Exodus 15:22-27 GNT “Then Moses led the people of Israel away from the Red Sea into the desert of Shur. For three days they walked through the desert, but found no water. Then they came to a place called Marah, but the water there was so bitter that they could not drink it. That is why it was named Marah. The people complained to Moses and asked, “What are we going to drink?” Moses prayed earnestly to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood, which he threw into the water; and the water became fit to drink. There the Lord gave them laws to live by, and there he also tested them. He said, “If you will obey me completely by doing what I consider right and by keeping my commands, I will not punish you with any of the diseases that I brought on the Egyptians. I am the Lord, the one who heals you.” Next they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees; there they camped by the water.”22 Then Moses led the people of Israel away from the Red Sea into the desert of Shur. For three days they walked through the desert, but found no water. 23 Then they came to a place called Marah, but the water there was so bitter that they could not drink it. That is why it was named Marah. 24 The people complained to Moses and asked, “What are we going to drink?”
Instead of looking at the TEST as an OBSTACLE look at it as an OPPORTUNITY.
25 Moses prayed earnestly to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood, which he threw into the water; and the water became fit to drink.
Instead of WORRYING about it, PRAY about it.
2. In the test God wants to PURGE us of our PAST to PREPARE us for FUTURE.
25b There the Lord gave them laws to live by, and there he also tested them. 26 He said, “If you will obey me completely by doing what I consider right and by keeping my commands, I will not punish you with any of the diseases that I brought on the Egyptians. I am the Lord, the one who heals you.” 27 Next they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees; there they camped by the water. 26b I will not punish you with any of the diseases that I brought on the Egyptians.
Proverbs 15:10 MSG“It’s a school of hard knocks for those who leave God’s path, a dead-end street for those who hate God’s rules.”
In the test, REMEMBER your RESOURCES.
- 15 minutes of Bible study
- 5 minutes in prayer
- 5 minutes in worship
3. Your TEST leads to a TESTIMONY.
James 1:2-3 GNT My friends, consider yourselves fortunate when all kinds of trials come your way, for you know that when your faith succeeds in facing such trials, the result is the ability to endure. 27 Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees
God SEES you, God KNOWS you, and God LOVES you.
25a Moses prayed earnestly to the Lord…
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