Life's Bitter Pool Quotes

“The next principle is: to Moses’ prayer of faith, God in turn responded with a new revelation of Himself. That was God’s purpose: to bring His people to the place where they could receive the revelation that He had for them. I have summed that up in the little phrase, “Man’s disappointments are God’s appointments.”
― Derek Prince, Life's Bitter Pool

“I previously pointed out two lessons that apply from that story for you and me today. The first lesson is that great victories prepare us for great testings; they do not indicate that there will be no more testing. The second lesson is that the bitter pool was in God’s programme; He led them there, He had a purpose. Then I pointed out that we still come to bitter pools in our lives today and I gave you some examples: a broken marriage, a business failure, a health breakdown, disillusionment with a human leader, or perhaps even with a parent.”
― Derek Prince, Life's Bitter Pool

“I have painted for you a picture of Israel’s disappointment. They had had a glorious victory. No doubt they felt that all their problems had been settled once and for all. Then they went three days in the desert without finding water; they were thirsty, hot, weary, discouraged. They saw this pool of water gleaming there in the sun, but when they ran to it and stooped to drink, it was too bitter for them to drink! It was a terrible, bitter disappointment. The people were unprepared, you see. They assumed that everything was going to be easy from then on, there would be no more tests of their faith. But God was not unprepared; God knew what to do; He had the answer. The people grumbled and got nothing; Moses prayed and God showed Him the answer. God had that tree ready; He knew what had to be done, but it was only through prayer that Moses could find the solution.”
― Derek Prince, Life's Bitter Pool

“If you have a bitter pool, bear in mind that out of the bitter pool God is going to reveal Himself to you if you will let Him speak to your heart.”
― Derek Prince, Life's Bitter Pool

“We are never intended by God to stop short at an experience, a doctrine, a revelation, or a blessing. Thank God for every one of those things that we receive, but we cannot rest in them. Each one of them, in a sense, is somewhat impersonal and impermanent. What we need, in the last resort, is a person. And every true doctrine or revelation we receive will always lead us in the end to the person of God Himself.”
― Derek Prince, Life's Bitter Pool

“I want to suggest to you certain very simple, practical steps that you can take in your life if you are confronted by the bitter pool to change that bitter pool into sweet. First of all, recognise that the bitter pool is in God’s programme. God led you there, He knows all about it, and He has the remedy. Second, let God deal with any defects in your character that have been exposed by the bitter pool. If you have grumbled when you should have prayed, bear in mind there is something in you that must be dealt with by the Holy Spirit.”
― Derek Prince, Life's Bitter Pool

“That was God’s purpose in bringing Israel to the bitter pool. He had something for them to learn and He set them in a situation where the revelation He had for them would be appropriate. He responded with a revelation of Himself. It was a double revelation which I will deal with more fully later. First of all, He revealed to them the tree – the means of healing. Second, and more important still, He revealed Himself to them in a new aspect: the Lord their Healer. That was His ultimate objective in that experience at the bitter pool. I”
― Derek Prince, Life's Bitter Pool

“So, when you come to your Marah, your bitter waters, and you begin to grumble, realise that there is something in you that must be dealt with and that God brought you to that place so He might deal with that thing, but He can only deal with it if you co-operate.”
― Derek Prince, Life's Bitter Pool