Exodus 1 – Prayer and love

The two midwives who were serving the Hebrew population were presented with a choice. They could do what the Pharaoh instructed them to do or they could follow what God was telling them to do. The woman chose to be faithful to God and God blessed them.

This story does not give us license to ignore earthly powers. As Christians one of the ways we demonstrate Christ to the world around us is by living within our social constructs. However, when society dictates that we do something that is antithetical to God’s will, we must follow God.

The tricky part is determining when society and God are in conflict. If the law of the land dictated I murder ever boy of a certain race I come across, it is pretty easy to determine that that is against what God has commanded. But what about the grayer, more difficult cases. What about stem cells, and IVF, and the death penalty, and civil unions, and a host of other issues. Our first impulse should be prayer; our second impulse should be to express love. If we get those two right, the rest becomes easier.

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