Our lives are filled with important choices, and the greatest choices require faith. Moses grew up in Pharaoh’s household. At a certain point, he had a choice to make: continue enjoying life as a prince of Egypt or throw away wealth and comfort to suffer with the Lord’s people. How did Moses decide? By faith.
Hebrews 11:24-25 says, “By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.” From a human perspective, Moses made a foolish choice. We tend to choose pleasure over pain and comfort over difficulty. Willingly selecting a path that is difficult and maybe even painful is a difficult choice to make. The only way we’re going to be able to make that choice is through faith. Faith reminds us of eternity and empowers us to choose what’s good instead of what’s easy.