Good News For Everyone: Tom Shanklin Ministries Podcast

Minneopa State Park, Mankato, Minnesota. 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.‭ ‭And the people‭ murmured‭‭ against Moses‭, saying‭‭, What shall we drink‭‭?‭ (Exodus 15:23-24, AV) Just as Israel faced the bitter waters of Marah, we also face bitter waters in the circumstances of life. Hard things—such as broken relationships, betrayal, sickness, loss of a loved one, financial difficulties, personal failure, or troubles in our nation, community, and church—can bring us into sorrow and test our mettle. But even more of a threat to our spiritual wellbeing is bitterness in our hearts. Israel's problem was not just a mud puddle in the wilderness, it was the attitude of their hearts that was the greatest threat. Likewise, we must beware that we do not allow the bitter circumstances of life cause us to have a deeper problem of bitterness in our souls. Through Jesus' death on the cross, God has pro