Hebrews 11:26
“accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.”
What does Hebrews 11:26 mean?
Moses chose something harder because he saw something farther. Even though he could have kept all the wealth and status of Egyptian royalty, he counted the cost of following God's calling (what the writer calls "the reproach of Christ") as worth far more than any earthly treasure. The secret to his choice wasn't strength or willpower, but rather that he kept his eyes fixed on a future reward that he believed God would give him. This speaks to anyone facing a real tension between security now and faithfulness to something bigger. It's an honest acknowledgment that choosing the harder path often feels like we're giving things up, unless we can glimpse why it matters in the long run. Moses' example suggests that trust grows when we look beyond our immediate circumstances toward what God is building.