Did you know that bitter things are part of life and many times, they come on the heels of great victory? But God can use the bitter times and turn them in to sweet times … even when you think that is impossible. At the cross, God changed the bitter things in life into the sweet things. He also has a miracle or two waiting just for you. You’ll discover how God takes life’s bitterness and makes it into the sweet life.
The waters of Marah
Exodus 15 v22-27
God revealed Himself as the Healing God when He turns the bitter waters of Marah into sweet, fresh drinkable water, to quench the thirst of the Israelites.
Exodus 15 v 26 Jehovah Rapha: God the Healer
Ephesians 4 v 19-24: Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, and they are full of greed.
20 That, however, is not the way of life you learned 21 when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. 22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Put in the cross. It changes every negative to a positive. Factor in the cross. Because according to Romans 8 v 28: And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[i] have been called according to his purpose.
What do you do when life unexpectedly caves in on you and you think it can’t get any worse? Well, the first thing is to remember there are things happening behind the scenes that God is orchestrating that you can’t see. Are you trusting God who has your life in His hands?
Job’s life
- things happening behind the scene (chapter 1 and 2: things happening here on the earthly realm and also in the heavenly realm).
- The trouble you are facing is a test: Job 1 v 9 “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied.
- The victory is found in trusting God. You don’t have anything else. Trust God even when it doesn’t make sense.
