What Is Your Divine Assignment?Voorbeeld

Hey! Great, you are still here. Have you been inspired yesterday to set an example? Today officially starts the discovery for your divine assignment. Therefore, we will start with Moses’ birth. You know, the guy that split the sea into two.

His birth alone is already a remarkable story. Do you know the story of the straw basket? Or actually, the box was made out of bulrushes. Moses was born in Egypt during a hectic time. The leader of Egypt, the Pharaoh, was going to kill all Hebrew babies by throwing them into the Nile. All because the fast-growing Hebrew nation could eventually become a threat for the Egyptian kingdom. How brutal is that!

As a pregnant lady, the whole situation might have had an influence on the baby. Although there is no reason stated why Moses' mom surrendered him to the Nile, she probably did it out of protection. Which is a bit odd, because why would you surrender your own sweet baby to a dangerous river? The situation must have been that terrible!

Let’s have a look symbolically at this moment. The Nile is also called the ‘source of life’ of Egypt. Unlike the dry desert climate in Egypt, the area around the Nile is fertile and green. In the Bible, water often means (making a choice) to surrender yourself to God. Which means something like: doing what God asks you to do, letting go of control and making room for God to do His work.

Back to the Nile. Moses’ mother decides to surrender Moses to the source of life of Egypt. What is the source of life on this earth? To me, that is God. Is Moses symbolically being surrendered to God?

Surrendering to God may often seem like an odd choice at first sight. Just surrendering a baby to a wild river. But the moment we look back, we often see God's plan reflecting on our lives, and I believe God has a plan for your life too. It might be huge or small. We will look into that later. If you want to discover this, I have one question for you today ☝️:

> In what area in your life do you have to make the choice of surrendering, to let God do His work in your life?

So much more symbolism can be found in this story! Namely, Moses’ birth looks like another V.I.P.’s story in the Bible. More tomorrow!