Meditate On
...when they came to Marah, they could not drink the
waters of Marah, for they were bitter...And the people complained against
Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” So he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord
showed him a tree. When he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet
Exodus 15:23–25
Always
Bring In The Cross
I love the story of how God turned bitter, poisonous
waters into sweet, refreshing waters for His people when they came to a place
called Marah (meaning “bitterness” in Hebrew).
When the Israelites could not drink the water, Moses
cried out to the Lord. The Lord showed him a tree, which Moses cast into the
waters. When he did that, the Bible says that “the waters were made sweet”.
I love how God’s solution then is still God’s solution
now: Throw in the tree—a picture of Jesus at the cross—to turn the bitter
waters sweet.
Today, if you are facing a ”bitter waters” situation in
your body or life, I want to encourage you to bring in Jesus and see what He
did for you at the cross. Relief and healing don’t come from dwelling on your
pain. Bring in the tree—meditate on how the cross of Jesus has saved and
redeemed you—and let the Lord turn your bitter waters sweet!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH PRINCE
