Waters of Marah

God brings us to seasons in our lives for His own pupose. The children of Israel travelled on a journey towards Canaan and they experienced different challenges. Be blessed as you read on.

 

Exodus 15:22 - 26 Amplified

²²Then Moses led Israel onward from the Red Sea and they went into the Wilderness of Shur; they went three days [thirty-three miles] in the wilderness and found no water.

    ²³When they came to Marah, they could not drink its waters for they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah [bitterness].

    ²⁴The people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

    ²⁵And he cried to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree which he cast into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There [the Lord] made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He proved them,

    ²⁶Saying, If you will diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord your God and will do what is right in His sight, and will listen to and obey His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon you which I brought upon the Egyptians, for I am the Lord Who heals you.

God leads us through the journey of our lives however, our final destination is heaven. We do not just get there once we get born again, but we get to junctions, intersections and stop areas (service stations). All these areas have different characteristics; some pleasant, others frustrating and confusing.

There was no water to drink except bitter water... waters of Marah. When we travel on our journey at work, home or ministry and we hope to find relief but all we have is unpleasantness, crying, getting upset, bitterness are options eventhough not good ones. We have reactions to different challenges, children of Israel complained/murmured against Moses.

What is your attitude towards challenges? Do you complain, murmur or converse with the  Lord? What is making you uncomfortable and miserable? Talking and whining is not the solution. God profered the solution to the challenge facing the Israelites, His power has not changed; God has the solution to your challenge. Take a deep breath and ask yourself where are yesterday's challenges?

Every test brings promotion, but you require obedience to meet up to God's standard. When God tests you, depend on His grace to pass and obey every step of the way. Every water of Marah in your lives will receive God's solution for sweetness.

God's blessings.