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22-27節--苦水

出埃及記 第15章

你曾經因為缺水而有過口乾唇焦的感覺嗎？當你在荒野之地苦苦尋找水源，終於發現一口水泉，正雀躍萬分地走近，卻赫然發現只是一潭死水，你的心情會怎樣呢？這正是以色列民在這段經文中的寫照。他們來到曠野，苦無水喝，當找到水源，卻發現水苦不能喝；此刻，他們可以做甚麼呢？

三天之前，神才拯救百姓脫離法老的追兵，讓他們安然渡過了紅海。但僅僅過了三天，百姓卻似乎對神的作為渾然忘記。他們不單沒有互相提醒：「神既然能夠幫助我們渡過紅海，祂現在一定能夠繼續幫助我們的」；反而又再埋怨摩西。他們的表現，仿如被寵壞的孩子，除了抱怨之外，便不懂得用其他方法來處理問題。

摩西如何回應？他是否為此而自怨自艾，就像許多領袖遇到問題時的表現一樣？又或，他是否忿然痛斥百姓一頓？這也是許多基督徒領袖常有的反應。

不，摩西並沒有這樣做。我們在第25節看到，他做了一件我們每個人遇到困難時都應該做，而百姓當時也應當做的事：他呼求神的幫助，求神指示他該怎樣做。接著，摩西就照著神的吩咐去做，結果，那苦水便立即變成可以飲用的水。這神蹟再次證明神的大能和對百姓的看顧。其後，他們繼續往前走，到以以琳之後，便發現那裡有多達十二股水泉！百姓根本不用為到不夠水喝而擔憂。

在我們的屬靈生命中，我們亦經常遇到各式的苦難和試煉，叫我們的內心充滿苦澀。然而，我們只要懂得呼求神的拯救，神定必會幫助我們。而且，祂更會進一步帶領我們，讓我們進到一個像以琳那樣的蒙福之地。

經訓：

「他使我躺?在青草地上，領我在可安歇的水邊。」 詩篇二十三篇2節



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BITTER WATERS

Have you ever been in a place where you became terribly thirsty, because you couldn’t find water? Have you ever come across a water hole that contained only bad water? If you have, you can imagine what it was like for the people of Israel after they had crossed the Red Sea. They found water but it was so bitter they could not drink it. What could they do?

This was only three days after God’s marvellous deliverance of the people at the Red Sea. Only three days and already they had forgotten what God had done. Instead of saying to each other, ‘Remember how God helped us at the Red Sea, he must be able to help us here’, they once more complained to Moses. They were like spoiled children who couldn’t think of anything else to do.

What did Moses do? Did he blame himself for what had happened? Many leaders do that when things go wrong. Did he turn on the people and scold them? Again many Christian leaders will do that.

No, verse 25 tells us that Moses did what we all should do and what the people themselves should have done. He turned to God and said, ‘Lord show me what to do’. God told him and the miraculous result was proof again of God’s power and of his care for his people. Later they went on to Elim, where there was enough water for all.

In our spiritual experiences, it may often be like that. There will come bitter times of hardship and testing. But if we ask God for his help, he will gladly give it. He won’t leave us there either, but will lead us on into places of blessing which will be like Elim for us.

A VERSE FOR TODAY:

He leads me beside the still waters.

Psalm 23:2

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