Jehovah Rapha

The Lord Who Heals.
The One Who Makes Bitter Things Sweet.

Just three days after the miraculous deliverance from Pharaoh and his army, the Israelites were complaining again. They were wandering in the desert without water for these three days before God led them to a source of water, called Marah. But this water was bitter. It was unhealthy, and they could not drink it.

The Israelites were beginning to feel desperate and helpless. They had become bitter in spirit, and their hope in their Deliverer was drying up.

Moses cried out to the Lord asking what do to, and God showed him a piece of wood. Moses took that piece of wood and threw it into the water, and the water become sweet and drinkable.

"...for I am the Lord, who heals you," Ex. 15:26.
Jehovah Rapha.

The Lord took something bitter and made it sweet for His people. That piece of wood from a tree made all the difference. It was a matter of life and death, and the Lord created a way for His people to live.

So it is with the tree on Calvary. In a matter of life and death, it has made all the difference. We were hopeless, cursed, and gone astray. We were wandering and dying in desperate places. We were bitter, and our souls were drying up.

But the Lord stepped in, with grace and mercy we cannot begin to understand, and drank from the bitter cup so that we would not have to. In His death, Jesus conquered the bitterness of sin, and in His resurrection, He became sweet, living water for all who seek Him.

Jehovah Rapha is our Lord who brings physical, emotional, and spiritual healing to our hearts and to the world.

He alone takes the bitter situations and disappointments in life and makes them sweet.

What difference is this going to make in your life?