Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.” So the woman took the baby and nursed him.

Exodus 2:9

The head verse for this morning in Daily Light takes my mind back many, many years, when Anna Ruth and I were serving our first years in Tanzania.  A veteran missionary, Phoebe Yoder, was staying with us for the night, or maybe with the Shenks next door, and, as usual, was in a bit of a hurry and maybe in a bit of a frenzy as we sat down to breakfast before she got on her way to do what she felt she had to do.  I forget what that was.   But she was doing God’s business so was eager to get out and do it.  That was Phebe Yoder.  I thought nothing can slow her down!

As usual, before we prayed for our breakfast, we read Daily Light – this verse stopped everything.  Phebe sighed, bowed her head and spoke with her Lord, for sure.  The prayer then, for the meal, praised God for His goodness and grace.

That view into the life and heart of Phebe sticks with me until today.  She was so sensitive to the voice of the Spirit of God.  When she heard that word of grace that morning, she melted before her Lord, there at our small table at Bumangi. Her haste turned into worship!  Dear sister, mentor, friend!  Will I ever love Jesus like she did?

“Take this Jesus and raise Him!  Focus all of life on Him!”