BBD 02.14.22 Valentine's Day (Classic)

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Classic from 2004

The Burning Bush Devotional

14 February 2022

Valentine’s Day

And as
Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be
lifted up,that whoever believes in Him should not perish but
have eternal life.For God so loved the world that He gave His
only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life.For God did not send His Son into the world
to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. - John
3:14-17.

The
history of Valentine’s Day is shrouded by the centuries of time. The Catholic
Church recognizes at least three different saints with the name of Valentine or
Valentinus all of whom were martyred. One story tells of when Emperor Claudius
II outlawed marriage for young men believing that they made better soldiers
when they were not burdened with wives and families. According to the story,
Valentine, seeing how unjust this was defied the Emperor, and in secret
continued to marry young lovers. When the Emperor found out, he had Valentine
executed.

From
these ancient legends which all involved great trauma and demonstrations of
love Valentine’s Day has taken on a life of its own which centuries ago would
never have been thought about. In the Philippines, the day was celebrated
setting a new world’s record with 5,122 couples all kissing at the same time.

Thousands
viewed the event and cheered as they kissed at the stroke of midnight on
Friday. The Philippines has many problems including a massive budget deficit, crime,
and corruption. The world record kissing event along a 1.2-mile highway by
Manila Bay was a nice break according to Mayor Lito Atienza who said, “Let’s take a break from the troubles we have been having, from our work,
from political bickering, after all, it’s Valentine’s Day.”

Love is
still alive and well in the 21^st Century although love probably
had little to do with the record kiss in Manila. Love is still alive and
celebrated most likely because real love is motivated by a love for God and by
His great example of sacrificial love. Real, Christian love, once experienced
is unforgettable and has the power to change the course of lives. Perhaps the
origin of Valentine’s Day really goes back to the sacrificial love of Jesus who
died so that we would have a Savior.

What
better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day then to in some way follow the
sacrificial example of Jesus, give up something in our lives, to show that
love, demonstrate that love to someone else. As Jesus says, “A new commandment I give you, that you love one another; as I have
loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are
My disciples, if you have love for one another (John 13:34-35).”

Happy Valentine’s Day!!

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 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 about the
situation in Ukraine with the Russian troop buildup on their border.

Please pray for God to touch and
bring about His will in these lives: Martha and John W.; Alan Medders; Norman
Cupp; Georgia Bronnert; Caleb Freeman; Pat S.; 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; Beverly J; 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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Classic from 2004

The Burning Bush Devotional

14 February 2022

Valentine’s Day

And as
Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be
lifted up,that whoever believes in Him should not perish but
have eternal life.For God so loved the world that He gave His
only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life.For God did not send His Son into the world
to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. - John
3:14-17.

The
history of Valentine’s Day is shrouded by the centuries of time. The Catholic
Church recognizes at least three different saints with the name of Valentine or
Valentinus all of whom were martyred. One story tells of when Emperor Claudius
II outlawed marriage for young men believing that they made better soldiers
when they were not burdened with wives and families. According to the story,
Valentine, seeing how unjust this was defied the Emperor, and in secret
continued to marry young lovers. When the Emperor found out, he had Valentine
executed.

From
these ancient legends which all involved great trauma and demonstrations of
love Valentine’s Day has taken on a life of its own which centuries ago would
never have been thought about. In the Philippines, the day was celebrated
setting a new world’s record with 5,122 couples all kissing at the same time.

Thousands
viewed the event and cheered as they kissed at the stroke of midnight on
Friday. The Philippines has many problems including a massive budget deficit, crime,
and corruption. The world record kissing event along a 1.2-mile highway by
Manila Bay was a nice break according to Mayor Lito Atienza who said, “Let’s take a break from the troubles we have been having, from our work,
from political bickering, after all, it’s Valentine’s Day.”

Love is
still alive and well in the 21^st Century although love probably
had little to do with the record kiss in Manila. Love is still alive and
celebrated most likely because real love is motivated by a love for God and by
His great example of sacrificial love. Real, Christian love, once experienced
is unforgettable and has the power to change the course of lives. Perhaps the
origin of Valentine’s Day really goes back to the sacrificial love of Jesus who
died so that we would have a Savior.

What
better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day then to in some way follow the
sacrificial example of Jesus, give up something in our lives, to show that
love, demonstrate that love to someone else. As Jesus says, “A new commandment I give you, that you love one another; as I have
loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are
My disciples, if you have love for one another (John 13:34-35).”

Happy Valentine’s Day!!

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 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 about the
situation in Ukraine with the Russian troop buildup on their border.

Please pray for God to touch and
bring about His will in these lives: Martha and John W.; Alan Medders; Norman
Cupp; Georgia Bronnert; Caleb Freeman; Pat S.; 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; Beverly J; 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.

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