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A Prince on the Run

The Bible is not clear when Moses became aware he was Hebrew. I can only imagine the insecurity Moses must have felt being Hebrew blood living in an Egyptian palace. He was the only person from his nation who was free and was not living in complete poverty. In that palace, he would have had a life of absolute luxury. 

Did Moses know who he was and where he truly belonged? Who was his family? Was it the one who rescued him? Or was it the one who gave birth to him and nursed him? Where should his loyalties lie? Should he be loyal to his adopted family in the royal palace or to the family who was his flesh and blood?

Here he was living in the same country of both families, yet he finds himself caught between two cultures and two very different worlds. The battle in his heart must have been fierce. In this passage, we see Moses finds himself inflamed with anger when he sees firsthand an Egyptian beating a Hebrew slave. Moses responds rashly in the heat of the moment, killing the Egyptian and covering up the murder by burying the man in the sand. 

Like Moses, not knowing who we are or where we belong can eat us up inside. Insecurity can cause us to respond in reactionary ways rather than rationally. 

Daily Challenge: Has your struggle to discover your own identity led you to react in reactionary ways?  Ask God to remind you that you are his child, and you belong to him. Pray and ask God to help wash away every area you feel insecure in and ask him to help you find your security in him.