Let’s reflect upon some striking examples that demonstrate God’s confidence in youth.
 Miriam
As the Hebrew people multiplied in the land of Egypt, they were perceived as a threat to the stability of that nation. Hence the order was given that Israelite male babies were to be thrown into the Nile. When Moses was born, his parents hid him for three months; then, they placed him in a small vessel fashioned from the papyrus plant, which they deposited by the river’s edge, committing their precious baby to the care of Jehovah.

In the meantime, Moses’ older sister, who is estimated to be about ten or twelve at this time , was posted some distance away, keeping watch. Finally Miriam obtained Jochebed, Moses’ own mother, as a nurse for the child. Oh, the ways of providence!

Here is my point. The entire future of the Hebrew nation — the instrument to be employed for the conveyance of the Savior — was entrusted to a young girl.

Does this say something about how God values youth? Assuredly it does.

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( WAYNE JACKSON)