Waters of Refreshing
Palitha Jayasooriy
Exodus 15:22-27
I'm sure you have heard or read of harrowing stories of people who had to survive in desert-like conditions with either a limited supply or no supply of water. It's a deadly place to be in when one has to literally live off the land, till help arrives. Survivors are sometimes permanently scarred through the experience.
The people of Israel had just come through what was a life changing moment. The Lord had miraculously opened up the Red Sea, with its abundant supply of water, to enable them to cross over unscathed to the other side. It was a once in a lifetime moment! I wonder sometimes whether it was a much larger version of what we experience, when we go through a modern day aquarium found in theme parks, with sea creatures swimming all around and above us! But, from the Red Sea, let's see what happened on their journey to 'waters of refreshing', as they came face to face with difficult terrain. We will discuss three of those locations in this sermon. They are:
1) The Place of No Water (Dryness)
It is strange to read that soon after this amazing miracle, they went to the desert of Shur (Exodus 15:22). This was a dry, bleak desert; an empty and parched territory. They had moved from being around unlimited amounts of water, to a place with no water (Exodus 15:22)! In fact, they travelled through this desert for three days without water.
A home I stayed in once during a period of ministry, had a very poor water supply. In fact, many days would go by at times, with no water on our taps. It was a very challenging period for the 6 of us who lived there. Being without water for even a day can be a challenge. I can only imagine therefore what it would have been like, for the thousands in the Israeli camp who had no water.
Sometimes, after a life changing spiritual encounter, God may take us to a place of dryness. A place where nothing seems to be happening; or where everything seems to move in ...
Palitha Jayasooriy
Exodus 15:22-27
I'm sure you have heard or read of harrowing stories of people who had to survive in desert-like conditions with either a limited supply or no supply of water. It's a deadly place to be in when one has to literally live off the land, till help arrives. Survivors are sometimes permanently scarred through the experience.
The people of Israel had just come through what was a life changing moment. The Lord had miraculously opened up the Red Sea, with its abundant supply of water, to enable them to cross over unscathed to the other side. It was a once in a lifetime moment! I wonder sometimes whether it was a much larger version of what we experience, when we go through a modern day aquarium found in theme parks, with sea creatures swimming all around and above us! But, from the Red Sea, let's see what happened on their journey to 'waters of refreshing', as they came face to face with difficult terrain. We will discuss three of those locations in this sermon. They are:
1) The Place of No Water (Dryness)
It is strange to read that soon after this amazing miracle, they went to the desert of Shur (Exodus 15:22). This was a dry, bleak desert; an empty and parched territory. They had moved from being around unlimited amounts of water, to a place with no water (Exodus 15:22)! In fact, they travelled through this desert for three days without water.
A home I stayed in once during a period of ministry, had a very poor water supply. In fact, many days would go by at times, with no water on our taps. It was a very challenging period for the 6 of us who lived there. Being without water for even a day can be a challenge. I can only imagine therefore what it would have been like, for the thousands in the Israeli camp who had no water.
Sometimes, after a life changing spiritual encounter, God may take us to a place of dryness. A place where nothing seems to be happening; or where everything seems to move in ...
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