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Since June 8th 1998, this is
the 1842ndThe Burning Bush Devotional
24 February 2022
Welcome
to the War
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His
might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able
to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but
against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the
heavenly places. – Ephesians 6:10-12 NKJV.
A man tells the story about his father
who shipped out for boot camp on the day after Christmas 1943. By early June,
when the allied forces were storming the bloody beaches of Normandy, his dad
was on a troop ship crossing the Atlantic. He landed on Omaha beach the first
week of July 1944. He was only 21 years old and fresh off the farm. He says
what he remembers most about his first days in northern France were seeing the
casualties of terrifying engagements on the beaches, in the pillboxes and in
the hedgerows. He became a casualty himself just a few days later.
I had an older friend, who is gone
now, whose story was similar, he went ashore on D-Day. He survived that, but
then was captured by German forces, and he was fortunate that they didn’t kill
him as they did many captives. A video of a young
Ukrainian soldier this morning shows him saying, “We are
under heavy bombardment, Mom...Dad I love you!” Welcome to
the war, young man. In a sense, that is what this passage of Scripture is, it
is a welcome to spiritual warfare, a briefing on the battle that has been
raging since the beginning of time.
We can bring all of our troops home
from everywhere. We can let Russia and China divide up the rest of the world.
But you know what? They will still not like us. They will still come after us.
The Nazis and the old Soviets would have gotten us if they could have.
What we are really talking about
here is not physical, opposing armies and nations. The war that we are seeing
today and our potential for becoming more involved is an age-old spiritual war.
The devil is that kind of enemy. We may decide that we are not going to fight
but guess what the enemy has not declared a truce and we are in this spiritual
war whether we like it or not.
1 Peter 5:8 says, "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks
about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour." If you are seeking to live your life according to godly principles. If
you are seeking to be obedient to the Lord in all areas of your life. If you
are praying for yourself, your family and for others. If you are, you can be
sure the devil and his demons are after you.
So, what are
we to do? The apostle Paul then tells us: “Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to
withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put
on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the
preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of
faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked
one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the
Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and
supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all
perseverance and supplication for all the saints (Ephesians 6:13-18).”
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.
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 attack that is now taking place.
Please pray for God to touch and
bring about His will in these lives: Andrew Cohen Winfield; 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 10-year-old Jo Jo
Stahlman who was saved last night at our church. Please pray that she will grow
rapidly in the faith and that she will be protected from evil.)
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.
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Posted by: theburningbushdevotional <theburningbushdevotional@...>
Since June 8th 1998, this is
the 1842nd
The Burning Bush Devotional
24 February 2022
Welcome
to the War
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His
might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able
to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but
against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the
heavenly places. – Ephesians 6:10-12 NKJV.
A man tells the story about his father
who shipped out for boot camp on the day after Christmas 1943. By early June,
when the allied forces were storming the bloody beaches of Normandy, his dad
was on a troop ship crossing the Atlantic. He landed on Omaha beach the first
week of July 1944. He was only 21 years old and fresh off the farm. He says
what he remembers most about his first days in northern France were seeing the
casualties of terrifying engagements on the beaches, in the pillboxes and in
the hedgerows. He became a casualty himself just a few days later.
I had an older friend, who is gone
now, whose story was similar, he went ashore on D-Day. He survived that, but
then was captured by German forces, and he was fortunate that they didn’t kill
him as they did many captives. A video of a young
Ukrainian soldier this morning shows him saying, “We are
under heavy bombardment, Mom...Dad I love you!” Welcome to
the war, young man. In a sense, that is what this passage of Scripture is, it
is a welcome to spiritual warfare, a briefing on the battle that has been
raging since the beginning of time.
We can bring all of our troops home
from everywhere. We can let Russia and China divide up the rest of the world.
But you know what? They will still not like us. They will still come after us.
The Nazis and the old Soviets would have gotten us if they could have.
What we are really talking about
here is not physical, opposing armies and nations. The war that we are seeing
today and our potential for becoming more involved is an age-old spiritual war.
The devil is that kind of enemy. We may decide that we are not going to fight
but guess what the enemy has not declared a truce and we are in this spiritual
war whether we like it or not.
1 Peter 5:8 says, "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks
about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour." If you are seeking to live your life according to godly principles. If
you are seeking to be obedient to the Lord in all areas of your life. If you
are praying for yourself, your family and for others. If you are, you can be
sure the devil and his demons are after you.
So, what are
we to do? The apostle Paul then tells us: “Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to
withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put
on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the
preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of
faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked
one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the
Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and
supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all
perseverance and supplication for all the saints (Ephesians 6:13-18).”
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 attack that is now taking place.
Please pray for God to touch and
bring about His will in these lives: Andrew Cohen Winfield; 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 10-year-old Jo Jo
Stahlman who was saved last night at our church. Please pray that she will grow
rapidly in the faith and that she will be protected from evil.)
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.
You can unsubscribe to the burningbushdevo devotional group by
sending a blank email to burningbushdevo-leave@welovegod.org and then respond
to the confirmation email.
You may subscribe to the html text group (Because of time
constraints the devotional is only being sent now in html format) by sending a
blank email to burningbushhtml-join@welovegod.org and you may unsubscribe by
sending a blank email to burningbushhtml-leave@welovegod.org and then respond
to the confirmation email. If the link does not work, copy and paste the link.
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