BBD 04.20.22 Here's a Clue (Classic)

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Classic from 2004

The Burning Bush Devotional

20 April 2022

Update: Progress is being made on creation of a new
website with the address of burningbush.com. I have copied and pasted most of
the devotionals into the new site.

The two other websites are still accessible
theburningbush.net and theburningbush.org. It is no longer possible for me to
update the .net website. I can still update the .org website and will be
posting there new content.

Hopefully, the new website will soon be completed! Please
pray for that… Please remember that the welovgod.org email list service is
going to go away soon. Possibly as early as the first of May although an extension
may be granted for it to continue until the end of September. When this happens
I will try to add you to a new list service. Information will be posted on the
websites.

Praying for you,

Ed Wrather

Here’s a Clue

In Sweden, there has been a sensational murder trial, which has finally
concluded. Helge Fossmo a minister in Knuby was found to be guilty of inciting
Sara Svensson to kill his next-door neighbor, Daniel Linde and also Fossmo’s
second wife, Alexandra. Fossmo sent cell phone text messages to his lover (also
the family nanny), Sara Svensson, telling her to kill.

Fossmo wanted Sara to think that God was sending her these messages and
that was exactly what Sara thought. Fossmo wanted Linde killed because he was
also having an affair with Linde’s wife. The verdict of the court states, "Helge Fossmo ruthlessly made use of Sara Svensson's love for him and
her dependency on him as a religious leader." Helge was sentenced to life in prison and Sara was sent to a psychiatric
institution.

The tragic misuse of authority by some ministers is vividly seen in this
situation. Some people do not have even a clue when it comes to determining the
will of God. The people of God must always be alert to the abuse of authority
and there are some ways to identify this when it happens. Sara Svensson appears
to have had psychiatric problems, but even she could perhaps have avoided this
terrible thing if she had been more aware of how to determine God’s will. Helge
was, in effect, saying, "God says
you are to kill these people."

There are some things that God will never have you to do or tell you to do
through any person even a minister. If someone tells you that God wants you to
do one of these things you should immediately separate yourself from that
person and find safety. What are these things? God will never tell you to do
something that He has told you not to do in His Word (the Bible).

The Bible says in Exodus 20:13,
"You shall not murder." It is
one of the Ten Commandments. In the New Testament, we are told in Romans 13:9-10, "For the commandments, 'You shall not commit
adultery,' 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not bear
false witness,' 'You shall not covet,' and if there is any other commandment,
are all summed up in this saying, namely, 'You shall love your neighbor as
yourself.' Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment
of the law." Just in these verses, you can clearly
see there are some things that God will never tell you to do, and a minister of
God should never tell you to do. God will never tell you to: murder, steal,
lie, or participate in sexual activity outside of marriage.

We are also given a general rule to apply when in doubt, "…all summed up in this saying, namely, 'You shall love your neighbor
as yourself.' Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the
fulfillment of the law." If you
are told to do something that will harm someone else that you would not want
done to yourself this is most likely a violation of the rule of love.

Sadly, we do live in a world where some try to manipulate and abuse others
for their own personal benefit. Knowing the Word of God will give you a clue as
to whether or not what you are doing, or someone wants you to do is really the
will of God. To protect yourself, you should, and every child of God should
read and study the Bible. Then, when someone tries to manipulate you into doing
something in violation of God’s Word, you can tell them that they ought
to "get a clue" and read the Bible sometime.

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:

www.theburningbush.net

The Burning Bush websites are celebrating 24 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 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; 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; 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.).

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.

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Posted by: theburningbushdevotional <theburningbushdevotional@...>

Classic from 2004

The Burning Bush Devotional

20 April 2022

Update: Progress is being made on creation of a new
website with the address of burningbush.com. I have copied and pasted most of
the devotionals into the new site.

The two other websites are still accessible
theburningbush.net and theburningbush.org. It is no longer possible for me to
update the .net website. I can still update the .org website and will be
posting there new content.

Hopefully, the new website will soon be completed! Please
pray for that… Please remember that the welovgod.org email list service is
going to go away soon. Possibly as early as the first of May although an extension
may be granted for it to continue until the end of September. When this happens
I will try to add you to a new list service. Information will be posted on the
websites.

Praying for you,

Ed Wrather

Here’s a Clue

In Sweden, there has been a sensational murder trial, which has finally
concluded. Helge Fossmo a minister in Knuby was found to be guilty of inciting
Sara Svensson to kill his next-door neighbor, Daniel Linde and also Fossmo’s
second wife, Alexandra. Fossmo sent cell phone text messages to his lover (also
the family nanny), Sara Svensson, telling her to kill.

Fossmo wanted Sara to think that God was sending her these messages and
that was exactly what Sara thought. Fossmo wanted Linde killed because he was
also having an affair with Linde’s wife. The verdict of the court states, "Helge Fossmo ruthlessly made use of Sara Svensson's love for him and
her dependency on him as a religious leader." Helge was sentenced to life in prison and Sara was sent to a psychiatric
institution.

The tragic misuse of authority by some ministers is vividly seen in this
situation. Some people do not have even a clue when it comes to determining the
will of God. The people of God must always be alert to the abuse of authority
and there are some ways to identify this when it happens. Sara Svensson appears
to have had psychiatric problems, but even she could perhaps have avoided this
terrible thing if she had been more aware of how to determine God’s will. Helge
was, in effect, saying, "God says
you are to kill these people."

There are some things that God will never have you to do or tell you to do
through any person even a minister. If someone tells you that God wants you to
do one of these things you should immediately separate yourself from that
person and find safety. What are these things? God will never tell you to do
something that He has told you not to do in His Word (the Bible).

The Bible says in Exodus 20:13,
"You shall not murder." It is
one of the Ten Commandments. In the New Testament, we are told in Romans 13:9-10, "For the commandments, 'You shall not commit
adultery,' 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not bear
false witness,' 'You shall not covet,' and if there is any other commandment,
are all summed up in this saying, namely, 'You shall love your neighbor as
yourself.' Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment
of the law." Just in these verses, you can clearly
see there are some things that God will never tell you to do, and a minister of
God should never tell you to do. God will never tell you to: murder, steal,
lie, or participate in sexual activity outside of marriage.

We are also given a general rule to apply when in doubt, "…all summed up in this saying, namely, 'You shall love your neighbor
as yourself.' Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the
fulfillment of the law." If you
are told to do something that will harm someone else that you would not want
done to yourself this is most likely a violation of the rule of love.

Sadly, we do live in a world where some try to manipulate and abuse others
for their own personal benefit. Knowing the Word of God will give you a clue as
to whether or not what you are doing, or someone wants you to do is really the
will of God. To protect yourself, you should, and every child of God should
read and study the Bible. Then, when someone tries to manipulate you into doing
something in violation of God’s Word, you can tell them that they ought
to "get a clue" and read the Bible sometime.

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:

http://www.theburningbush.net

The Burning Bush websites are celebrating 24 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 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; 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; 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.).

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.

To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: burningbushdevo-leave@welovegod.org