Hebrews 11:27 "By faith Moses abandoned Egypt, not afraid of the wrath of the king, because he endured like one who sees the invisible God."
Some would say Moses made an irrational choice when he abandoned his privileged position in Egypt. Abandonment of Egypt meant the loss of advantages that his microscopic sight could see in the here and now. However, Moses' faith had developed telescopic sight to see the distant horizon of eternity with the invisible God.
Moses' choice was a question of relative value -- things given up versus things that are sought. Moses believed that identification with Christ (abandoning an earthly kingdom for an eternal kingdom) was more valuable than leadership and riches in a powerful and affluent culture. Moses' estimation of relative values was Truth so his choice, though perhaps fear-inducing, was the most rational choice possible.
Upon balanced examination of telescopic sight versus microscopic sight, the eyes of faith abandon the immediate for the far-away and unseen (though not un-revealed) eternal prize. Telescopic sight sees life on earth like the rising sun, growing in strength and beauty, shining brighter and brighter until the perfect day and sees death like a peaceful sunset over a glorious distant horizon to shine with and like Jesus Christ for eternity.
