Exodus 1:17
“The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.”
In the dusty pages of the Bible, we often look for the giants. We look for the Red Sea splitters and the mountain climbers. But before the burning bush ever flickered, God was already at work in the quiet. He was working through two women whose names most of us can’t even pronounce: Shiphrah and Puah.
They weren’t generals or queens. They were midwives. They lived in the shadow of a Pharaoh who feared the weak and ordered the unthinkable. “Kill the sons,” he commanded. He expected compliance; he received a quiet, holy rebellion.
These women didn’t stage a protest or brandish a sword. They simply chose to fear God more than they feared the King. Before Moses’ mother wove a single reed into a basket, these two stood in the gap. They whispered a “yes” to life when the world screamed “no.”
Friend, God still loves to use the ordinary to accomplish the extraordinary. You might feel overlooked, but in the economy of Heaven, faithfulness is never small.
God sees you. And like the midwives, He is good to those who remember who they truly serve.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.
Suggested prayer: Lord, when I feel small, remind me that no act of obedience is insignificant. Use my ordinary life for Your glory.