The author of the Letter to the Hebrews has a great deal to teach us about faith and how faith works in the life of the servant of God. In 11.23-27 we read: By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. When our hearts are set to hear and to obey God there is little to fear from the rulers of this world.
As a servant of God there is a presence which guides us at a higher level than merely living life: By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. The price demanded for serving other than the Lord is very high indeed, and it destroys all rewards.
When one has made the decision to serve God with a faith-filled heart one is given the ability of seeing far beyond the present moment: He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward. There is also a keen understanding of the true value of any and all rewards for service. God’s rewards bear an eternal reference for each of us.
And the price for being faithful is never too high: By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible. It often appears to be much easier just to go along with the stuff of this world rather than to stand against those things. But when one catch’s sight of all that lies beyond this life everything comes into a much clearer perspective. Not to be faith-filled is to be empty.