TEXT: Exodus 15:22-16:36, KJV

SUBJECT: “Perfect Strength”

Key Verse: Exodus 15:25, KJV “And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them. 

Introduction:                                                                                           

REFERENCE	TEXT	THOUGHT
Genesis 22:1-2	Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.”	Hearken
Deuteronomy 8:2	“You shall remember all the way which the LORD your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, that He might humble you, testing you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not	Humble
Job 7:18	That You examine him every morning And try him every moment?	Humble
Job 23:10	“But He knows the way I take; When He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.	Spiritually Healthy
Psalm 26:2	Examine me, O LORD, and try me; Test my mind and my heart.	Holy
Ecclesiastes 3:18	I said to myself concerning the sons of men, “God has surely tested them in order for them to see that they are but beasts.	Humble
Jeremiah 17:10	“I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds.	Hearken
Ezekiel 21:13	“For there is a testing; and what if even the rod which despises will be no more?” declares the Lord GOD	Hearken
James 1:3	Knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.	Spiritually Healthy
Revelation 2:10	‘Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.	Spiritually Healthy

HEBRW DEFINITIONS:  Anah

Phonetic Spelling:    (an-ah)                           NOUN    Transliteration: ana                    MEANINGS: to be bowed down

HEBREW DEFINITION:  Nasah

Phonetic Spelling:    (naw-saw)                     NOUN    Transliteration: nasah                 MEANINGS: to prove/Exercise

WEDNESDAYS WORD *God places us through various tests, trials and exercises in order to strengthen our faith so that we will have more than we need, when we need it!

• Only a few people know when you work out
• Only a few people know how you work out
• Only a few people know how strong you really are

Six Faith Building Exercises Every Believer Must Workout to gain Perfect Strength

Chapter 15:22-27, KJV 

22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

Exercise 1: The Long Way Around

22 ……………………………………………and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

Exercise 2: The End of My Rope                                                                                                                                      “God works all things according to the counsel of His will” (Ephesians 1:11)

23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.

Exercise 3: The Big and Bitter

24 And the people murmured (COMPLAINED) against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

Key Verse: And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,

Exercise #4: The Bitter to Better

26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

Exercise #5: The Healer

27 And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water,  and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters. {12 Wells and 70 Palm Trees}

Exercise #6: The Overflow