldn’t have been able to do so if he hadn’t been in Egyptian royalty. He learned leadership and was protected from certain death inside of Egyptian royalty…and was protected from the hardship’s Israel had to suffer in Egypt. Little did Moses know the impact that floating down that river would have on his life or for our Redemption.
- You may not ever see the impact you can make on those you invest in & sometimes it’s best that way. Just know by your obedience, God can bring a blessing for generations to come!
Take Away:
What are some ways people could address this issue beyond actually fostering or adopting?
Do you know a single parent, hurting family, foster family, or adoptive family? How can you regularly support them?
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Tyler West 