BBD 01.07.14 Refocus - The Word of God (Classic)

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Classic from 2005

01.07.14

Refocus – The Word
of God

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and
without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was
the light of men. - John 1:1-4.

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the
glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. - John
1:14.

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that
the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. - 2
Timothy 3:16-17.

George Mueller is remembered for many things including
his care of orphans. He began caring for orphans in 1832 when he moved to
pastor a church at Bristol, England. It was there at Bristol that two young
children became the responsibility of the church. Mueller had very little money
- only two shillings at the time he began to care for the children. During the
next sixty years, God moved in a mighty way to provide for that ministry. Over
seven million dollars were sent by God to help meet their needs. Mueller also
began 117 schools, which provided educations for more than 120,000 children
many of whom were orphans. The church he pastored had 2,000 members at the time
of his death. Charles H. Spurgeon said of George Mueller, “Of flowers of speech he has none, and we hardly think he cares for them;
but of the bread of Heaven he has abundance.”

From where did George Mueller’s empowerment come? It certainly was in part from his voracious reading of
the Word of God. Mueller was a student of the ministry of George Whitefield who
was a great evangelist during the 1700s. Mueller adopted a habit of
Whitefield’s, which was the reading of the Bible while on his knees in an
attitude of prayer and meditation. Mueller through his lifetime had documented
in his journal reading through the Bible some 200 times. I think we can see the
source of George Mueller’s empowerment.

Reading God’s Word will help you to refocus upon the Lord
Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Word become flesh. Jesus quotes Scripture in Matthew 4:4, to resist the temptation of the devil, when
He says, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by
every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” We cannot live the Christian life without a daily
nurturing, filling, that comes only from the Word of God.

I recently spoke with a pastor friend who sadly shared
about one of his sons for whom nothing seems to work out. Everything his son
tries always ends in some degree of failure. His son knows what the problem is
in that he knows he is not on the right track with his life and that he is not
in God’s will. Joshua tells us how we can get on the right track with our lives
and it is through the Word of God. Joshua says, “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall
meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that
is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will
have good success (Joshua 1:8).”

You cannot expect to read the Bible for a few moments one
night and expect your life to instantly change. You can expect that through a
commitment to reading through the Bible in a year (about 3 chapters a day) that
you will begin to see positive changes for the better in your life. As you follow
through with that commitment to God in all areas of your life, you will see
over the course of months and years dramatic changes for the better occurring,
which will lead to the successful living of a good life for the glory of God.

Now’s a good time to dust off that Bible, open it up to Genesis chapter one and begin to read. I can promise
you that you will never regret the time you spend in the Word. Let us
refocus our lives on Jesus through the Word of God.

Copyright © 2005-2014. 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
these first devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent
to prison facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Ed Wrather has retired from
pastoring full-time and has more time to pursue other ministry opportunities.
No matter what the size your church, Ed will come on a love offering basis for
a revival or to share his testimony in the continental United States. You can
make contact at edwrather@yahoo.com or theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn
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Visit the
Burning Bush websites:

http://www.theburningbush.net

http://www.theburningbush.org

The
Burning Bush websites have received visits from more than 170 countries. Celebrating
15 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the Burning Bush
Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to more than 14,000
subscribers across the world.

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 left hand corner of
all of the pages.

The Burning Bush Devotional

14,000 Subscribers
to the Email Devotional

Classic from 2005

01.07.14

Refocus – The Word
of God

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and
without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was
the light of men. - John 1:1-4.

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the
glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. - John
1:14.

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that
the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. - 2
Timothy 3:16-17.

George Mueller is remembered for many things including
his care of orphans. He began caring for orphans in 1832 when he moved to
pastor a church at Bristol, England. It was there at Bristol that two young
children became the responsibility of the church. Mueller had very little money
- only two shillings at the time he began to care for the children. During the
next sixty years, God moved in a mighty way to provide for that ministry. Over
seven million dollars were sent by God to help meet their needs. Mueller also
began 117 schools, which provided educations for more than 120,000 children
many of whom were orphans. The church he pastored had 2,000 members at the time
of his death. Charles H. Spurgeon said of George Mueller, “Of flowers of speech he has none, and we hardly think he cares for them;
but of the bread of Heaven he has abundance.”

From where did George Mueller’s empowerment come? It certainly was in part from his voracious reading of
the Word of God. Mueller was a student of the ministry of George Whitefield who
was a great evangelist during the 1700s. Mueller adopted a habit of
Whitefield’s, which was the reading of the Bible while on his knees in an
attitude of prayer and meditation. Mueller through his lifetime had documented
in his journal reading through the Bible some 200 times. I think we can see the
source of George Mueller’s empowerment.

Reading God’s Word will help you to refocus upon the Lord
Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Word become flesh. Jesus quotes Scripture in Matthew 4:4, to resist the temptation of the devil, when
He says, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by
every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” We cannot live the Christian life without a daily
nurturing, filling, that comes only from the Word of God.

I recently spoke with a pastor friend who sadly shared
about one of his sons for whom nothing seems to work out. Everything his son
tries always ends in some degree of failure. His son knows what the problem is
in that he knows he is not on the right track with his life and that he is not
in God’s will. Joshua tells us how we can get on the right track with our lives
and it is through the Word of God. Joshua says, “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall
meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that
is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will
have good success (Joshua 1:8).”

You cannot expect to read the Bible for a few moments one
night and expect your life to instantly change. You can expect that through a
commitment to reading through the Bible in a year (about 3 chapters a day) that
you will begin to see positive changes for the better in your life. As you follow
through with that commitment to God in all areas of your life, you will see
over the course of months and years dramatic changes for the better occurring,
which will lead to the successful living of a good life for the glory of God.

Now’s a good time to dust off that Bible, open it up to Genesis chapter one and begin to read. I can promise
you that you will never regret the time you spend in the Word. Let us
refocus our lives on Jesus through the Word of God.

Copyright © 2005-2014. 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
these first devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent
to prison facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Ed Wrather has retired from
pastoring full-time and has more time to pursue other ministry opportunities.
No matter what the size your church, Ed will come on a love offering basis for
a revival or to share his testimony in the continental United States. You can
make contact at edwrather@yahoo.com or theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn
profile with endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

Prayer Requests: Please pray for
Scott who is having severe headaches caused by a cyst. 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.).

Please join the Burning Bush Prayer Group.
The group began in 1998 and is made up of over 300 prayer warriors. Send prayer requests and receive prayer
requests. To join send an email to: bbpg-subscribe@yahoogroups.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/33.html.

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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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
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confirmation email. If the link does not work, copy and paste the link.

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