Post by Zac Loh on Dec 12, 2007 12:09:17 GMT -5
Now when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah. (Exodus 15:23)
One of the by-products of the spirit of this world is bitterness. People who drink from it get bitter easily. By the way, the word `Marah’ in Malay (the national language of my country, Malaysia) means `angry’.
Of course, in the original Bible language of Hebrew, the word `Marah’ means `bitter’.
Nevertheless, anger and bitterness do go together. Unresolved anger turns to bitterness. Un-forgiveness will grow into bitterness.
The journeying Israelites couldn’t drink the waters of Marah because it was bitter. It was God’s way making them look for another source. As children of God, we cannot drink the water of bitterness. We must drink the water of forgiveness.
The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.” Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.” The woman answered and said, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You have well said, ‘I have no husband,’ for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly.” (John 4:15-18)
What was the thing needed by the woman at Jacob’s well? Jesus pointed out her sin. While the woman was thinking of drawing water, Jesus was drawing her out into the open. Jesus was showing the water in the well of the woman’s life, which was sin.
What the woman needed was to draw the living water of forgiveness. She needed to know that she could be forgiven. Jesus offered forgiveness by first pointing-out her sin.
Today, we need to draw forgiveness from the eternal living well of Jesus. And out of the abundance of our heart will flow forgiveness. The forgiveness of Christ will be springing-up from within us, to nourish others.
Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. (Exodus 17:6)
The source of living water for the Israelites was the gushing rock. When the rock was hit, water gushed out.
and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. (1 Corinthians 10:4)
Jesus was hit at the cross, and forgiveness is still flowing-out, eternally. When we are hit, let us not be bitter. But let the forgiveness of Jesus flow-out from us.
It is a choice we make. If we believe that we are a rock of Christ, then we will by faith experience the gushing-out of the water of forgiveness when we are hit. Let us be a source of forgiveness to others.
One of the by-products of the spirit of this world is bitterness. People who drink from it get bitter easily. By the way, the word `Marah’ in Malay (the national language of my country, Malaysia) means `angry’.
Of course, in the original Bible language of Hebrew, the word `Marah’ means `bitter’.
Nevertheless, anger and bitterness do go together. Unresolved anger turns to bitterness. Un-forgiveness will grow into bitterness.
The journeying Israelites couldn’t drink the waters of Marah because it was bitter. It was God’s way making them look for another source. As children of God, we cannot drink the water of bitterness. We must drink the water of forgiveness.
The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.” Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.” The woman answered and said, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You have well said, ‘I have no husband,’ for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly.” (John 4:15-18)
What was the thing needed by the woman at Jacob’s well? Jesus pointed out her sin. While the woman was thinking of drawing water, Jesus was drawing her out into the open. Jesus was showing the water in the well of the woman’s life, which was sin.
What the woman needed was to draw the living water of forgiveness. She needed to know that she could be forgiven. Jesus offered forgiveness by first pointing-out her sin.
Today, we need to draw forgiveness from the eternal living well of Jesus. And out of the abundance of our heart will flow forgiveness. The forgiveness of Christ will be springing-up from within us, to nourish others.
Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. (Exodus 17:6)
The source of living water for the Israelites was the gushing rock. When the rock was hit, water gushed out.
and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. (1 Corinthians 10:4)
Jesus was hit at the cross, and forgiveness is still flowing-out, eternally. When we are hit, let us not be bitter. But let the forgiveness of Jesus flow-out from us.
It is a choice we make. If we believe that we are a rock of Christ, then we will by faith experience the gushing-out of the water of forgiveness when we are hit. Let us be a source of forgiveness to others.