When Moses was born, the king ordered that all the male babies were to be killed. You can imagine how devastated this mother must have been. She could have easily given up, but instead, she chose to believe that God was still in control. She put Moses into a little basket and sent him down the Nile River. It just so happened that Pharaoh’s wife was out taking a bath — at the right place and the right time. She heard the cries coming from the basket. She opened it up and saw baby Moses and fell in love with the boy. She was so excited and said, “I am going to take him as my own.” She looked at her maids and said, “We need to find somebody that can nurse the baby.”

The Qur’an explains the story:

“And We forbade him from accepting all the nursing mothers. Then his sister said, “Shall I show you a family that can nurse him for you, and take good care of him”? Thus, We returned him to his mother, so that she may be pleased and not be saddened, and to let her know that God’s promise is the truth. However, most of them do not know”. (Qur’an; 28: 12-13)1

Therefore, Moses’ mother was not only able to raise her son, but she got paid for doing it on top of that. Only God could orchestrate all of that.

Remember that even in loss, heartache or disappointment, God will order your steps. He will line up the right people and the right opportunities and lead you into victory all the days of your life. Be sure that “

God’s promise is true” (Qur’an; 10:55)2 and

“He will reward the righteous with the best of rewards”. (Qur’an; 53:31)3

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  وَ حَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ الْمَرَاضِعَ مِن قَبْلُ فَقَالَتْ هَلْ أَدُلُّكمُ‏ْ عَلىَ أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ يَكْفُلُونَهُ لَكُمْ وَ هُمْ لَهُ نَاصِحُونَ. فَرَدَدْنَاهُ إِلىَ أُمِّهِ كىَ‏ْ تَقَرَّ عَيْنُهَا وَ لَا تَحْزَنَ وَ لِتَعْلَمَ أَنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَ لَاكِنَّ أَكْثرََهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُون‏ .
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  إنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ.
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  وَ يَجْزِيَ الَّذينَ أَحْسَنُوا بِالْحُسْنَى‏ .