Then Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, instructed the Hebrew midwives … to kill all Hebrew boys as soon as they were born, but to let the girls live. But the midwives feared God and didn’t obey the king—they let the boys live too. … And God blessed the midwives because they were God-fearing women. … And because the midwives revered God, he gave them children of their own. [Exodus 1:15-17,20-21 (TLB)]

Do we, like the midwives, ever have to make difficult decisions? Do we ever have to choose between what we’ve been told to do and what we know God wants us to do? Lord, guide us when we have to decide who the real boss of our lives is and let us never forget that it is you. While the joy that comes from doing the right thing is reward enough, thank you for the reassurance our lives will be blessed when we honor you.

And so the Lord has paid me with his blessings, for I have done what is right, and I am pure of heart. This he knows, for he watches my every step. [Psalm 18:24 (TLB)]