Bible in 90 Days :: Day 5 SOAP reflection

The Bible in 90 Days reading for Friday is Exodus 1:1 - Exodus 15:18.

Daily SOAP devotional:

Scripture: Exodus 1:17 - 

The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live.

Observation: In this passage we read that 

Pharaoh

 wants the Hebrew midwives to kill the Hebrew male babies. But the women refuse. Why? Because they fear Go more then they fear Pharaoh. Why is it that we often fear people more then God?

Application: In my work as a pastor, it is sometimes tempting to fear a person more than God. Sometimes this causes me to not say something that needs to be said or not do something that needs to be done. I need to fear God above all other fears.

Prayer: Father, forgive me for fearing people more than you. Forgive me for trying to please others rather then you. Help me to fear you above all things and to follow you no matter the cost. Amen.