BBD 02.22.16 Oops! (Classic)

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Please pray for Nathan Reed. Nathan is in hospital with two cysts on his pancreas in excruciating pain. He is married and has three young boys. Thank you for your prayers for Nathan!!

The Burning
Bush Devotional

Classic
from 2002

02.22.16

Oops!

There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans
whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answered and
said to them, ‘Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all
other Galileans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, no; but unless
you repent you will all likewise perish. Or those eighteen on whom the tower in
Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all
other men who dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, no; but unless you repent you
will all likewise perish.’ - Luke 13:1-5.

Accidents happen even to the President of the United
States (George W. Bush), and he was just eating a pretzel. President Bush
was eating a pretzel when he choked on it, which resulted in a blocked air
passage. He passed out, fell forward bruising his cheek, and biting his lip. As
he was in the Whitehouse at the time, he received immediate aid from secret
service personnel and his personal physician. There were no lasting effects
from this accident, which occurred in January 2002. Accidents happen to all of us. I’m sure Vania
Lucshesi would agree with that. Vania was just brushing her teeth when she
tripped, and swallowed her full-size toothbrush. Thankfully, the doctors at the
University Hospital in Cardiff, Wales were successful in removing the
toothbrush. So, just remember, not only must you be careful while eating
pretzels, but also while brushing your teeth.

We have heard it said, and have seen it with our own
eyes, that bad things do happen even to “good” people. However,
something we do not often think about is that good things sometimes happen to “bad”
people. The words “bad” and “good” when used for people are a
subjective judgment on our part, because the Bible says in Romans 3:23, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Jesus says that we should be like our Father in heaven
who “…makes His sun rise on the evil and on the
good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust (Matthew 5:45).”

The world we live in is not a perfect world. All of
creation was corrupted because of the sin of Adam and Eve. Because creation was
corrupted, bad things happen on planet Earth. In addition, each person has “free
will.” Each individual is able to make decisions independent of God, and of
other people. Because those decisions are sometimes poor decisions, they often
result in additional bad things happening. In Ecclesiastes 7:17 we are told, “Do not be overly wicked, nor be foolish: why should you die before your
time?” If we are in a metal fishing boat soaking
wet during a lightning storm, and stand up waving a metal pole; we should not
be surprised when lightning strikes, and we die before our time.

More important than understanding why accidents happen as
Jesus points out, is our spiritual condition (Luke 13:1-5). If we do not turn from sin (repent) and
turn to God receiving Jesus Christ as our Savior then we will perish
spiritually.

Do you know Jesus as your Savior?

Copyright © 2002-2016. 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.

Ed Wrather is now the pastor of
Calvary Baptist Church of Cordell, Oklahoma. Please pray for this church.

Visit the
Burning Bush websites:

www.theburningbush.net

www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites have received
visits from 184 countries in 2014 including from 27 cities in Iran. Celebrating
17 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.

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.

Please continue to pray for
Michelle, Justin Lewis, Shane Hall, Reta (my sister), and Beverly (Jeanie’s
sister). Please add to your prayer list: Max Boothe, Gary Jones and Zelma
Rothenberger who are recovering from surgeries. Also, Nathan Reed, Brent Baker,
and Tommy Merrell.

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.).

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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If for
some reason you do not receive your email version of the devotional please
check the Burning Bush website at http://www.theburningbush.net for the
“Devotional of the Day” and read the devotional there.

Please pray for Nathan Reed. Nathan is in hospital with two cysts on his pancreas in excruciating pain. He is married and has three young boys. Thank you for your prayers for Nathan!!

The Burning
Bush Devotional

Classic
from 2002

02.22.16

Oops!

There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans
whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answered and
said to them, ‘Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all
other Galileans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, no; but unless
you repent you will all likewise perish. Or those eighteen on whom the tower in
Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all
other men who dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, no; but unless you repent you
will all likewise perish.’ - Luke 13:1-5.

Accidents happen even to the President of the United
States (George W. Bush), and he was just eating a pretzel. President Bush
was eating a pretzel when he choked on it, which resulted in a blocked air
passage. He passed out, fell forward bruising his cheek, and biting his lip. As
he was in the Whitehouse at the time, he received immediate aid from secret
service personnel and his personal physician. There were no lasting effects
from this accident, which occurred in January 2002. Accidents happen to all of us. I’m sure Vania
Lucshesi would agree with that. Vania was just brushing her teeth when she
tripped, and swallowed her full-size toothbrush. Thankfully, the doctors at the
University Hospital in Cardiff, Wales were successful in removing the
toothbrush. So, just remember, not only must you be careful while eating
pretzels, but also while brushing your teeth.

We have heard it said, and have seen it with our own
eyes, that bad things do happen even to “good” people. However,
something we do not often think about is that good things sometimes happen to “bad”
people. The words “bad” and “good” when used for people are a
subjective judgment on our part, because the Bible says in Romans 3:23, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Jesus says that we should be like our Father in heaven
who “…makes His sun rise on the evil and on the
good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust (Matthew 5:45).”

The world we live in is not a perfect world. All of
creation was corrupted because of the sin of Adam and Eve. Because creation was
corrupted, bad things happen on planet Earth. In addition, each person has “free
will.” Each individual is able to make decisions independent of God, and of
other people. Because those decisions are sometimes poor decisions, they often
result in additional bad things happening. In Ecclesiastes 7:17 we are told, “Do not be overly wicked, nor be foolish: why should you die before your
time?” If we are in a metal fishing boat soaking
wet during a lightning storm, and stand up waving a metal pole; we should not
be surprised when lightning strikes, and we die before our time.

More important than understanding why accidents happen as
Jesus points out, is our spiritual condition (Luke 13:1-5). If we do not turn from sin (repent) and
turn to God receiving Jesus Christ as our Savior then we will perish
spiritually.

Do you know Jesus as your Savior?

Copyright © 2002-2016. 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.

Ed Wrather is now the pastor of
Calvary Baptist Church of Cordell, Oklahoma. Please pray for this church.

Visit the
Burning Bush websites:

http://www.theburningbush.net

http://www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites have received
visits from 184 countries in 2014 including from 27 cities in Iran. Celebrating
17 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.

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.

Please continue to pray for
Michelle, Justin Lewis, Shane Hall, Reta (my sister), and Beverly (Jeanie’s
sister). Please add to your prayer list: Max Boothe, Gary Jones and Zelma
Rothenberger who are recovering from surgeries. Also, Nathan Reed, Brent Baker,
and Tommy Merrell.

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.).

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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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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