📌 Read Today's Passages (February 2, 2022)

written by: Torrie Slaughter

An interesting grumbling begins to happen as the Israelites think fondly back to their enslavement—the pots of meat. (Exodus 17:3) Food, a form of influencing that dates back to the garden of Eden (Genesis 3:4-6) and links Esau's (Genesis 25:29-34) attitude to many of us today. If we have a good meal, we may not think negatively about a system whose constrictive methods do not allow the worship of God—giving up an unknown treasure to meet an immediate need.

In Shur's desert, the bitter water (Exodus 15:23) needed a branch filtration system to make the water sweet and drinkable. We see the imagery of the branch used here as tangible evidence of God. He is the all-powerful cleansing agent.

How often do we forget to drink from the cup of the Lord before we begin performing our plans?

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This devotional was submitted by the Founder of Our Given Purpose®, Torrie Slaughter.