BBD 03.05.21 One Way (Classic)

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Classic from 2002

Burning Bush Devotional

05 March 2021

One Way

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. - Romans 3:23.

And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment. - Hebrews 9:27.

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 6:23.

Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’ - John 14:6.

Mike Tyson was unsuccessful in his application for a boxing license from state officials in Nevada. In justification of his actions he said to the officials, “I’m not Mother Teresa, but I’m not Charles Manson either.” Sounds like the guy who said, “Don’t bother me with that religious stuff, when I die I’ll take my chances I’m not any worse than anyone else.” Or the often repeated mantra of the non-church goer, “If so and so is going to Heaven that is a member of your church than I’m going because I’m not nearly as bad as they are.” Sounds familiar doesn’t it? And in some ways it sounds good and it sounds like common sense thinking. But no matter how good something sounds and no matter how much sense something makes if it is wrong - it’s wrong!

God has provided only one way to Heaven, only one way of salvation from eternal torment, which a just and holy God must render, to those who reject the free pardon for sin available through Jesus Christ. The way of salvation, the free pardon of sin has been provided to all those who receive Jesus Christ as their Savior at great cost. Romans 5:8 says, “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

The cost was the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Payment had to be made for sin. There can be no remission of sin without the shedding of blood (Hebrews 9:22). Jesus was able to become that perfect sacrifice because He was tempted at all points without sin (Hebrews 4:15; Romans 5:18; 2 Corinthians 5:21). When we reject the One Way that has been provided God does not condemn us we condemn ourselves (John 3:16-18) because there is no other Way of reconciliation with a completely Holy and Righteous God.

I don’t know about you but I would not want to die and face the judgment of God depending upon my own works (Ephesians 2:8-10) and righteousness. Instead, I have received Christ Jesus as my Savior and am cloaked/covered in His righteousness. When God looks at me, He no longer sees the dirty rotten worm of a sinner that I am, but He sees the righteousness of His Son (Philippians 3:8-9; Romans 3:22-28; 2 Corinthians 5:21).

Through what way have you been trying to get to Heaven? There is only One Way, the Way of Jesus Christ and I highly recommend it!

Copyright © 2002 - 2020. 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:

www.theburningbush.net

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 9,000.

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 for God to touch and bring about His will in these lives: Caleb Freeman, Buck & Barbara Wright, Gwen P., James Perkins and his wife, Vonnie, Pat S., Evi Porter, Addison, JoJo, Bailey and Nicky; Ralph and De Chapman; Hillary; Cody Stahlman; Patsy M.; Zoe Marx; Brandy and Jadyn’s Dad.

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. 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 [email protected]

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 [email protected] and then respond to the confirmation email.

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Posted by: burningbushdevo <burningbushdevo@...>

Classic from 2002

Burning Bush Devotional

05 March 2021

One Way

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. - Romans 3:23.

And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment. - Hebrews 9:27.

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 6:23.

Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’ - John 14:6.

Mike Tyson was unsuccessful in his application for a boxing license from state officials in Nevada. In justification of his actions he said to the officials, “I’m not Mother Teresa, but I’m not Charles Manson either.” Sounds like the guy who said, “Don’t bother me with that religious stuff, when I die I’ll take my chances I’m not any worse than anyone else.” Or the often repeated mantra of the non-church goer, “If so and so is going to Heaven that is a member of your church than I’m going because I’m not nearly as bad as they are.” Sounds familiar doesn’t it? And in some ways it sounds good and it sounds like common sense thinking. But no matter how good something sounds and no matter how much sense something makes if it is wrong - it’s wrong!

God has provided only one way to Heaven, only one way of salvation from eternal torment, which a just and holy God must render, to those who reject the free pardon for sin available through Jesus Christ. The way of salvation, the free pardon of sin has been provided to all those who receive Jesus Christ as their Savior at great cost. Romans 5:8 says, “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

The cost was the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Payment had to be made for sin. There can be no remission of sin without the shedding of blood (Hebrews 9:22). Jesus was able to become that perfect sacrifice because He was tempted at all points without sin (Hebrews 4:15; Romans 5:18; 2 Corinthians 5:21). When we reject the One Way that has been provided God does not condemn us we condemn ourselves (John 3:16-18) because there is no other Way of reconciliation with a completely Holy and Righteous God.

I don’t know about you but I would not want to die and face the judgment of God depending upon my own works (Ephesians 2:8-10) and righteousness. Instead, I have received Christ Jesus as my Savior and am cloaked/covered in His righteousness. When God looks at me, He no longer sees the dirty rotten worm of a sinner that I am, but He sees the righteousness of His Son (Philippians 3:8-9; Romans 3:22-28; 2 Corinthians 5:21).

Through what way have you been trying to get to Heaven? There is only One Way, the Way of Jesus Christ and I highly recommend it!

Copyright © 2002 - 2020. 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:

http://www.theburningbush.net

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 9,000.

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 for God to touch and bring about His will in these lives: Caleb Freeman, Buck & Barbara Wright, Gwen P., James Perkins and his wife, Vonnie, Pat S., Evi Porter, Addison, JoJo, Bailey and Nicky; Ralph and De Chapman; Hillary; Cody Stahlman; Patsy M.; Zoe Marx; Brandy and Jadyn’s Dad.

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. 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 [email protected]

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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] and you may unsubscribe by sending a blank email to [email protected] and then respond to the confirmation email. If the link does not work, copy and paste the link.

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