Bibledoorajar: Water Into Blood or Wine?

And so Pharoah, having confidence in his wise men's abilities, allowed the plagues to begin. The fact that he had this confidence belies the fact that he really had no fear of the God of the Universe. This would prove to be a fact that he would live to regret. God told Moses to have Aaron "take his rod and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood." (Ex. 7) And, just as Pharoah expected, his magicians were able to dig water and do the same with their enchantments.

If Pharoah had taken the warning of the water into blood seriously, he would have seen it as a serious warning from God about the wages of sin being death. Doom awaited. But Pharoah was not shaken. His people dug for water and his magicians did a trick. It was all cool. Today, there are many people who do not take death seriously. It is the wage for sin and judgement comes with it. There is only one thing that can turn this death away from judgement to "life unto life" (2 Cor. 2:16) and that is rejoicing in the provisions made by the Man who turned the water into wine. Confidence placed in Him is confidence well placed; confidence not placed in Him belies the fact that many do not fear the God of the Universe. Like Pharoah this is a decision that they will later regret.

In the final judgement God will once again give the earth a symbol of blood and the wages of sin being death. The book of Revelation says the moon will "become as blood" (Rev. 6). Let us pray that many will accept the pure water of the Word which brings grace and mercy and so avoid so great a judgement.

  "Hey, Hey, if you trust me, I'll take you where the peaceful waters flow..."

                                     As Sung by Gladys Knight