This is “The Healing Tree.” God provided a way to sweeten your situation long before you needed it. And while hurt and disappointment can leave a bitter trail, following the Lord will always lead to more than you expected! Don’t camp in the bitter place; move to the better place God has for you … under the Healing Tree.
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connection I’m here today to announce
God did call you God did send you to
that place God did place you there God
does have plans for you I don’t care how
bitter it looks right now the Egyptian
disease of indecision will not take me
away from my mirror look with me in
Exodus chapter 15 and the Bible said
that the children of Israel murmured
against Moses because when you go
through the wilderness what then you
will come out and complaining and
murmuring with inside of them and the
atmosphere was conducive for whatever
was in them to come out but notice
complaining came out of them but crimes
of the Lord came out of Moses he cried
out to the Lord they talked to Moses and
Moses talked to God because Moses said I
don’t have water but God does they
called the name of that place
Marah they had bitter water now I want
you to think for just a moment three
days
nothing to drink there’s water
look God led us he prayed and asked God
and God led us and look the third day we
found water and they’re running and
they’re happy and everybody’s rejoicing
and they dip into the water and when
they taste what they thought was the in
the light at the end of the tunnel what
they thought was the end of the trial
what they thought was finally over with
now when they taste the water it’s so
bitter
they cannot drink it nothing affects
your life like when you
it’s over and then it gets worse nothing
affects your life and makes you bitter
when you think you’re at the end of it
and oh it’s going to be alright now
finally finally finally the light is
coming through the Sun is coming through
the clouds only to find out that when
they dip their hand down into the water
it was bitter and it was worse not
better I’m saying to you today that they
got to the end of the road and they
thought the breakthrough had come and
they found water but it was a cruel joke
it’s like the person who’s believing for
healing and believing for healing and
then you go to the doctor and you get
the opposite of what you’re believing
for remember Naomi she said don’t call
me beautiful anymore her name means
beautiful she said don’t call me
beautiful she said call me bitter for
I’ve been through so much I’m just a
bitter woman bitterness is when you’re
not looking forward to nothing
bitterness is when something has dried
up and all hope of ever getting out
seems to be gone when bitterness has
gotten in your your spirit you don’t
want to go to church everything is wrong
with everything you become angry you
become own own age and they begin to cry
the people begin to cry God looked down
from the wilderness and he didn’t see
the hot Sun he didn’t respond to the
wilderness or the thirst or the bitter
words but he heard the cry of his people
he said hush angels choirs I hear the
cry of my people something is crying my
people are crying out for me if there’s
anything that will soften the heart of
God it’s when you got when you get
broken enough to cry under God job said
I cried and the Lord delivered me Jonah
said I cried out to the Lord in the
belly of the fish and the Lord delivered
me the three Hebrew children cried out
to God in the fiery furnace and when the
devil says die and when the
level says you can’t make it and when
the devil says that you’re going to die
in the wilderness there’s one thing you
can always do cry out unto the Lord life
is going to give you some bitter water
jesus said in this world you will have
tribulation but be of good cheer I have
overcome the world and the thing you
dream for falls through that’s bitter
water when the family member disappoints
you and shatters your dreams that’s
bitter water when the prayer for
breakthrough is prayed over and over and
it doesn’t come and it’s seemingly too
late and you’re losing everything that’s
bitter water broken promises and
betrayal in a marriage that’s bitter
water your life partner has shattered
your faith and trust that’s bitter water
when you’re preaching a funeral instead
of celebrating a miracle that can become
bitter water shocking how quickly we can
go from rejoicing to bitterness God the
Bible said in the middle of it when they
cried out to God show them a tree and
when I read that I couldn’t help but
think how did they miss the tree if I’d
been in the son of a desert with the
with the heat beating down on me the
first thing I would look for is a tree
that had some shade but they did not see
it because they were so blinded by their
bitterness when they tasted the bitter
water they never even saw the tree that
was there it’s hard to see the tree for
the woods it’s hard to see what God is
doing sometimes when you enter in to
bitterness all you can do is look at
your puddle of disappointment all you
can do is look at your pool of shattered
dreams and look at that bitter thing
that betrays you but there is a tree
that God had planted
by the bidder pool and they didn’t even
see it they didn’t even notice and God
opened their eyes and opened the eyes of
the leader and showed Moses the only
tree in the desert he saw it and when he
saw it God said take that tree and put
it in the water and the bitter water
will be come sweetie listen to me trees
don’t grow overnight you’re planning for
the future when you plant a tree
somewhere in the past God had allowed a
seed to fall into the the floor of that
desert through a crack and somehow he
preserved it and somehow he allowed just
enough moisture to keep that seed alive
for month after month year after year I
think he probably assigned an angel to
shoe off any goats or sheep that was
eating out there wandering through the
desert and the angel can you see him
scurrying off little sheep saying I’m
guarding this little seed right here
because God is planting a tree he’s
planning it and he’s growing a tree
because he knows one day there’s a bunch
of bitter people that are going to go
through something and only the tree can
turn their bitterness into sweetness and
so God allowed that tree to grow it grew
day after day week after week it was not
an accident month after month year after
year all and then one day one day all
the time God knowing in the future that
a crisis was going to take place right
there and he would already have the
answer to the problem ready when they
got there before they drank one felt a
bitter water the tree was already
planted before they needed it it was
already there before you head home the
tree has already been planted before you
got the doctor’s diagnosis the tree of
healing was already planted before that
child got on drugs are got mixed up with
their own people
the
tool of their deliverance was already
planted before the enemy ever attacked
there was a tree that was already
planted the date of your deliverance has
already been decreed the judgment
against your adversary has already been
written God has already planted the
right people in the right place at the
right time so that you can do what he’s
called you to do God’s already speaking
to people that you don’t even know about
and while you’re freaking out and get
mad and bitter at God the tree is
already planted and all he’s saying is
it’s a test trust me even when you don’t
understand even when you’re disappointed
even when you thought it was going to
turn out a different way
trust me the tree is already planted if
you’ve tasted bitter water God is saying
look around I’ve been working on the
thing a long time God’s doing things you
don’t even know about and we get bitter
instead of trusting God when he when he
leads us in a way we weren’t expecting
he was working on it before you ever
moved the town years ago God knew you
would be where you are and he already
has the tree planted the tool of
deliverance is already there and you
don’t trust God enough to believe even
what I’m preaching he was putting it
together he was getting the pieces in
place planting a tree before you ever
tasted the bitter water he said if
you’ll follow me listen to what his
promise is and obey me I will put none
of the diseases that were on the
Egyptians on you I don’t remember a lot
of diseases on the Egyptians
the thing that I remember about the
Egyptians is they got real bitter every
time Moses would come and God would tell
him to do something they would harden
their heart and get bitter and try to
double down with bitterness and revenge
what are the diseases I’ll put none of
the diseases of the Egyptians I don’t
think it was just diseases of the flesh
the greatest disease the Egyptians had
was the diseases of the Spirit the
diseases that get into people when they
go into bitter water they were bitter
against Moses they were bitter against
the Israelites when he came and said let
my people go anything I won’t let if you
will trust me and not enter into
bitterness I won’t let the disease of
the Egyptians which is what bitterness
anger and revenge go get them back go
get them back you remember how favor of
had this anger this revenge this
bitterness bitter water experiences can
contaminate our spirit and can cause
this anger at people and it’s situations
to begin to boil over in it and there’s
bitterness there’s anger and there’s
revenge America needs this kind of
healing because I don’t care what any
body has done to you you are never
allowed to let me let the diseases of
the Egyptians bitterness anger and
revenge begin to contaminate your spirit
he said if you if you trust me and
you’ll know that I am your source and I
am a God of justice
I’ll fight the battle for you but if you
want to sit on the throne and judge
everybody and get revenge and become
bitter and angry then the diseases will
get in your spirit and contaminate you
and destroy your destiny the Egyptian
disease like indecision
you remember how indecisive they were
let them go you know when they were in
Egypt in
would bring a pledge and they say let
them go and then they say no bring them
back
let them go no bring them back no let
them go let them go out three days no
now go get them and bring them back
that’s indecision and that comes from
bitterness maybe God led me here maybe
he didn’t a double minded man is
unstable in all of his ways and the
disease of the Egyptians is anger
bitterness revenge and another one is
indecision maybe God led me maybe he
didn’t maybe God called me maybe he
didn’t maybe God will save my family
maybe he won’t when you’re in that maybe
he will maybe he won’t think it’s a sign
that you’re that you are camping out at
bitter waters the only reason that you
are where you are is God brought you
there how did they get where they works
the cloud they were under the cloud God
led them not just to blessing but to a
bitter place to test them to see if
you’re going to let these the diseases
of the Egyptians bitterness anger
revenge indecision contaminate your soul
but God had a tree planted before the
bitter waters ever came into their life
I’m here today to announce God did call
you God did send you to that place
God did place you there God does have
plans for you I don’t care how bitter it
looks right now the Egyptian disease of
indecision will not take me away from my
miracle when you got there
God knew you would be there this is what
thrill me about this story God never
intended for us to go through bitter
waters and a bitter place and count
there and live there he said I will test
you with situations where it looks like
this is it and when it doesn’t happen
Hope deferred makes the heart sick and
when it doesn’t happen
if you don’t get bitter if you don’t get
angry you don’t let it get in you I’m
going to lead you notice the next part
he said I will put none of the diseases
on you verse 26 which I brought on the
Egyptians for I am the lord who heals
you then they came to Elam where there
were twelve wells of water and seventy
palm trees and there they camp by the
waters Moses I never told you to camp at
Marah I just wanted you to pass through
and pass the tests now on the horizon is
what I’ve been wanting to really take
you into and it’s a place that has 12
whales and 70 palm trees in other words
you’re going to have 12 times more
blessing and 70 times more shade than
you’ve ever had in your life after you
go through the bitter place and you
refuse to take on the disease of the
Egyptians don’t stop there in the bitter
place don’t get discouraged there in the
bitter place just on the other side of
the bitter water is 12 whales of
blessing and 70 palm trees of shade and
comfort and prosperity that I have
prepared for you if you pass this test I
don’t want you to camp out at the bitter
place I’m taking you to a better place
pass through the bitter water but say
I’m not staying here I’ve got my eye on
70 palm trees and twelve whales of
living water
I’m saying to every family I’m saying to
every marriage I’m saying to every
person who’s come into contact with
bitter waters this is the word of the
Lord for you and for our nation that if
we will not allow the diseases of Egypt
bitterness anger revenge indecision
doubting God but if we will trust him
and say I refuse to take on all that
stuff your God and I’m not I’m Yours and
where you leave me I will follow but I
know you haven’t called me to live here
I’m not going to camp here I’m just
going to pass through and when they
drunk of the water it gave them enough
strength to get where God was taking
them in the next verse 2 they exchanged
one bitter pool for 12 whales of
precious delicious water they they
exchanged one bit broken down trees for
70 palm trees of shade and comfort you
see them on a hammock laying out there
sipping on a pineapple something
whatever water in that pineapple come on
a man with an umbrella on it what they
call those thing I don’t know I’m not a
drinker a lot of y’all are I don’t know
I’m just saying I see them I don’t know
what they are but I can see on I can see
them in that hammock hallelujah and I
just felt like the Lord put a little
word in my spirit he said for your shame
you shall have double one pool of
bitterness equals seven wells of
righteousness and blessing and favor one
old broken-down tree represents seventy
trees a blessing that are coming in your
future and for your shame you shall tell
the double
everybody say they’re saying Jesus name
twelve times more blessing and seventy
times more shade and comfort if I won’t
get bitter I’m passing through
bitterness but I’m camping out at
seventy palm trees and twelve whales
more than enough exceedingly abundantly
above all that I could ask a thing
somebody thank the Lord right now I am
that Gila see I am the Lord your heel
why don’t you just stand your feet at
every campus I sent my word and here
your disease I am the Lord your I dare
you to lift up both hands and with
everything you’ve got call him your
healer I am
that healeth me
I am the Lord
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I did my work and you’re busy not just
physical
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better
anger let him heal and now I am the Lord
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me
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can you any public 70 countries and the
toilet
and my words that’s there
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how many of you today listening to me
would love for God to heal bitterness
I’m cutting right to the chase if you’re
tired of being angry and bitter and
revengeful and you want God to sit on
the throne and not you how many of you I
just felt like God wants to heal
families and marriages and relationships
once the heal people’s spirits because
the first time he shows up he doesn’t
heal a disease until he heals bitterness
I think your people will get bitterness
healed today there’s going to be a
release of miracles in physical healings
as soon as we get the bitterness taken
care so if I’m preaching to you or your
family or your life get out of your seat
if God’s speaking to you and you know
this is a word in season and you know
the diseases of Egypt have started to
contaminate your soul in decision you’re
confused the double minded man is
unstable because you you can’t even
you’re not being led by God anymore your
angers leading your bitterness is
leading come on this is great come on
every campus come on come on
we’re going to pray this prayer
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and then I’m going to decrees three
things that God is going to turn your
bitter pool into twelve wells of 12
times more than blessing he’s going to
take the one broke down tree and turn it
into 70 palm trees hallelujah and then
the other thing is that for your shame
you shall have double because you pass
the test when you walk down that aisle
lift your hands high all over the
buildings everybody at every campus say
these words Lord in the name of Jesus I
receive you as Jehovah Rapha the Lord
that heals me you heal my bitterness you
heal my anger you heal my revenge you
heal my indecision I receive the mind of
Christ I receive the Spirit of Christ I
receive the heart of Christ I’m not and
it’s being released forgiveness healing
I’m being released from bitterness I’m
being released from revenge I’m being
released from unforgiveness I’m being
released from indecision I’m going to be
able to make a clear decision lord I
thank you I’m back on track and I’m just
passing by the bitter water I’m not
camping out there not another day say
that not another day am i goleo by the
bitter waters when the cross promises
healing and now come on make you a
confession bold say this words have
power
and now I receive twelve times more
blessing
and 70 times more staid and comfort
because I refuse to be bitter through
the power of the cross we hope you’ve
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