Oneighty

Ex 1:17

17 But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live. ESV

-        Prov 8:13; Fearing God changed the way they lived. What was right was more important to them then what Pharaoh wanted them to do.

Ex 1:21

21 And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families. ESV

-         Ex 1:17; Prov 8:13; God rewarded them for fearing him. Along with obeying God comes his blessing.

-      This doesn’t mean that if you follow God everything will be a cake walk. They still had to face an unhappy pharaoh. Joseph out of fear of God refused to sin with Potiphar’s wife Gen 39:9. This choice wasn’t easy, in fact it took him to jail for a few years, but even in the midst of a mess God’s favor was on him. The character that got him in prison opened up doors for him to be over all the rest of the prisoners and eventually set him in charge of Egypt. Following God is filled with a different set of challenges. You will have opposition, but you will have God’s blessing and his favor when you do things his way.