Exodus 1:16-17 (ESV)

Originally published 01/13/2015

The followers of Christ live in two worlds: one with human laws and the other with the laws of God, and they are often in conflict. The king of Egypt was afraid of the growing population of Hebrews, so he said: "'When you serve as midwife to the Hebrew women and see them on the birth stool, if it is a son, you shall kill him, but if it is a daughter, she shall live.' But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live" Exodus 1:16-17 (ESV). Lord, I want to keep the laws of my country as you commanded, but I want to be even more passionate about obedience to your commands about how I live and treat those around me.