4 Day Devotional: Four Women and a Girl - Day 1

Scripture
Exodus 1:17 (NIV)
“But the midwives feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live.”

Devotional
In Exodus 1, the Israelites are enslaved in Egypt, and Pharaoh fears their growing population. To stop them, he commands two Hebrew midwives—Shiphrah and Puah—to kill every baby boy born to Hebrew women. As attendants at childbirth, they stood in the space between life and death. Pharaoh’s order was powerful and dangerous to disobey. Yet the text says they feared God more than they feared the king. They quietly refused to cooperate with evil and chose to preserve life. Scripture remembers their names, even though the Pharaoh goes unnamed. Their courage reminds us that knowing where you stand begins with knowing who you ultimately answer to. When pressure rises, faith calls us to stand for what honors God.

Reflection
 Where are you feeling pressure to compromise?
 What would it look like to fear God more than opinion?

Prayer
Lord, anchor my heart in You. When pressure comes, help me stand for what is right.