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I Am the Lord Who Heals You

Date: Mar. 6, 2021

Passage

Exodus 15:22-27

Bitter Water Made Sweet

22 Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water. 23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah. 24 And the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” 25 And he cried to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log, and he threw it into the water, and the water became sweet.

There the LORD made for them a statute and a rule, and there he tested them, 26 saying, “If you will diligently listen to the voice of the LORD your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, your healer.”

27 Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they encamped there by the water.

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Key Verse: Exodus 15:26

saying, “If you will diligently listen to the voice of the LORD your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, your healer.”

1. No water to bitter water to fit water (22-25a)

After the Red Sea miracle, the people traveled for three days in the desert without finding water. They found bitter water and called the place 'Bitter.' They grumbled bitterly against Moses, 'What are we to drink?' Moses cried out to God, and God showed him wood that made the water drinkable.

2. The LORD who heals you (25b-27)

God instructed and tested his people there. Would they would listen to him, do what is right, and keep his commands? If so, he would not bring diseases on them, as he did on Egypt. Complaining expresses unbelief. God wants to heal us. Then they found 12 springs and 70 palm trees.

Prayer: Lord, in difficult times, when I'm tempted to complain, may I rather trust you and cry out to you in prayer. You are my Healer.

One Word: Trust the LORD our Healer

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God is Our Deliverer

Psalm 78:40-72

Key Verse: 78:65

Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,
like a strong man shouting because of wine.

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