The Kindest Thing She Ever Did Was Against the Rules

Have you ever wanted to help someone, then stopped because of what your own people might say?
A princess by the Nile faced that exact moment - and chose kindness anyway.

In today's five-minute devotional we meet Pharaoh's daughter in Exodus 2:6. Everyone around her had been trained to see a threat. She saw a crying child. Her kindness cost her something at home, she never made a speech about it, and she let a young Hebrew girl help her.

We look at three things to hold onto: look properly, live with the awkwardness, and don't do it alone. Then one small step for today - one ordinary act of welcome to someone your circle has quietly decided not to see. And a reminder that kindness isn't how we earn our place with God. It's what happens when we know we already have one.

Scripture in this video

Exodus 2:6 (NLT)
Job 29:15-16 (NLT)

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Who was kind to you when it would have been easier not to be? Tell me in the comments - I'd love to read it, and I'll be praying for you.

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The Kindest Thing She Ever Did Was Against the Rules | Exodus 2:6 | 5-Min Daily Devotional | Wednesday 26 August 2026

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