BBD 02.06.17 Inconvenient (Classic)

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Classic from 2009

Burning Bush Devotional

06 February 2017

Inconvenient

For the Son
of Man has come to save that which was lost. “What do you think? If a man has a
hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine
and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying? And if he should find
it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the
ninety-nine that did not go astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father
who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.” - Matthew
18:11-14 NKJV.

I read an amazing story this morning (2009) that happened in Bridgeport,
Connecticut; a bride who had just left her wedding reception spotted thick
smoke coming from a house. Georgette Fogary Clemons yelled
at her friend Hanifah Bost, “Stop the car, stop the car.” Even
though Georgette was still wearing her wedding dress, she got out of the car
and ran through the thick smoke into the house. She could see that someone was
in the house, and when they failed to come out after she shouted at them, she
went in after them. Hanifah ran after her and said
later, “I don't know what she was thinking, she had just gotten married.” Because
of Georgette’s heroics the family was able to escape the inferno that soon
erupted and everyone is okay. But Georgette did not stop there, she ran next
door to warn the neighbors too. After it was all over Georgette said, “My shoes
got messed up, but what are you going to do? At least the people are OK.”

It was terribly inconvenient for Georgette to disrupt her plans and become a
heroine saving the lives of those in the burning house. Georgette had plans,
but those plans were changed when she saw the danger that an unknown family was
in. She rushed in risking her own life to save the lives of people that she had
never met. She could have lost her life, she did have her wedding day schedule
changed, and it is likely that the course of her own life has been changed
because of her heroic actions too.

It is usually inconvenient, and even sometimes dangerous to share the gospel
with the lost. There are times when we can make plans and approach our friends
and relatives at a time that is comfortable for us and for them. However, that
rarely happens, and we have to take advantage of opportunities that are
presented, or make opportunities to present the gospel. Sometimes it is
awkward, and sometimes it is terribly inconvenient; but the Spirit within us,
compels us to say the words that will bring eternal life.

Often the opportunities to reach the lost will be thrust upon us unexpectedly
just as Georgette unexpectedly found herself trying to save a family from the
fire. I pray that we will have the courage to take advantage of those
opportunities. Jesus came “to save that which was lost.” If we are
His children surely we will try to do the same, even if we have to leave the
comforts of our usual life to do it.

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
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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 Michelle Abetz, Brad, Damon D. & wife, Beverly (Jeanie’s
sister), 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
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If you enjoy the devotional
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Classic from 2009

Burning Bush Devotional

06 February 2017

Inconvenient

For the Son
of Man has come to save that which was lost. “What do you think? If a man has a
hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine
and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying? And if he should find
it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the
ninety-nine that did not go astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father
who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.” - Matthew
18:11-14 NKJV.

I read an amazing story this morning (2009) that happened in Bridgeport,
Connecticut; a bride who had just left her wedding reception spotted thick
smoke coming from a house. Georgette Fogary Clemons yelled
at her friend Hanifah Bost, “Stop the car, stop the car.” Even
though Georgette was still wearing her wedding dress, she got out of the car
and ran through the thick smoke into the house. She could see that someone was
in the house, and when they failed to come out after she shouted at them, she
went in after them. Hanifah ran after her and said
later, “I don't know what she was thinking, she had just gotten married.” Because
of Georgette’s heroics the family was able to escape the inferno that soon
erupted and everyone is okay. But Georgette did not stop there, she ran next
door to warn the neighbors too. After it was all over Georgette said, “My shoes
got messed up, but what are you going to do? At least the people are OK.”

It was terribly inconvenient for Georgette to disrupt her plans and become a
heroine saving the lives of those in the burning house. Georgette had plans,
but those plans were changed when she saw the danger that an unknown family was
in. She rushed in risking her own life to save the lives of people that she had
never met. She could have lost her life, she did have her wedding day schedule
changed, and it is likely that the course of her own life has been changed
because of her heroic actions too.

It is usually inconvenient, and even sometimes dangerous to share the gospel
with the lost. There are times when we can make plans and approach our friends
and relatives at a time that is comfortable for us and for them. However, that
rarely happens, and we have to take advantage of opportunities that are
presented, or make opportunities to present the gospel. Sometimes it is
awkward, and sometimes it is terribly inconvenient; but the Spirit within us,
compels us to say the words that will bring eternal life.

Often the opportunities to reach the lost will be thrust upon us unexpectedly
just as Georgette unexpectedly found herself trying to save a family from the
fire. I pray that we will have the courage to take advantage of those
opportunities. Jesus came “to save that which was lost.” If we are
His children surely we will try to do the same, even if we have to leave the
comforts of our usual life to do it.

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 Michelle Abetz, Brad, Damon D. & wife, Beverly (Jeanie’s
sister), 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
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.

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