Jesus Makes the Bitter Water Sweet for Those Who Seek Him ㅡ
“And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.
And he cried to the LORD; and the LORD showed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: ”
(Exodus 15:23, 25)
The waters of which you have been drinking are as bitter to your taste as were the waters of Marah to the children of Israel in the wilderness, but Jesus can make them so sweet with His love.
When Moses presented before the Lord the sad difficulties of the children of Israel, He did not present some new remedy, but called their attention to that which was at hand; for there was a bush or shrub which He had created that was to be cast into the water to make the fountain sweet and pure.
When this was done, the suffering people could drink of the water with safety and pleasure.
God has provided a balm for every wound.
There is a balm in Gilead, there is a physician there.
Will you not now as never before study the Scriptures?
Seek the Lord for wisdom in every emergency.
In every trial plead with Jesus to show you a way out of your troubles, then your eyes will be opened to behold the remedy and to apply to your case the healing promises that have been recorded in His Word.
In this way the enemy will find no place to lead you into mourning and unbelief, but instead you will have faith and hope and courage in the Lord.
The Holy Spirit will give you clear discernment that you may see and appropriate every blessing that will act as an antidote to grief, as a branch of healing to every draught of bitterness that is placed to your lips.
Every draught of bitterness will be mingled with the love of Jesus, and in place of complaining of the bitterness, you will realize that Jesus’ love and grace are so mingled with sorrow that it has been turned into subdued, holy, sanctified joy.
(Selected Messages Book 2 273)