The battle at the Red Sea was over and now they continue on to the Promised Land. One might think that having experienced such a great deliverance they would now be completely trusting of the Lord, but this was not the case and at the next challenge they failed again, grumbling instead of trusting. We need to beware of this trait within ourselves. It is so easy for us to slip from thanking God to living in doubt. We need to learn from our experiences, and through them to come to know the Lord better. Otherwise we can have all the experiences we wish, it will do us no good.
The people came to Marah and they could not drink the water because it was bitter. Now note that the water was bitter, so there was a problem. We need to learn that the Lord is in control of everything. Our security is in Him, not in what we see. We need to live by our knowledge of God, not by sight.
The people complained to Moses, and Moses called upon the Lord. God gave him specific instructions and the water was made good. God then gives them an instruction. If they obey the Lord all will be well. We often try to do all sorts of things to make sure nothing goes wrong, but the most important thing we can do is to obey the Lord.
They then came to a place of springs. So there was actually no need for them to complain about the water at Marah, if they had waited just a little longer they would have come to the springs at Elim. We too should make sure we are not quick to blame God.
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