Impartation of Faith ( Mother to Child)
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The impartation of faith from mother to child.
By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment. By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
To impart means to share or divide with someone. It means you have something and you what you have you share “impart” with someone else.
This word is found 4x in the scriptures. Once in the Old Testament and three times in the New Testament.
Paul uses the word impart as he writes in Romans 1:11
For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
Most likely, Paul is referring to the giving of a spiritual gift. What gift Paul is referring to is not certain, but when we understand the motions of impartation against the rest of scripture, it is most likely a gift of faith (see Thayers Greek Lexicon).
A. Jochebed was a woman of faith.
We see this in scripture from the onset of Exodus chapter 2.
She was a woman of faith because she feared God and obeyed God rather than man. The writer of Hebrews recorded “By faith, Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child.”
Her faith in God, her trust in God, prompted her to obey God rather than man. There could have been some repercussions, yet instead of focusing on the repercussions, she focused on God.
When Pharoah gave the decree that all male children be killed, it took faith for her to take and hide her child. She did not know how everything was going to work out, but she trusted God.
When we trust God, we must believe that God will work everything out, even when you can’t see a way. Faith is not seeing, it is believing even when you can’t see. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. Because she focused on God, because she had faith in God her child came out alright.
She hoped (not from the standpoint of wishful possibility) (but from the stand point of expected outcome).
She put Moses in the river and expected......God to save him. She put Moses in the river and expected God to make everything alright.
There may be a mother in here you’ve done all that you can do, you’ve articulated the best you know how, now its time for you to put them in God’s hand......and EXPECT.....GOD TO MAKE EVERYTHING ALRIGHT!
Miriam, Jochebed’s daughter (Moses’ sister) followed the basket down the river and the scriptures declare that Pharoah’s daughter came down to the river to bathe herself. She finds the basket, and a little baby boy in the basket. Pharoah’s daughter knew that the baby was a hebrew baby and Miriam then speaks up and suggest to her that she retrieve a hebrew caretaker to take care of the baby. Jochebed’s faith saved her son’s life.
Some of us in here this morning are products of our mother’s faith. The reason why you are still here is because of the prayers of your mother.
When I was in the military, I know it was the prayers of my mother (and father too that kept me). I was on my own, didn’t have Momma and Daddy to force me to go to church, to tell me make sure you are in attendance. But thank God I had a mother that imparted faith in me at a young age. I may have strayed away for a season, but Momma’s and Dad’ prayers never ceased.
There were times that I was in trouble and Mom felt it in her spirit and she prayed for me and those prayers availed much! Don’t ever stop praying for your child.....your prayers, your faith, can save your child’s life! Your prayers, if you have faith, can save them and bring them in. Don’t worry about when they come in....that’s in God’s time, but just BELIEVE.....THAT GOD IS GOING TO BRING THEM IN! It doesn’t matter how impossible it might seem to be, it doesn’t matter who they are in cohoots with, it doesn’t matter what stronghold has a hold of them, BY FAITH.....PRAY AND BELIEVE THAT GOD WILL SAVE!!!
B. She raised Moses in the faith and in the admonition of the Lord.
After Moses’ life is saved by Pharoah’s daughter, Miriam suggests to Pharoah’s daughter that she retrieve a Hebrew to care for the child. Just so happens, she knew the perfect caretaker, it was Moses mother.
The scriptures informs us in (Exodus 2:9-11) that Jochebed is brought in to nurse the child and is paid wages (look at God) to nurse and take care of the child.
The child grew, and she brought him unto Pharoah’s daughter and he became her son. I believe it is during this time, that while Moses is being nurtured, while he is growing as a child that Moses was raised in the faith and the admonishment of the Lord. Jochebed knew that Moses would learn a great many things being brought up as a son of Egypt. But I strongly believe and the scriptures support the fact that Moses was educated to know about his people, and if he was educated to know about his people, he knew about their God as well.
I believe that this education, this nurturing came from his mother Jochebed, because Pharoah’s own daughter would NOT teach Moses something that went against the beliefs and culture of their own people and gods.
Because of the nurturing that Moses received, he knew that there was a difference between himself and the Egyptian people.
C. She imparted faith, to Moses as she reared him and cared for him.
a. We see over and over throughout scriptures the impartation of faith from mother to child:
Jochebed’s faith was imparted to Moses.
Hannah’s faith was imparted to Samuel.
Elisabeth’s faith imparted to John the Baptist.
Eunice to Lois, Lois to Timothy.
One of the greatest things that you can do for your child it to impart faith to them. However, in order to impart faith you must make sure that you have faith to begin with.
b. The Book of Hebrews declares in chapter 11, verse 24 says “By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.”
c. When you have dedicated your child to the LORD or if they have been baptized in Jesus’ name, it is important that you instill in them that they belong to the LORD! They need to know that they are different than their unsaved friends. Moses’ mother imparted this faith into Moses, and it resulted in Moses choosing to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.
d. But Moses wasn’t perfect, he strayed, he messed up, and I mean he messed up badly. The Bible tells us that Moses had grown up (Exod 2:11) he went out to visit his own people and saw an Egyptian beating one of his fellow Hebrews. He did not like what he was seeing, so he looked in all directions to make sure the coast was killed, and he killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand. He thought he got away with it, but then the next day, when he went out to visit his people, he saw to Hebrew men fighting. Moses said “Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?” “Why are you beating up your friend?” and the man replied “Who appointed you to be our prince and judge? Are you going to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?” Then Moses got to thinking, he was afraid and became paranoid, everyone knows I killed the Egyptian, and he was right because word did get around, and Pharoah wanted to kill Moses, so Moses fled.
e. But thank God, for Jochebed’s prayers and faith. Because the same God that she testified about, that she tried to instill in Moses, he was going to run smack dab into Him. If God can save Moses, than surely......God can save your son, surely God can save your daughter!
f. Just because your daughter or son is grown, doesn’t mean that you can no longer impart faith. Oh No....if anything they are to a place that they can better comprehend what faith is really about. It is never too late to impart faith!
Encouragement:
Keep imparting, even when it seems like your children are ignoring you, keep imparting faith. I’m reminded of a tv show that I once saw of an individual that got separated from their group in a forest. The person that was loss would begin to leave a bread-trail behind so that they could find their way back. When you impart faith, when you impart godly wisdom, you are living a bread=trail back to God. They might be loss right now, but they can find their way back to God because of the faith, because of the wisdom that you have imparted to them!
Results of impartation of faith:
Mothers when you impart faith, fathers as well because this isn’t just something the mothers do. We can expect the following to happen:
It creates a spiritual foundation for their life, when they are old they won’t depart, if they should stray, eventually they will find their way back.
Eventually, they will begin to foster their own relationship with God. This is what happened to Moses, he heard about the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob, but eventually, he got to meet and experience God for himself.
Close:
The danger of not imparting faith:
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim: And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger. And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth. And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies. Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed.
One of the worst things you can do for your child is giving them the option to serve the Lord or come to church. Why? Don’t forget that we all have a sin nature to contend with. When given the freedom or the choice, your sin nature (flesh) is prone to disobey the will of God. So when you give them a choice, you are already setting them up for failure.
Another thing we also have to consider is that if we express faith, then we have to live faith. If our children see anything other than that, if we talk Jesus but don’t really live Jesus, if we walk in a way that is contrary to Him, but then turn around and tell them what they need to be doing, then you could possibly be a hinderance and cause them to stray away from God.