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LOST, BUT NOT LEFT

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: Exodus 15:22-27


Lost, but Not Left
Donald Cantrell
Exodus 15: 22 - 27



I - The Thirst That Was Excruciating (22)

II - The Throng That Was Excited (23 - 24)

III - The Tree That Was Essential (25a)

IV - The Test That Was Extended (25b - 26a)

V - The Truth That Was Exposed (26b)

VI - The Timing That Was Excellent (27)

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Theme: ''Israel was troubled, thirsty, yet they triumphed''

Hopeless at Crystal Lake

The sign in the parking lot said: ''Crystal Lake - 5 miles.'' So you shoulder your pack and begin hiking to Crystal Lake. It's fun at first ... being in the woods ... beautiful clear day ... the fresh air ... the sounds ... seeing all the nature ... but after a few hours your backpack starts to get a little bit heavier and you start to wonder how far you've gone. It feels like you've gone four miles ... at least.

Every time that you round a bend in the trail you expect to see the refreshing blue waters of Crystal Lake, but once you get around the bend all you see are more trees and more trail. ''Maybe around the next bend,'' you hope, but nope, only more trees and another bend in the trail. Maybe around the next bend and the next bend or the next one only to get around the bend and see [pause] more trees, more trail no Crystal Lake.

By now your backpack feels like it weighs a ton and you just want to get there so that you can set up camp and relax, maybe catch a refreshing swim before dinner. Man, that water's gonna feel s-o-o-o good if you ever get there. But it seems like the trail's never gonna end every turn just reveals another turn.

As you become more and more tired and more and more frustrated, you also start to become more and more concerned maybe this isn't the right trail to Crystal Lake maybe we missed a turn or a trail sign along the way! You start to feel a little panic.

The same thing can happen in life with our finances, our work, and our problems. You hit a ...

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