BBD 02.16.22 Worldliness - Pt 2 (New)
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Since June 8th 1998, this is
the 1836thThe Burning Bush Devotional
16 February 2022
Worldliness
– Pt 2
I beseech you therefore,
brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable
service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that
good and acceptable and perfect will of God. – Romans 12:1-2.
When the radio became readily available some Christians
refused to listen to radios. When television became readily available many
Christians refused to buy TVs and some that had them turned them off because of
the programming. When the Internet became available many Christians refused to
listen or watch anything on computers that was on the Internet. Now we all have
cell phones that we carry around that are Internet capable with friends sending
us cute little videos.
If you have a radio, TV, computer, and a cell
phone it is easy to become very saturated with the world’s messages. The truth is
that it is harder now than ever before to protect ourselves spiritually from
worldliness. We are bombarded with the world’s messages and at times it seems they
are coming from every direction.
How do we protect ourselves from worldliness?
What we are really asking is how do we protect our hearts, guard our hearts
from the evil of the world? Proverbs 4:23 says, “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the
issues of life.” The NIV puts this
as “Above all else, guard your heart, for
everything you do flows from it.” How do we do this? Here are some
suggestions:
1. We must be in a right relationship with our
Lord. Romans 12:1 and 1
John 1:9 tells how to do that. Sometimes it is not enough to do this privately
and we need to publicly rededicate, recommit our lives to the Lord.
2. We need to fill our hearts with so many good
things (And Philippians 4:8 gives us a list.)
that there isn’t room for the world to takeover. Remember Matthew 4:4 where Jesus rebukes the devil while quoting
the Old Testament, “It is written, ‘Man shall not
live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”
Just as you have two or three meals a day you need the Word
of God just as much. Your heart needs to be filled up with it.
3. Do not seek out or store up the world’s
messages in your heart or make them easily available to you. Romans 13:14 speaks of that, “But put
on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill
its lusts.” The NIV puts this as: “Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and
do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.” So, do not
provide or store up the world’s filth and do not even think about it. Instead,
put on the Lord Jesus Christ, be dead to sin and alive to Christ (Romans 6:11). Strive to have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthains 2:16) and reject the
messages of the world. Therefore, having these
promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh
and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God (2 Corinthians 7:1).
Copyright © 1998 - 2022. Ed
Wrather. The Burning Bush website has been online since January 31, 1998. On
June 8, 1998, the email version of the Burning Bush Devotional was first sent.
Ed Wrather began writing devotionals in the early 1990s. The distribution of
those first devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent
to prison facilities throughout the United States and Canada.
Visit the
Burning Bush website:
The Burning Bush websites are
celebrating 23 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the
Burning Bush Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to subscribers
across the world. At one time there were 18,000 subscribers in more than 70
countries to the devotional but that has now shrunk to around 8,000.
You can leave comments/feedback
about the devotionals at www.theburningbush.net.
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Check out the Scripture Index being constructed for the Devotionals at
the Burning Bush website. The Links are in about the middle of the home page.
Topics for each devotional are now being added to the Index.
Please pray about the
situation in Ukraine with the Russian troop buildup on their border.
Please also pray about the
situation in Canada.
Please pray for God to touch and
bring about His will in these lives: Martha and John W.; Alan Medders; Norman
Cupp; Georgia Bronnert; Caleb Freeman; Pat S.; Buck & Barbara Wright; GWEN
PRUET; James Perkins and his wife; Vonnie; Evi Porter; Jennifer Burge; Kinsey
W; Addison; JoJo, Bailey and Nicky; Ralph and De Chapman; Hilary; Cody
Stahlman; Patsy M.; Brandy and Jadyn’s Dad; John W.; Patricia Rohman and Lisa Butler
who has had a stroke; Scott J.; Karla W.; Clayton T. and Sarah; Clark S.; Lana
Bass; Matthew Collins; Marjean C.; Bradley E.; Fern McVey; Nannie R.; Sarah
Anderson; Beverly J; Larayne S. and Shonda Hutson.
Please pray for the coronavirus
COVID19 pandemic to come to an end. Pray for treatments and a cure for the
virus to be rapidly found and deployed. Pray for all those afflicted to be
healed and for our leaders to have supernatural wisdom and ability to lead us
through this pandemic.
Please pray for an end to the
rioting, looting, wanton destruction, and the racial hatred in the USA and that
it will be replaced with peace and love. May God help the USA! Many prayer
needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer Request page. You
can also post your prayer requests there (Of
course, I am always in need of prayer - please pray for me. Having back surgery in a few weeks. 03.18.18
I accepted the call to be the pastor of Fairview Baptist Church in Elk City,
Oklahoma. Please pray for me and for this church.).
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Since June 8th 1998, this is
the 1836th
The Burning Bush Devotional
16 February 2022
Worldliness
– Pt 2
I beseech you therefore,
brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable
service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that
good and acceptable and perfect will of God. – Romans 12:1-2.
When the radio became readily available some Christians
refused to listen to radios. When television became readily available many
Christians refused to buy TVs and some that had them turned them off because of
the programming. When the Internet became available many Christians refused to
listen or watch anything on computers that was on the Internet. Now we all have
cell phones that we carry around that are Internet capable with friends sending
us cute little videos.
If you have a radio, TV, computer, and a cell
phone it is easy to become very saturated with the world’s messages. The truth is
that it is harder now than ever before to protect ourselves spiritually from
worldliness. We are bombarded with the world’s messages and at times it seems they
are coming from every direction.
How do we protect ourselves from worldliness?
What we are really asking is how do we protect our hearts, guard our hearts
from the evil of the world? Proverbs 4:23 says, “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the
issues of life.” The NIV puts this
as “Above all else, guard your heart, for
everything you do flows from it.” How do we do this? Here are some
suggestions:
1. We must be in a right relationship with our
Lord. Romans 12:1 and 1
John 1:9 tells how to do that. Sometimes it is not enough to do this privately
and we need to publicly rededicate, recommit our lives to the Lord.
2. We need to fill our hearts with so many good
things (And Philippians 4:8 gives us a list.)
that there isn’t room for the world to takeover. Remember Matthew 4:4 where Jesus rebukes the devil while quoting
the Old Testament, “It is written, ‘Man shall not
live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”
Just as you have two or three meals a day you need the Word
of God just as much. Your heart needs to be filled up with it.
3. Do not seek out or store up the world’s
messages in your heart or make them easily available to you. Romans 13:14 speaks of that, “But put
on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill
its lusts.” The NIV puts this as: “Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and
do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.” So, do not
provide or store up the world’s filth and do not even think about it. Instead,
put on the Lord Jesus Christ, be dead to sin and alive to Christ (Romans 6:11). Strive to have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthains 2:16) and reject the
messages of the world. Therefore, having these
promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh
and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God (2 Corinthians 7:1).
Copyright © 1998 - 2022. Ed
Wrather. The Burning Bush website has been online since January 31, 1998. On
June 8, 1998, the email version of the Burning Bush Devotional was first sent.
Ed Wrather began writing devotionals in the early 1990s. The distribution of
those first devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent
to prison facilities throughout the United States and Canada.
Visit the
Burning Bush website:
The Burning Bush websites are
celebrating 23 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the
Burning Bush Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to subscribers
across the world. At one time there were 18,000 subscribers in more than 70
countries to the devotional but that has now shrunk to around 8,000.
You can leave comments/feedback
about the devotionals at http://www.theburningbush.net.
There is a translation tool on
theburningbush.net website in the top right-hand corner of all of the pages.
Check out the Scripture Index being constructed for the Devotionals at
the Burning Bush website. The Links are in about the middle of the home page.
Topics for each devotional are now being added to the Index.
Please pray about the
situation in Ukraine with the Russian troop buildup on their border.
Please also pray about the
situation in Canada.
Please pray for God to touch and
bring about His will in these lives: Martha and John W.; Alan Medders; Norman
Cupp; Georgia Bronnert; Caleb Freeman; Pat S.; Buck & Barbara Wright; GWEN
PRUET; James Perkins and his wife; Vonnie; Evi Porter; Jennifer Burge; Kinsey
W; Addison; JoJo, Bailey and Nicky; Ralph and De Chapman; Hilary; Cody
Stahlman; Patsy M.; Brandy and Jadyn’s Dad; John W.; Patricia Rohman and Lisa Butler
who has had a stroke; Scott J.; Karla W.; Clayton T. and Sarah; Clark S.; Lana
Bass; Matthew Collins; Marjean C.; Bradley E.; Fern McVey; Nannie R.; Sarah
Anderson; Beverly J; Larayne S. and Shonda Hutson.
Please pray for the coronavirus
COVID19 pandemic to come to an end. Pray for treatments and a cure for the
virus to be rapidly found and deployed. Pray for all those afflicted to be
healed and for our leaders to have supernatural wisdom and ability to lead us
through this pandemic.
Please pray for an end to the
rioting, looting, wanton destruction, and the racial hatred in the USA and that
it will be replaced with peace and love. May God help the USA! Many prayer
needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer Request page. You
can also post your prayer requests there (Of
course, I am always in need of prayer - please pray for me. Having back surgery in a few weeks. 03.18.18
I accepted the call to be the pastor of Fairview Baptist Church in Elk City,
Oklahoma. Please pray for me and for this church.).
You can contact Ed Wrather at
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com
If you enjoy the devotional please
recommend it to your friends. They may subscribe by sending a blank email to burningbushdevo-join@welovegod.org
There is a complete devotional
archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here is the URL: http://www.theburningbush.org/DevotionalArchive.html.
Devotion vs Devotional: We do our
devotions, we read devotionals.
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