I'll Never Thirst Again

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Feb 6

(Exodus 15:22-27) Israel then set out for the wilderness at Shur. They journeyed three days and found not water. Finally, at Marah, they found water. They couldn't drink the water because it was bitter. The people grumbled against Moses, who cried to the LORD for help. (Verse 25) "… the LORD showed him a log* (or tree), and he threw it into the water, and the water became sweet." This is the verse I want to focus on.

Have you ever heard the expression, "the river of life?" Do you remember the trees in the Garden of Eden? One of them is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. When I read this passage and God revealed this to me, I understood why God hadn't wanted them to eat from it. If you don't have God to reveal truth to you, the devil will deceive you. I'm pretty sure God was working on that, but they got in a hurry when the devil deceived Eve. And, what was the deception? It had to do with God's love for Eve, and His intention toward her. (Acts 10:34) tells us that God is no respecter of persons. All are loved by Him, and He sends his rain on the just and the unjust. So, He obviously loved Eve just as much as He loved Adam. Furthermore, Eve was the "helpmate/helper" He created for Adam, because He couldn't find one fit for him. He gave Adam the BEST! Why would God have less than honorable intentions for her? And, watch this: "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." (Gal. 3:28) Jesus wouldn't have taught the disciples that, if He had not learned it Himself from the Father. (John 12:50)

Okay, back to the water thing. When Moses threw that log into the water, it became sweet, and they were able to drink it. Now, when we apply this to life as we know it, doesn't it make awesome sense? Don't we have an awesome truth about the power of God's Word in that revelation? When we apply God's Word and Will, no matter what we're dealing with, we can be sure we're on track. Jesus said, in (John 7:38) "Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, 'Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.'" (Isaiah 12:3) tells us, "With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation." The best example we have of that, is in the wilderness when the devil tempted Jesus. The knowledge of good and evil gives us the power to know to do right, and to know what is wrong. The Law and the Holy Spirit give us the power to will to do right, and to strive to do it. When we do that, we can avoid the pitfalls and snares of sin and deception. Therein lies the sweetness of the "river of life."

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