BBD 10.12.21 The Fool's Way (Classic)

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Classic from 2003

The Burning Bush Devotional

12 October 2021

(Later
this month I will be having back surgery and delivery of the devotional will
likely be sporadic for a few weeks.)

The Fool’s Way

For he
sees wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless person perish, and leave
their wealth to others. Their inner thought is that their houses will last
forever, their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after
their own names. - Psalm 49:10-11.

On
September 1st in Denver, a man told friends that he had been planning to jump
from a moving car. He was not planning to commit suicide but wanted to feel
some pain so that he would have the courage to have a tattoo. The 20-year-old
during rush hour jumped from a car moving at about 40 mph and he was killed as
a result. Another foolish and dangerous stunt was done by a teenage boy in
Missouri. For some reason he felt like he needed to demonstrate his pain
tolerance and he did this by hitting himself in the head with a skateboard. He
then invited a friend to hit him in the head too, which resulted in his being
knocked out with one blow, and sadly, he died just a few days later.

What is
it that makes a person a fool? Is it the doing of what every sane person knows
a person should not do? Is it the saying or writing of words every sane person
knows a person should not say or write? Why do they do such things? For young
people it is easy to say that they feel invulnerable and that they have a sense
because of their youth that they will live forever. For those older as the
Psalmist indicates some even in the face of much evidence to the contrary
believe they will never face death. Ultimately, whether young or old it is the
belief that they will never have to face any consequences for their actions.
This belief comes from a lack of a fear of God.

The Book of Proverbs, which contains so much
wisdom in the first chapter, says, “The fear
of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and
instruction (Proverbs 1:7).” The lack
of knowledge and wisdom, which results in foolish actions come from a person’s
contempt for wisdom and instruction and ultimately contempt for the Lord.

How do
you avoid being and acting like a fool? The Bible is very clear about this in
many passages of Scripture. In Proverbs 9:10 for example we are told, “The fear
of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is
understanding.” To be wise and act with
wisdom it is necessary to have a respect and reverence for God. King Solomon
indicates that this is the beginning of all wisdom.

Are you
a fool? Most of us have been fools at one time
or another to some extent. We can avoid foolishness by having true respect and
reverence for God and in doing so we will begin walking on the path of wisdom,
knowledge, and understanding.

Copyright © 1998 - 2021. 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 comfort and
peace for those who have lost loved ones in Afghanistan and healing for the
wounded. Please pray for the Americans and others left behind in Afghanistan. May
they all look to the Lord for help….

Please pray for the people
of Afghanistan and the people of Haiti. Pray that America would turn back to
God. Please pray for protection of our troops wherever they may be and help for
Americans and others who have been left behind and those who are fearing for
their lives there in that place. May God help them all!!

Please pray for those
affected by the hurricanes!

Please pray for God to touch and
bring about His will in these lives: Caleb Freeman; Pat S.; Buck & Barbara
Wright; GWEN PRUET; James Perkins and his wife; Vonnie; Evi Porter; 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.; 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
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Posted by: theburningbushdevotional <theburningbushdevotional@...>

Classic from 2003

The Burning Bush Devotional

12 October 2021

(Later
this month I will be having back surgery and delivery of the devotional will
likely be sporadic for a few weeks.)

The Fool’s Way

For he
sees wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless person perish, and leave
their wealth to others. Their inner thought is that their houses will last
forever, their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after
their own names. - Psalm 49:10-11.

On
September 1st in Denver, a man told friends that he had been planning to jump
from a moving car. He was not planning to commit suicide but wanted to feel
some pain so that he would have the courage to have a tattoo. The 20-year-old
during rush hour jumped from a car moving at about 40 mph and he was killed as
a result. Another foolish and dangerous stunt was done by a teenage boy in
Missouri. For some reason he felt like he needed to demonstrate his pain
tolerance and he did this by hitting himself in the head with a skateboard. He
then invited a friend to hit him in the head too, which resulted in his being
knocked out with one blow, and sadly, he died just a few days later.

What is
it that makes a person a fool? Is it the doing of what every sane person knows
a person should not do? Is it the saying or writing of words every sane person
knows a person should not say or write? Why do they do such things? For young
people it is easy to say that they feel invulnerable and that they have a sense
because of their youth that they will live forever. For those older as the
Psalmist indicates some even in the face of much evidence to the contrary
believe they will never face death. Ultimately, whether young or old it is the
belief that they will never have to face any consequences for their actions.
This belief comes from a lack of a fear of God.

The Book of Proverbs, which contains so much
wisdom in the first chapter, says, “The fear
of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and
instruction (Proverbs 1:7).” The lack
of knowledge and wisdom, which results in foolish actions come from a person’s
contempt for wisdom and instruction and ultimately contempt for the Lord.

How do
you avoid being and acting like a fool? The Bible is very clear about this in
many passages of Scripture. In Proverbs 9:10 for example we are told, “The fear
of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is
understanding.” To be wise and act with
wisdom it is necessary to have a respect and reverence for God. King Solomon
indicates that this is the beginning of all wisdom.

Are you
a fool? Most of us have been fools at one time
or another to some extent. We can avoid foolishness by having true respect and
reverence for God and in doing so we will begin walking on the path of wisdom,
knowledge, and understanding.

Copyright © 1998 - 2021. 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 comfort and
peace for those who have lost loved ones in Afghanistan and healing for the
wounded. Please pray for the Americans and others left behind in Afghanistan. May
they all look to the Lord for help….

Please pray for the people
of Afghanistan and the people of Haiti. Pray that America would turn back to
God. Please pray for protection of our troops wherever they may be and help for
Americans and others who have been left behind and those who are fearing for
their lives there in that place. May God help them all!!

Please pray for those
affected by the hurricanes!

Please pray for God to touch and
bring about His will in these lives: Caleb Freeman; Pat S.; Buck & Barbara
Wright; GWEN PRUET; James Perkins and his wife; Vonnie; Evi Porter; 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.; 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.

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