From Bitter Waters to Sweet Deliverance: Trusting God
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1. "Friends, you are never so thirsty as when you don't have access to water. Well, long story short, you know, that evening we finally got a good water source. But that experience reminds me that in our country, we just take for granted that we can get fresh drinkable water anytime we want, right? Just turn on the tap. But even today, there's a lot of the world that doesn't have that luxury." [11:32] (29 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "And so, there are times when we are tempted to get bitter of life's troubles or because of what people have done to us or because we are surrounded by the bitterness of others. And that can affect our own lives. I know this. The enemy tries to capitalize on this kind of thing by having us play that same broken record in our mind and going over and over all of the wrongs that we have suffered in the hands of others. And this can make us bitter." [17:18] (37 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "God can make our bitter waters sweet. The Lord can turn our bitter experiences into something sweet. And what the enemy meant for evil, God can turn around for our good. And so, as I said at the beginning of today's episode, we've crossed over to the second half of the year. And so far, the waters have been pretty bitter. Agreed? And so, let's pray together that like at Mara, that we might find some days of sweet water ahead." [18:03] (34 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "And on those days, and when the water is bitter, and they will inevitably come, bad days. When the water is better, let's pray that God would fill us with His love and kindness. Because God's love and kindness are sure antidotes to bitterness. And let's rejoice in the knowledge that He is able to make the bitter sweet. Because God's love is sweet." [18:45] (27 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
### Quotes for members
1. "And so here is an interesting little fact about these verses these 21 verses they're written in a very obvious prose style we can clearly see that. and it's called the song of Moses and it actually is a song a real worship song the first one ever recorded in Scripture and when I say song I mean that you know that it was poetry set to music and in the original Hebrew language this would have rhymed these these words would have had actually rhymed like we think of our hymns and our poems and the phrases are done in doublets and triplets and if you're a music person you'll know what I'm talking about but but the important thing is that that is a characteristic of ancient Hebrew song in poetry structure so this very much was a poem and the poem itself uses these powerful and expressive words like like shattered smashed shuddered terrified consumed" [03:10] (63 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "And so the Israelites are understandably upset about this. And so, you know, just imagine yourself and you're a mother and here you are in the wilderness, in the heat of the wilderness, and you found no water for your babies for three days. And what supplies that you might have had, you couldn't take that much water with you, but, you know, they're all gone. And now you have this fear that you're gonna have to watch your children dehydrate and die in the hot desert. Right there before your very eyes. I mean, this trial that Israel is facing is huge." [15:04] (33 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "And so, what maras have you come to in your life? Hoping to find refreshment for your journey, only to find that what looked so promising from a distance was in fact tainted in some way. It is important to remember that the Israelites, they were led there by God. God was going before them as a pillar of cloud and fire. And just like we're following God, you know, sometimes we run into obstacles as well. I mean, he had led them, he crossed the Red Sea a few days earlier. And so, he led them to Mara for a good purpose." [16:29] (43 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "And so, again, verse 24 tells us that the people grumble against Moses saying, what are we to drink? And now this is an often used preaching point. And I've used it this way because it's just a few verses back, like three verses, and they were singing and dancing and praising God for his mighty power. And now already here they are grumbling again. And there's a point in that, but I do think we need to cut them a little slack. This is no shallow thing. This is a major problem." [14:32] (34 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "And so, for the Israelites on this journey, water was crucial. And the first water that they came to on the other side of the Red Sea is not apparently drinkable. And it's been three days. Now, and also, I haven't done this before, but I need to mention the calculated number of Israelites that were traveling and camping and moving toward the desert, towards the Holy Land. And they say there could have been as many as three million. That's right. Three million people and all their livestock. And so think about it. To sustain three million and all their herds and flocks, it takes a lot of water." [12:14] (42 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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1. "Friends, you are never so thirsty as when you don't have access to water. Well, long story short, you know, that evening we finally got a good water source. But that experience reminds me that in our country, we just take for granted that we can get fresh drinkable water anytime we want, right? Just turn on the tap. But even today, there's a lot of the world that doesn't have that luxury." [11:32] (29 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "And so, there are times when we are tempted to get bitter of life's troubles or because of what people have done to us or because we are surrounded by the bitterness of others. And that can affect our own lives. I know this. The enemy tries to capitalize on this kind of thing by having us play that same broken record in our mind and going over and over all of the wrongs that we have suffered in the hands of others. And this can make us bitter." [17:18] (37 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "God can make our bitter waters sweet. The Lord can turn our bitter experiences into something sweet. And what the enemy meant for evil, God can turn around for our good. And so, as I said at the beginning of today's episode, we've crossed over to the second half of the year. And so far, the waters have been pretty bitter. Agreed? And so, let's pray together that like at Mara, that we might find some days of sweet water ahead." [18:03] (34 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "And on those days, and when the water is bitter, and they will inevitably come, bad days. When the water is better, let's pray that God would fill us with His love and kindness. Because God's love and kindness are sure antidotes to bitterness. And let's rejoice in the knowledge that He is able to make the bitter sweet. Because God's love is sweet." [18:45] (27 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
### Quotes for members
1. "And so here is an interesting little fact about these verses these 21 verses they're written in a very obvious prose style we can clearly see that. and it's called the song of Moses and it actually is a song a real worship song the first one ever recorded in Scripture and when I say song I mean that you know that it was poetry set to music and in the original Hebrew language this would have rhymed these these words would have had actually rhymed like we think of our hymns and our poems and the phrases are done in doublets and triplets and if you're a music person you'll know what I'm talking about but but the important thing is that that is a characteristic of ancient Hebrew song in poetry structure so this very much was a poem and the poem itself uses these powerful and expressive words like like shattered smashed shuddered terrified consumed" [03:10] (63 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "And so the Israelites are understandably upset about this. And so, you know, just imagine yourself and you're a mother and here you are in the wilderness, in the heat of the wilderness, and you found no water for your babies for three days. And what supplies that you might have had, you couldn't take that much water with you, but, you know, they're all gone. And now you have this fear that you're gonna have to watch your children dehydrate and die in the hot desert. Right there before your very eyes. I mean, this trial that Israel is facing is huge." [15:04] (33 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "And so, what maras have you come to in your life? Hoping to find refreshment for your journey, only to find that what looked so promising from a distance was in fact tainted in some way. It is important to remember that the Israelites, they were led there by God. God was going before them as a pillar of cloud and fire. And just like we're following God, you know, sometimes we run into obstacles as well. I mean, he had led them, he crossed the Red Sea a few days earlier. And so, he led them to Mara for a good purpose." [16:29] (43 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "And so, again, verse 24 tells us that the people grumble against Moses saying, what are we to drink? And now this is an often used preaching point. And I've used it this way because it's just a few verses back, like three verses, and they were singing and dancing and praising God for his mighty power. And now already here they are grumbling again. And there's a point in that, but I do think we need to cut them a little slack. This is no shallow thing. This is a major problem." [14:32] (34 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "And so, for the Israelites on this journey, water was crucial. And the first water that they came to on the other side of the Red Sea is not apparently drinkable. And it's been three days. Now, and also, I haven't done this before, but I need to mention the calculated number of Israelites that were traveling and camping and moving toward the desert, towards the Holy Land. And they say there could have been as many as three million. That's right. Three million people and all their livestock. And so think about it. To sustain three million and all their herds and flocks, it takes a lot of water." [12:14] (42 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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