50_Be careful what you choose Exodus 2:11-15 One day, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and looked on their burdens, and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people. 12 He looked this way and that, and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. 13 When he went out the next day, behold, two Hebrews were struggling together. And he said to the man in the wrong, “Why do you strike your companion?” 14 He answered, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid, and thought, “Surely the thing is known.” 15 When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian. And he sat down by a well. Heb 11:24-27 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, 25 choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. 26 He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward. 27 By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible. C.T. Studd was one of England's finest cricketers, a man admired for his talent and celebrated for his success. Yet, he gave it all up to become a missionary in Africa. This choice was not impulsive. It was born of the conviction that serving Christ was the only thing of value in this life. His words express his faith: "Only one life, ‘twill soon be past; only what is done for Christ will last." Despite frail health and immense challenges, Studd served the Lord tirelessly until his death. The full impact of his choice will be revealed only in eternity. Our choices define our lives. They reveal our priorities and shape our character. Hebrews 11:24-27 holds up Moses as one who chose to live by faith, casting aside the temptation of fleeting gain. His story compels us to consider the weight and eternal significance of our own choices. Moses was born in a time where he had no official right to live. Pharaoh had decreed death for all Hebrew male infants. Moses’ survival was an act of divine intervention. Rescued from the Nile by Pharaoh’s daughter, Moses grew up in the lap of luxury, a prince of Egypt. He was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and became a man of influence and power. Yet, Moses faced a defining question: Who was he? Was he the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, with all the privileges, power, and wealth that entailed? Or was he a Hebrew, one of the slave people? Not to remain in Pharaoh’s household would seem not only ungrateful but also irrational, for the Hebrews had no visible hope of freedom or prosperity. But Moses chose to identify as a Hebrew,