Thursday May 14, 2026- Devotional- LOVE RELEASES PURPOSE Scripture- Exodus 2:10 Devotional Thought Jochebed protected Moses, nurtured him, taught him, and then released him into God’s greater plan. That may have been one of the hardest moments of her life. She had hidden him from danger, carried him through fear, and trusted God when death surrounded her household. Yet after all her praying, protecting, and nurturing, she eventually had to place Moses into hands she could not

Scripture— Luke 8:46 Devotional Thought The woman with the issue of blood had suffered for twelve long years. She was physically weak, emotionally drained, financially depleted, and socially isolated. According to Jewish law, her condition made her ceremonially unclean, meaning she lived disconnected from normal relationships, worship, and community life. She carried pain nobody could fully see. Yet in the middle of the crowd, she made a decision that changed her life forever

Scripture — Exodus 1:17 Devotional Thought The Hebrew midwives stood in defiance of Pharaoh because they feared God more than they feared man. Jochebed, the mother of Moses, hid her son at the risk of her own life because she believed God had a purpose for him. Their courage became part of God’s plan to preserve a deliverer for Israel. Sometimes love is not soft and comfortable—it is courageous and sacrificial. Courageous love protects purpose even when purpose is not fully v

Scripture- Isaiah 66:13 Devotional Thought Before Moses ever confronted Pharaoh, stretched out a rod, or led Israel through the Red Sea, he first rested safely in the arms of his mother, Jochebed. Before he became a deliverer publicly, he was nurtured privately. Before he carried the weight of a nation, he experienced the security of a mother’s embrace. Exodus 2 reveals a powerful picture of maternal courage and tenderness. Jochebed lived under the pressure of Pharaoh’s decre

Scripture: Matthew 5:16 Devotional Thought:Service is not about being seen—it’s about making God seen. Jesus teaches that our light should shine before others in such a way that people don’t glorify us—they glorify the Father. That means every act of kindness, every sacrifice, every moment of compassion becomes an opportunity to reveal the heart of God to the world. The danger in serving is that it can quietly become about recognition. We can begin serving for applause, valid