#162 And not a drop to drink Exodus 15

So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.

24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

25 And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,

26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.

27 And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters. Exodus 15: 22-27 KJV

I would like to laugh at these people who have witnessed the parting of great waters, but I fear it would be vane on my part. My stomach is full and I am at rest today. I have already drank a glass of water to start my morning, and there is a cup of coffee beside me as a write. When the canteen is full, the urgency to find a spring is not there, and at that point, a man's thirst will remind him that he cannot live without the water. The waters of Marah are bitter and undrinkable in their present state, yet there is life there, but it will require an act of God. They cannot take of the life giving water until the tree is thrown in. We are often tempted to complain, and we are ruled by our bellies and our thirst. When my comforts are removed for a time, and I am stuck in the Ramen noodle wilderness, or I have gone a period without casting a line, it easy to become disgruntled. No one has promised me steak and lobster tails, but my mind has become so fixed upon the thought of them, that I cannot eat what is before me. I cannot laugh at these people, the water was undrinkable, but if God were to give us everything we want, would we ever learn what it is that we need?

All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything. 13Food is for the stomach and the stomach is for food, but God will do away with both of them. Yet the body is not for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body. 14Now God has not only raised the Lord, but will also raise us up through His power.…1 Cor. 6:12-14

Jesus answered and said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again; 14but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life." 15The woman said to Him, "Sir, give me this water, so I will not be thirsty nor come all the way here to draw."…John 4:13-15