the faith of Moses

"By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward."
(Hebrews 11:24-26 ESV)

I am amazed by the faith Moses had. I mean how someone can view reproach as greater than the best treasures this world has to offer blows my mind. If I didn’t know what it was like to know Christ, I would put this guy in a mental institution. Moses denied the ability to be called the son of the king of all he new. In Ancient Egypt, the Pharaoh was considered a god. Moses probably knew he had a chance to one day be the Pharaoh and “god.” I want the faith that Moses had, to give up the pleasures of sin with the eternal glory Jesus promises us in view. I think that our amount of faith in God determines how we fight sin. I think that sometimes I sin because I have little faith in God’s promises. I think Moses had a faith that could see God’s reward in a powerful way. I know that when I see Jesus in his beauty; Sin and worldly pleasures seem like dirt. It’s the times when I have little faith and have trouble seeing how beautiful Christ is, worldly pleasures seems so marvelous. I think that when Moses saw the reproach of Christ, he saw the day that the glory of Jesus that would be revealed and would display true pleasure. He was looking forward to the reward of being a friend of Jesus on that day as well as what Jesus promised to give him after that day. I am constantly asking God to help me to not forget the beauty of Jesus, and to remember the truth about what this world really has to offer.