EXODUS 15:22-27 A BRANCH TO TURN THE BITTER SWEET
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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
FREEDOM, FREEDOM, SHOUT FREEDOM
SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS GOING TO GET SET FREE TODAY
400 YEARS LIVING IN SLAVERY
400 YEARS UNDER THE BONDAGE OF TASKMASTER’S AND PHARAOHS
400 YEARS BEING SHAPER IN WHAT ISAIAH CALLS, “THE FURNACE OF AFFLICTION” ()
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver;
I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
400 YEARS OF LOSING THEIR WORSHIP, PRAISE LIFE, PRAYER LIFE, AND EVEN THEIR CULTURE
400 YEARS OF LOSING THEIR DREAMS, HOPES
FINALLY, GOD DECIDES THAT, IT IS TIME
BRINGING OUT A PEOPLE WHO DO NOT EVEN WORSHIP HIM
WHEN GOD GETS READY TO BRING YOU OUT, NO DEVIL, NO SIN, NO PERSON, NOT EVEN A COUNTRY CAN STOP HIM
THEY WERE NOT FASTING, PRAYING, EVEN LIVING RIGHT
HOWEVER, IT IS TIME FOR GOD TO BRING THEM OUT OUT
THIS TELLS ME THAT GOD HAS A TIME TO GIVE ME MY BREAKTHROUGH
IT DOESN’T MATTER, WHATEVER I MAY BE BOUND BY, GOD HAS A WAY TO BRING YOU OUT
AND NOTHING CAN STOP GOD
GOD DOES IT BECAUSE HE IS TIED TO HIS HESED
HESED IS A WORD THAT REFERS TO GOD’S LOYALTY AND FAITHFULNESS TO HIS PEOPLE
HE MADE A PROMISE TO ABRAHAM WHO IS NOW A DEADMAN, AND GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISE TO A DEADMAN
IF GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISE TO A DEADMAN HOW MUCH MORE WILL HE KEEP HIS PROMISE TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN WASHED BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST
HAVE YOU COME TO JESUS FOR THE CLEANSING POWER, ARE YOU WASHED IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB, ARE YOU FULLY TRUSTING IN HIS GRACE THIS HOUR, ARE YOU WASHED IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB
BODY
BODY
AND THE ISRAELITES WERE FREED FROM THE BLOOD
YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED BUT THE BLOOD
YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN BEGGING BUT THE BLOOD
YOU SHOULD BE AT THE MENTAL INSTITUTE BUT THE BLOOD
YOU SHOULDN’T EVEN HAVE A BABY BUT THE BLOOD
OH, IT’S THE BLOOD
OH, PRECIOUS IS THE FLOW.......NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST
HAS THE BLOOD MADE A WAY FOR ANYONE IN THIS ROOM
THE PUT THE BLOOD UP HIGH, AND THE BLOOD DOWN THE SIDE, PROTECTED BY THE BLOOD
YOUR MOTHER HAD CAN, BUT THE BLOOD
HIV-BUT THE BLOOD
LIVER DISEASE, BUT THE BLOOD COULD’VE LOST YOUR MARRIAGE BUT THE BLOOD
THE BLOOD MADE A WAY OUT OF YOUR AFFLICTION
THE ISRAELITES WERE FREED BY THE BLOOD OF A LAMB
THE BLOOD-NOT REALLY MERCY, BUT WHEN I SEE THE BLOOD, I WILL PASSOVER
BUT YOU CAN’T JUST STAND THERE-SEE THAT IS JUSTIFICATION
THE BLOOD MAKES ME RIGHT WITH GOD
NOW I NEED SANCTIFICATION
THAT’S WHY GOD LED THEM TO THE RED SEA
PHARAOH AND HIS ARMY HAD CHASED THEM DOWN
THE SEA IS IN FRONT OF THEM AND PHARAOH AND HIS ARMY BEHIND THEM
BUT DURING THE NIGHT, THE ANGEL OF THE LORD WENT BEHIND THE CAMP OF THE ISRAELITES AND STOOD IN BETWEEN ISRAEL AND PHARAOH, SO THAT NO ONE COULD BE ATTACKED IN THE NIGHT
JUST LIKE THE PSALM SAYS,
The angel of the Lord encampeth
Round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
AND IN THE MORNING
GOD DID NOT SEND AN AIRPLANE, BRIDGE, OR A BOAT; HE SENT HIS BREATH
GOD SENT A WIND
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS ABLE TO BRING FREEDOM FOR ANY HOUSEHOLD
BECAUSE, WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS.....
I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE IT, BUT I CAN HEAR IT
LIKE ELIJAH, I HEAR THE SOUND OF AN ABUNDANCE OF RAIN
WHEN GOD’S WIND CAME, THE WATERS WERE MOVED BACK AND THE ISRAELITES CROSSED OVER AND THEY DID IT WITH DRY FEET
WHEN PHARAOH AND HIS ARMY FOLLOWED, THEY WERE DROWNED
WHAT WORKS FOR YOU WILL NOT WORK FOR YOUR ENEMY
600 OF EGYPTS BEST CHARIOTS, ALL GONE IN ONE MINUTE
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND DROWNED YOUR PHARAOH
ONCE PHARAOH WAS DROWNED, THEY WENT TO PRAISING GOD
AFTER THE EMOTIONAL RUSH THAT THEIR ENEMIES WERE NOT ONLY DESTROYED, THEY WERE COMPLETELY GONE
HERE IS A PLACE THAT WOULD BE EASY TO STAY
BUT THEY HAD TO MOVE ON
WE LIKE TO STAY IN OUR PLACES OF VICTORY BUT THEIR ARE MORE VICTORIES FOR YOU
LOOK AT WHERE THEY ARE: A GREAT DELIVERANCE, WONDERFUL SECURITY, AND ENEMY DEFEATED
THIS WAS NOT THEIR DESTINY, THEIR DESTINY WAS THE MOUNTAIN OF GOD
MOSES HAD TO ALMOST FORCE THEM TO MOVE INTO THE WILDERNESS
HOW MANY OF YOU LIKE BEING IN A WILDERNESS
REMEMBER THE SPIRIT DROVE JESUS INTO THE WILDERNESS BEFORE HE COULD START HIS PUBLIC MINISTRY
A GOOD WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE FOR THE BELIEVER IS PERFECT TRAINING FOR THE BELIEVER
IT IS A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT, VERY DIFFICULT PLACE TO STAY
THEY JOURNEYED 3 DAYS WITHOUT ANY WATER
THEY ARE IN A PLACE WHERE THERE IS NO LIFE SUPPORTING SYSTEM
THEY JUST EXPERIENCED GOD’S MIRACLE WORKING POWER, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO BELIEVE
EACH EXPECTATION ALONG THE WAY TURNED INTO DISAPPOINTMENT
PEOPLE SAY THAT IT IS NOT SO MUCH ABOUT THE DESTINATION BUT THE LESSONS WE LEARN ALONG THE WAY
EXPECTATION TO DISAPPOINTMENT
MANY TIMES WE RECEIVE A WORD OR HAVE SOME TYPE OF EXPECTATION BUT IT IS QUICKLY TURNED INTO DISAPPOINTMENT
HOW DO YOU RESPOND WHEN THINGS ARE NOT AS THEY ARE EXPECTED
HAVE YOU EVER STARTED WITH GREAT EXPECTATION ONLY TO FIND BITTER EXPERIENCES ALONG THE WAY
AND THEIR FIRST RESPONSE WAS TO START COMPLAINING
DO WE COMPLAIN WHEN GOD DOESN’T ANSWER OUR PRAYERS
DO WE COMPLAIN WHEN WE DON’T GET WHAT WE WANT
DO WE COMPLAIN ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE, EXPECTING SOMETHING BUT THE REALITY IS DIFFERENT
MURMURING AND COMPLAINING IS OFTEN THE RESPONSE OF GOD’S CHILDREN
THT IS WHY WE NEED TO GROW
TELL YOUR NEIGHBOR THAT IT IS TIME TO GROW
BECAUSE, GOD’S WAYS ARE NOT MAN’S......
GOD LED THEM INTO A WILDERNESS WHEN THE PROMISED LAND WAS JUST A 3 DAYS JOURNEY
THE PEOPLE DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY?
BUT, GOD DID, HE SAID, THESE PEOPLE WILL SEE WAR AND WANT TO RETURN TO EGYPT AND WHAT I WANT TO TEACH THEM DURING THIS JOURNEY IS THAT THE BATTLE BELONGS TO THE LORD
THEY WILL LEARN THAT IF THEY WILL WALK IN MY DIRECTION, I WILL FIGHT THE BATTLE FOR THEM
ONE MOMENT THEY ARE FIGHTING PHARAOH, THE NEXT BITTER WATERS
Many are the afflictions of the righteous:
But the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
GOD ALLOWS THESE EXPERIENCES IN OUR LIVES TO STRENGTHEN OUR FAITH AND PREPARE FOR TRIALS SO THAT WHEN THEY COME, WE WOULD BE VICTORIOUS EACH TIME AND NOT DEFEATED
STRENGTHEN THEIR COMMITMENT
WE LIVE IN A GENERATION THAT DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO STAY COMMITTED
JUST LOOK AT THE DIVORCE RATE
THERE IS NO PROBLEM STAYING COMMITTED AS LONG AS EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL
BUT, AT THE SIGN OF ADVERSITY, THIS GENERATION LOSES THEIR COMMITMENT
IF YOU EVER RECEIVE SOMETHING VALUABLE FROM GOD, HE WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE COMMITTED TO HIM
EXAMPLE-ELIJAH/ELISHA GILGAL, BETHEL,JERICHO, JORDAN
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
COMMITMENT SECURES LOYALTY AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO HIM WILL ENSURE YOU WILL NOT WORSHIP IDOLS
THE WILDERNESS ALONE IS NEEDFUL TO TEACH US ABOUT GOD AND WHAT IS REALLY IN OUR HEARTS
2. HE WANTED TO STRENGTHEN THEIR TRUST
TRUST IS ALSO A VERY HARD ELEMENT TO DEVELOP
IT TAKES TIME AND EFFORT TO TRUST SOMEONE
GOD WANTS SOMEONE WHO CAN TRUST HIM IN THE LIGHT AND IN THE DARK.....
THOUGH HE SLAY ME YET WILL ITRUST IN HIM
THE WILDERNESS ALONE IS NEEDFUL TO TEACH US ABOUT GOD AND WHAT IS REALLY IN OUR HEARTS
THE WILDERNESS IS A SCHOOL IN WHICH WE LEARN ABOUT GOD’S GRACE AND HIS RESOURCES
YOU MAY BE LOSING YOUR PROPERTY, YOUR HEALTH MAY BE FALLING APART, YOUR FRIENDS MAY BE LEAVING YOU, YET IN THE MIDST OF ALL THESE BITTER EXPERIENCES, GOD’S FAITHFULNESS IS ENOUGH TO PROVIDE YOU WITH VICTORY
WE MUST EXPERIENCE SOME HEAVY EXPERIENCES IF WE ARE GOING TO GROW IN GOD
REGARDLESS OF HOW DIFFICULT THAT THE ROAD MAY BE JUST KEEP ON WALKING
HOWEVER, THEY WERE OBEYING GOD AND NOW THEY GET TO TASTE THE BITTER WATER
IF I’M OBEYING THEN THE WATERS SHOULD BE SWEET
THEY TOOK THEIR EYES OFF OF GOD AND PUT THEM ON THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
BECAUSE, ONE DAY IT WILL CHANGE
WHILE MOSES WAS CRYING, GOD BEGAN GIVING HIM THE ANSWER
THIS IS HOW TO MEET YOUR PROBLEMS IN LIFE-PRAY§
YOU COULD REMOVE A LOT OF BITTERNESS IN YOUR LIFE IF YOU WOULD JUST PRAY
1 What a friend we have in Jesus,
1 What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Ev’rything to God in prayer!
Oh, what peace we often forfeit,
Oh, what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Ev’rything to God in prayer!
2 Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged,
Take it to the Lord in prayer:
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our ev’ry weakness,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
3 Are we weak and heavy laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge;
Take it to the Lord in prayer:
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee;
Thou wilt find a solace there.
Logos Hymnal. (1995). (1st edition.). Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
IN THE MIDST OF THE GRUMBLING, COMPLAINING, BECOMING BITTER,
GOD SHOWED MOSES A TREE
A TREE THAT WOULD MAKE THE WATERS SWEET
HE DIDN’T USE A CHEMICAL
HE DIDN’T USE A SALT REMOVER
THE TREE WAS THERE THE WHOLE TIME
Be still, and know that I am God:
I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
THE ANSWER WAS RIGHT THERE THE WHOLE TIME
GOD HAS THE ANSWER RIGHT THERE
IT HAS BEEN THERE
WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING OUTSIDE
BUT GOD PROVIDES THE ANSWER RIGHT THERE
HE PICKED UP THE STICK AND THREW IT INTO THE WATERS
AND THE WATERS WAS MADE SWEET
THE HEALING COULD HAVE COME THROUGH ANYWAY
BUT GOD USED A TREE
LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT A MAN FROM GALILEE, IF YOU ARE IN SIN HE WILL SET YOU FREE
OVER 2,000 YEARS AGO, OUR HEALING WAS PAID FOR ON A TREE, OUR PROSPERITY, RIGHTEOUSNESS, HOLINESS, SALVATION
JESUS CHRIST WILL TAKE THE GREAT BITTERNESS OF SIN AND MAKE YOUR LIFE SWEET
BUT THAT’S NOT IT
GOD MADE A COVENANT WITH THEM, SAYING THAT IF YOU WILL OBEY ME AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT IN MY SIGHT
I WILL PUT NONE OF THE DISEASES UPON YOU THAT I PUT UPON THE EGYPTIANS
THERE WILL BE A VISIBLE SIGN BETWEEN YOU AND THE WORLD
THEN THEY RECIVE A COVENANT NAME OF THE LORD-YAHWEH RAPHA
GOD BALANCES OUR BITTER EXPERIENCES WITH OUR SWEET EXPERIENCES
THEN HE SENT THEM TO ELIM, WHERE THERE WERE 12 SPRINGS OF WATER AND 70 PALM TREES
THESE ARE THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE OT AND THE NT
12 DISCIPLES THEN 70 BEING SENT OUT
WONDERFUL SERVICE 12 DISCIPLES AND 70 BEING SENT OUT