MFM Daily Devotional 8th September 2026 – Heroes of Faith: Moses

Moses, the next hero of faith, is an interesting character. He was born at a time when Pharaoh had ordered the killing of male Israelite children. We could say he had an unfortunate start but thank God for the faith of his parents, his mother especially. She hid him for three months in defiance of the king’s order. When she eventually left him by the river, God arranged Pharaoh’s daughter to
care for him (Exodus 2:1-10).

Moses grew up in Pharaoh’s palace, well learned in the ways of the Egyptians. Unknown to them, God was using the enemy to raise His general. You might think you have been captured by the enemy right now. I encourage you to hold on to your faith because God might just be using the enemy to raise you as His general. This same Moses chose Israel over Egypt. He chose to suffer with the people of God rather than enjoy the pleasures of Egypt.

Beloved, will you choose Jesus over the world? If you are made to choose, will you pick Christ and suffer for His name or will you choose your comfort? I implore you to follow Moses’ example. Moses, despite his initial mistake of killing the Egyptian, and excuse of being a stammerer, eventually embraced the call of God upon his life. By faith, he kept the Passover and brought the children of Israel out of Egypt, the land of bondage (Exodus 12:21-30).

Thus began the process of fulfilling God’s promise to the fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. From Moses, we learn the power of a yielded life. Despite his perceived defect, he embraced the call of God upon his life and God used him mightily. You too can be used mightily by God if you yield yourself. God used this same Moses to lead the children of Israel through the Red Sea while their Egyptian pursuers perished in the same. There is no limit to what God can do through a yielded and broken vessel.