River of Blood

Exo 7:19  And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy 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; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone. 

Exo 7:20  And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. 

Exo 7:21  And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. 

Exo 7:22  And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said. 

Exo 7:23  And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also. 

Exo 7:24  And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river. 

Exo 7:25  And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river. 

Satan tries to steal the glory of God.  The magicians of Egypt by the power of satan were able to turn water into blood as did Moses and Aaron.  They could do evil, but satan cannot do good miracles.  Where did the magicians find fresh water to make into blood? The Egyptians dug around the Nile in search of fresh water. The magicians turned this source of water into blood. How helpful was that?

We must be aware that satan is a copier of the things of God.  He is fake and what he does is never for good.  The best way to recognize what is not true is to study what is true. The whole word of God is truth. When something appears to be of God, put it to the test. Is it Biblical and what kind of fruit is being produced? Look beyond appearance, look deeper and test the spirit.

1Co 2:11  For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.