bitter waters

when moses went into desert shur, he met with
bitter waters
moses, what are we to drink?
but God led moses to cast the wood into
bitter waters were made sweet

jericho was a cursed land
the cost of laying its foundations, a firstborn son
jericho, the appearance of having it all but
its ground barren, and the water
oh, bitter waters
bitter waters
elisha, what shall we do?

a new bowl, said elisha, cast salt therein
went to the spring and poured it in
thus saith the Lord, these waters are healed
no more death, nor barren land
no more
bitter waters

the wood and the salt,
took away the bitterness,
but can these bitter waters be made sweet with salt or wood
if i myself am supposed to be
the salt and light of the world?

for of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh
these bitter waters
will be made streams
of living waters
bitter waters, no more

Exodus 15:22-25, Joshua 6:26, 2 Kings 2:19-22, Matthew 5:13-14, Luke 6:45, John 7:38

ISCF today, Ms. Ko mentioned that if a person has fresh waters in them, words that bring life would come out of them - but bitter waters, would bring bitterness. The phrase, 'bitter waters' caught my attention. Bitter waters. It is mentioned 2 times in the Bible, where unproductive waters (sometimes referred to as bitter waters) were made sweet. God made the bitter waters sweet.. Its like when a person comes to know Christ, his bitter waters are made sweet. I love that. I love seeing bitter waters made sweet. There is a difference between bitter waters and sweet waters flowing from within, I should know, more than most - Bitter waters poison the soul and, like the land of Jericho, brings death and barrenness. There is no life in bitter waters.

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

Revelations 22:17