The sojourning Israelites, thirsty, came to a place called Marah (bitterness) but could not drink the water there because it was bitter.
They began to complain bitterly against Moses, adding their
bitterness to an already bitter dilemma.
Moses cried out to God about this situation. And under God’s
direction, threw a certain tree into the bitter water and the bitter water
became sweet.
Then they came to Marah, but they could not drink its waters because they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah (bitter). The people [grew discontented and] grumbled at Moses, saying, “What are we going to drink?” Then he cried to the Lord [for help], and the Lord showed him a tree, [a branch of] which he threw into the waters, and the waters became sweet. – Exodus 15:23-25 (AMP)
The Lord provided the tree that turned the bitter
undrinkable water into sweet refreshing water fit for His children to drink.
And when they had
finished and fulfilled everything that was written about Him, they
took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb. – Acts 13:29
(AMPC)
The tree at Marah is symbolic of the cross of Jesus, and
just as that tree turned the bitterness into sweetness, so Jesus, Whom the Lord
provided, turns our bitter situations sweet.
Beloved, is a “bitter waters” situation before you today?
Remember all that Jesus accomplished for you on the cross and cast Him into
your situation; He is the solution to “bitter waters” situations. Only Jesus
can take away the bitterness you’re faced with and make it sweet.
Jesus sweetens all that’s bitter in your life! Hallelujah!
Amen †
Shelley Johnson “The Lord makes the Bitter, Sweet” ©2013 revisited
September 8, 2025
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