Exodus 15:23-24 When they came to the oasis of Marah, the water was too bitter to drink. So they called the place Marah (which means “bitter”). Then the people complained and turned against Moses. “What are we going to drink.?” they demanded.
How many times have I walked into a situation or met somebody and just seen it or them as “bitter”? Why even waste my time? All I can see is work and probably wasted work. Nothing will ever come from this but harm to me. But who’s eyes am I looking through?….
Exodus 15:25 So Moses cried out to the Lord for help, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. Moses threw it into the water, and this made the water good to drink….
Am I seeing the person or situation through God’s eyes or my own? Have I even bothered to ask God for help? Only God can see hope where I see only hopelessness. God may show me a “piece of wood” that He will use to turn that hopelessness into hope. I think God finds it amusing to make the impossible possible. There is no thing/situation/person that is too far gone for God. For He is a God of hope. A God of impossibilities. He is God, He is my God.
