BBD 01.19.17 Above the Law (Classic)

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Classic from 2009

Burning Bush Devotional

19 January 2017

Above the Law

Now the
sons of Eli were corrupt; they did not know the LORD. And the priests’ custom
with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant
would come with a three-pronged fleshhook in his hand while the meat was
boiling. Then he would thrust it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot;
and the priest would take for himself all that the fleshhook brought up. So
they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there. Also, before they
burned the fat, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who
sacrificed, “Give meat for roasting to the priest, for he will not take boiled
meat from you, but raw.” And if the man said to him, “They should really burn
the fat first; then you may take as much as your heart desires,” he would then
answer him, “No, but you must give it now; and if not, I will take it by force.”
Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD, for men
abhorred the offering of the LORD. - 1 Samuel 2:12-17 NKJV.

And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man
into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel
thirty thousand footmen. And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli,
Hophni and Phinehas, were slain. - 1 Samuel 4:10-11 NKJV.

Marcus Einfeld is a well known federal judge in Australia. Judge Einfeld had
been the recipient in the past of the Order of Australia one of Australia’s
greatest honors. Now, it appears that it is likely that he will be disbarred
and the Order of Australia may be revoked (This all occurred in 2009). Judge
Einfeld is 70-years-old and appears to have led a life of service to his
country prior to this time in his life. It is especially sad that the judge has
come to this point in his life because of lying to avoid a speeding fine of
$50.00 ($77.00 Australia).

Judge Einfeld received the ticket because of an automated radar speed control
system that indicated that he was driving 10kph above the speed limit. He could
have just paid the fine, but instead he lied; and said that it was not him, but
a friend, Teresa Brennan, who was driving. That worked well for a while until
it was discovered by a reporter that Teresa Brennan had died three years
before. Even after being confronted about his falsehood, he continued to claim
his innocence until his court hearing where he pled guilty. In addition,
another woman, Angela Liati, has become tied up in the situation by claiming
that she was driving the judge’s vehicle at the time of the speeding offense.
Angela is awaiting sentencing for her false statement.

In the Old Testament, we have an example of the sons of Eli, Hophni and
Phinehas, who thought that they were above the law of God. Hophni and Phinehas
took what belonged to God for themselves. As it is written in 1 Samuel, “…the
men abhorred the offering of the LORD.” Sadly, Eli who was a man
of God, did not intervene to prevent his sons from continuing in this travesty.
This resulted in a direct punishment from God of the death of Hophni and
Phinehas.

Sadly, there are many governmental officials and judges in the United States
who believe that they are above the law. They cheat on their taxes, they take
bribes, they commit other illegal acts, and it has made the government as a
whole to appear to be corrupt. It gives an example to the citizens that this
kind of behavior is acceptable because rarely is anyone prosecuted with more
than a proverbial slap on the hand.

There may appear to be little consequences for the corrupt actions of those in
government and public life; however, we as children of God know that they are
accountable to a higher authority, just as we are. We may indeed be able to
avoid prosecution for something on this Earth, but there is a higher authority.
Let us lay our sins at the foot of the cross and never pick them up again,
because no one is really above the law.

Copyright © 2009-2016. 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 websites:

www.theburningbush.net

www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites are celebrating
18 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 12,000
subscribers across the world. (At one time there were 18,000 subscribers to the
email devotional. Email has become less important as many are using the social
platforms like facebook and twitter more frequently.)

The Addictions Kit - Biblical Help for Addictions by Ed Wrather is now
available for download from Amazon. The Addictions Kit provides practical Biblical steps to defeat
your addiction that actually work.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VIYLNLM

The New Pastor's Training Manual is available for download on Amazon. Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PJ8UTGS If you prefer a paper copy of the book you can order it from
the Burning Bush website at http://bit.ly/1uXDBnk

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.

Prayer
Requests:

Please continue to pray for
healing for Ronald Thompson – sadly, Ronald passed away yesterday (my cousin),
Michelle Abetz, Shane Hall, Brad, Damon D. & wife, Beverly (Jeanie’s
sister), Brent Baker, Lexi McCalip, Gary Kirk, and Jeanie.

Please pray for an end to the
racial hatred in the USA and that it will be replaced with peace and love. 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. My
prayer focus is now that God will give me opportunities to preach. As the
apostle Paul says, “…woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!”).

You can contact Ed Wrather at edwrather@yahoo.com or
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn profile with
endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

If you enjoy the devotional
please recommend it to your friends. They may subscribe by sending a blank
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Classic from 2009

Burning Bush Devotional

19 January 2017

Above the Law

Now the
sons of Eli were corrupt; they did not know the LORD. And the priests’ custom
with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant
would come with a three-pronged fleshhook in his hand while the meat was
boiling. Then he would thrust it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot;
and the priest would take for himself all that the fleshhook brought up. So
they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there. Also, before they
burned the fat, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who
sacrificed, “Give meat for roasting to the priest, for he will not take boiled
meat from you, but raw.” And if the man said to him, “They should really burn
the fat first; then you may take as much as your heart desires,” he would then
answer him, “No, but you must give it now; and if not, I will take it by force.”
Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD, for men
abhorred the offering of the LORD. - 1 Samuel 2:12-17 NKJV.

And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man
into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel
thirty thousand footmen. And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli,
Hophni and Phinehas, were slain. - 1 Samuel 4:10-11 NKJV.

Marcus Einfeld is a well known federal judge in Australia. Judge Einfeld had
been the recipient in the past of the Order of Australia one of Australia’s
greatest honors. Now, it appears that it is likely that he will be disbarred
and the Order of Australia may be revoked (This all occurred in 2009). Judge
Einfeld is 70-years-old and appears to have led a life of service to his
country prior to this time in his life. It is especially sad that the judge has
come to this point in his life because of lying to avoid a speeding fine of
$50.00 ($77.00 Australia).

Judge Einfeld received the ticket because of an automated radar speed control
system that indicated that he was driving 10kph above the speed limit. He could
have just paid the fine, but instead he lied; and said that it was not him, but
a friend, Teresa Brennan, who was driving. That worked well for a while until
it was discovered by a reporter that Teresa Brennan had died three years
before. Even after being confronted about his falsehood, he continued to claim
his innocence until his court hearing where he pled guilty. In addition,
another woman, Angela Liati, has become tied up in the situation by claiming
that she was driving the judge’s vehicle at the time of the speeding offense.
Angela is awaiting sentencing for her false statement.

In the Old Testament, we have an example of the sons of Eli, Hophni and
Phinehas, who thought that they were above the law of God. Hophni and Phinehas
took what belonged to God for themselves. As it is written in 1 Samuel, “…the
men abhorred the offering of the LORD.” Sadly, Eli who was a man
of God, did not intervene to prevent his sons from continuing in this travesty.
This resulted in a direct punishment from God of the death of Hophni and
Phinehas.

Sadly, there are many governmental officials and judges in the United States
who believe that they are above the law. They cheat on their taxes, they take
bribes, they commit other illegal acts, and it has made the government as a
whole to appear to be corrupt. It gives an example to the citizens that this
kind of behavior is acceptable because rarely is anyone prosecuted with more
than a proverbial slap on the hand.

There may appear to be little consequences for the corrupt actions of those in
government and public life; however, we as children of God know that they are
accountable to a higher authority, just as we are. We may indeed be able to
avoid prosecution for something on this Earth, but there is a higher authority.
Let us lay our sins at the foot of the cross and never pick them up again,
because no one is really above the law.

Copyright © 2009-2016. 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 websites:

http://www.theburningbush.net

http://www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites are celebrating
18 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 12,000
subscribers across the world. (At one time there were 18,000 subscribers to the
email devotional. Email has become less important as many are using the social
platforms like facebook and twitter more frequently.)

The Addictions Kit - Biblical Help for Addictions by Ed Wrather is now
available for download from Amazon. The Addictions Kit provides practical Biblical steps to defeat
your addiction that actually work.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VIYLNLM

The New Pastor's Training Manual is available for download on Amazon. Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PJ8UTGS If you prefer a paper copy of the book you can order it from
the Burning Bush website at http://bit.ly/1uXDBnk

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.

Prayer
Requests:

Please continue to pray for
healing for Ronald Thompson – sadly, Ronald passed away yesterday (my cousin),
Michelle Abetz, Shane Hall, Brad, Damon D. & wife, Beverly (Jeanie’s
sister), Brent Baker, Lexi McCalip, Gary Kirk, and Jeanie.

Please pray for an end to the
racial hatred in the USA and that it will be replaced with peace and love. 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. My
prayer focus is now that God will give me opportunities to preach. As the
apostle Paul says, “…woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!”).

You can contact Ed Wrather at edwrather@yahoo.com or
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn profile with
endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

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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constraints the devotional is only being sent now in html format) by sending a
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