Exodus 2:3

But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch.  Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.

Moses' mother, Jochebed, is a beautiful model of faith in action.  A slave in Egypt, she didn't bemoan her state and wait for things to get better.  She didn't grow bitter about the unfairness of her life.  She didn't complain to her husband and expect him to fix the situation.  Jochebed saw what needed to be done and, with an incredible amount of faith, did it.

As a mother, I would do anything I could to protect my children.  When my girls are threatened, mama bear comes roaring and I come out fighting.  But Jochebed didn't do that.  She didn't fight.  I think it's fair to assume she prayed.  Jochebed was of the house of Levi, the tribe that would later be set apart for priestly service.  Hebrews 11:23 tells us, "By faith Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict."  It takes courage to defy a king, especially a king so ruthless he would kill innocent babies.  What would Pharaoh do to a slave who flat-out disobeyed his orders?  But Jochebed and her husband trusted God and hid their infant son. 

It takes wisdom to come up with a plan to protect that baby once he grew too big to hide.  And to hide him in the open, on a river filled with barges, hippos, and crocodiles, required absolute trust that God's plan was bigger than hers. 

I think she must have known that Moses was hidden near where the princess bathed.  And here again was another risk - would the princess have mercy, or would she be as cruel as her father?  But Jochebed took the chance and surrendered her son to God's protection. 

God blessed her faithfulness by allowing her to hold her son in her arms and watch him grow (v. 9).  She continued to impact her child's life and, undoubtably, teach him about the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  He also indirectly used her to bless the nation of Israel, as her actions saved the life of the one who would later lead his people out of slavery.