BBD 03.10.22 Whatever Happens (New)
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Since June 8th 1998, this is
the 1852nd
The Burning Bush Devotional
10 March 2022
Whatever Happens
Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that
whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you
stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the
faith of the gospel, and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is
to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God. – Philippians 1:27-28 NKJV.
The NIV puts Philippians 1:27-28
as: “Whatever happens,
conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then,
whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know
that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one
for the faith of the gospel without being frightened in any way by those who oppose
you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be
saved—and that by God.”
The letter to the
Philippians was written by
the apostle Paul while he was under house arrest for two years in Rome. Paul is
wanting those believers in Philippi to be faithful in living according to
Christian principles whether he could visit them again or not. Being a
Christian and practicing their faith in a city that worshiped Caesar and
several other false deities was difficult. Paul says to them, and I believe to
us “Only let your
conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ….”
In Ukraine, believers are facing horrific situations
where simply surviving to live another day is difficult. Yesterday, the
Russians targeted a maternity hospital, one of 18 hospitals they have attacked
since the war began. The Russians agree to a ceasefire and to an evacuation
route and then they bomb or shoot those trying to evacuate. This is what the Nazis did during WWII.
As I shared
on Facebook, my wife's aunt Blondine Pruet (Married Jeanie's uncle who was in the
US Army.) told her about when she, her mother and sister were trying to leave
Belgium for a safer place in France. The Nazis announced a safe evacuation
route for civilians and then the Nazis bombed and strafed them. Blondine was
shot in her foot and eventually made it to a hospital in France. Her mother was
shot in her stomach and taken to hospital in Belgium. They never saw her sister
again. It took months, but Blondine and her mother were finally reunited by the
Red Cross.
Putin
and his army are just as bad as Hitler and the Nazis! Putin claims they are
denazifying Ukraine when the reality is that the Russians are the ones acting
like Nazis. For the Ukrainian’s “conduct (to) be worthy of the gospel of Christ” must be challenging.
The NIV begins Philippians 1:27 as: “Whatever happens” and Paul is talking about whatever happens to
him, but he is saying the same as to how the Philippians are to live their
lives. “Whatever happens” they are to let their “conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ….” The apostle has an additional word for the
Philippians believers, and I believe for those in Ukraine today, that they
should live as God wants them to live “without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a
sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved—and that
by God.”
The fact of the situation in our world today and in your world today is
that we do not know what is going to happen today, much less tomorrow. Only the
Lord knows. So, let us determine now that “whatever happens” that we are going to live as God would want us to live regardless of
the good or bad that comes into our lives.
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Please pray for the
Ukrainians as they bravely face the Russian onslaught.
Please pray for all of the
Ukrainian refugees and those trying to care for them.
Please pray that the hearts
of the American leaders will change and do what is necessary to stop Putin. It
can be done without troops on the ground by simply allowing oil and gas
producers to again give us energy independence stopping our need to buy Russian
oil.
Please pray for God to touch and
bring about His will in these lives: Alice Martin; 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 recently at our church. Please pray that she will grow
rapidly in the faith and that she will be protected from evil. Please also pray
for Elizabeth Young Anderson a young woman who was also saved recently in our
church.)
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.).
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