EXODUS 15:22-24

Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water. When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.) So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”

TO PONDER 

This is another story of God’s provision and testing. Running out of water, standing before a pool of bitter water, the people of Israel begin to grumble and complain. Don’t forget that only a few days earlier God had parted the Red Sea and saved them from Pharaoh’s army! God delivers his people and makes the water fit to drink. We should learn that God expects us to trust him in all things, and to be holy, as He is holy.  We should remember that Jesus is the LORD who suffers to heal us and to forgive our sins. By his wounds we are healed.

PRAYER: O God, you are the one who heals. Through your Son, Jesus, we have been healed and forgiven. Help me to live fully with this assurance. May your peace be with me today, knowing that all all my sins have been forgiven. Amen.

Today's devotion written by Francis Leung, LifeWay Epping