Overcoming Trials
Moses endured because He fixed His eyes on the Lord.
October 10, 2025
From Intouch Ministries
23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's edict.
24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
25 choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin,
26 considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the reward.
27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen.
28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that he who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them.
29 By faith they passed through the Red Sea as though they were passing through dry land; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were drowned.
Moses faced some tough times. He fled from a murder charge, spent years in the desert, led a grumbling nation whose allegiance ran hot and cold, and more. Today we’ll explore what a challenge it was for Moses to stand toe-to-toe with a ruler who scorned him—and how he endured.
Even though he returned to Egypt with an unmistakable call from God (Exodus 3:10), appearing before Pharaoh must still have been intimidating. And Moses had to plead with him repeatedly for the Israelites’ release. Pharaoh was not fazed by locusts, convinced by boils, or softened by water turning to blood. In fact, he made life even harder for the Israelites. In turn, the Hebrew people heaped ingratitude on the one tasked with liberating them.
Moses, however, kept returning to the palace until he’d achieved the Lord’s purpose—the release of the Israelite slaves. And while leading the exodus from Egypt, “he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen” (Heb. 11:27). With a stack of trials behind and even more to come, Moses moved forward, aware that he was walking in the Lord’s presence.
God had pledged to be with him (Exodus 3:12). So, fixing his focus on that promise and the One who made it, Moses wisely trusted that whatever trials he faced, God would bring victory.
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