BITTER WATER MADE SWEET
(Message by Tanny Keng)
0. Introduction
a) Bitter water made sweet
i) 22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water. 23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.) 24 So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”
25 Then Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became fit to drink. There the Lord issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test. 26 He said, “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.”
27 Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there near the water. (Exodus 15:22-27 NIV)
1. What is the text all about?
a) The waters of Marah (means "bitter") are contrasted with the springs of Elim. Marah stood for the unbelieving, grumbling attitude of the people who would not trust God. Elim stands for God's bountiful provision. How easy it is to grumble and complain too quickly, only to be embarrassed by God's help!
b) God promised that if the people obeyed him they would be free from the diseases that plagued the Eqyptians. Little did they know that many of the moral laws he later gave were designed to keep them free from sickness. For example, following God's law against prostitution would keep them free of venereal disease. God's law for us are often designed to keep us from harm. Men and women are complex beings. Our physical, emotional, and spiritual lives are intertwined. Modern medicine is now acknowledging what these laws assumed. If we want God to care for us, we need to submit to his directions for living.
2. Prayer focus
a) Pray that we would obey God's law so that we would be free from all sicknesses that are prevalent nowadays.
The End ...
0. Introductiona) Bitter water made sweet
i) 22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water. 23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.) 24 So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”
25 Then Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became fit to drink. There the Lord issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test. 26 He said, “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.”
27 Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there near the water. (Exodus 15:22-27 NIV)
1. What is the text all about?
a) The waters of Marah (means "bitter") are contrasted with the springs of Elim. Marah stood for the unbelieving, grumbling attitude of the people who would not trust God. Elim stands for God's bountiful provision. How easy it is to grumble and complain too quickly, only to be embarrassed by God's help!
b) God promised that if the people obeyed him they would be free from the diseases that plagued the Eqyptians. Little did they know that many of the moral laws he later gave were designed to keep them free from sickness. For example, following God's law against prostitution would keep them free of venereal disease. God's law for us are often designed to keep us from harm. Men and women are complex beings. Our physical, emotional, and spiritual lives are intertwined. Modern medicine is now acknowledging what these laws assumed. If we want God to care for us, we need to submit to his directions for living.
2. Prayer focus
a) Pray that we would obey God's law so that we would be free from all sicknesses that are prevalent nowadays.
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