BBD 03.04.21 The World Stinks (Classic)

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Classic from 2002

Burning Bush Devotional

04 March 2021

The World Stinks

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world - the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. - 1 John 2:15-16 NKJV.

So they laid it up till morning, as Moses commanded; and it did not stink, nor were there any worms in it. - Exodus 16:24 NKJV.

What is the absolutely worst smell you have ever smelled? Dial Corporation’s air freshener division has actually conducted a survey to find out. Skunks were found to have the worst rating with 59.7% saying the skunk smell was the worst. I’ve never had a real close encounter with a skunk probably because of the warnings I received from my mother who did have one when she was a girl. According to my mother it took a whole week for the smell to go away. Skunks, however, are not the only things that stink. Some of the other nominees were rotten eggs, dirty diaper bins, bathroom odors, and dairy farm smells.

Spiritually there are some very smelly things too with most of them coming from the world. The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life do not come from God - they come from the world. There is a stench coming from all those worldly things that adversely affects everyone and everything they come into contact with.

Another smelly problem created by the world is worldly thinking. Moses had to deal with this after leading the people out of bondage in Israel. God sent manna to gather and to eat in the mornings. In the evenings God sent quail for them to gather and eat. The Israelites were to gather what they needed for the day but they were not to keep any of it for the next. Each day they were to gather again. However, worldly wisdom told them to try to keep some of the quail and manna for the next day just in case they needed more. When they tried to carry it over to the next day worms would come and the leftover food would stink.

God gave the Israelites another rule in regard to the Sabbath. They were to gather twice as much on the sixth day and then they would not have to go out to gather on the Sabbath. The quail and manna were supernaturally preserved for the Sabbath day. However, some using their worldly wisdom went out on the Sabbath day to gather more. But, of course, they found none to gather.

The world claims to have great wisdom and knowledge and laughs at the commandments of God. However, in spite of their claims if worldly wisdom and ways are followed it will only result in creating a terrible stench in your life. It will take much longer than a week to get rid of the awful smell. Let me summarize - the world stinks!!

Copyright © 2002 - 2020. 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 9,000.

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 for God to touch and bring about His will in these lives: Caleb Freeman, Buck & Barbara Wright, Gwen P., James Perkins and his wife, Vonnie, Pat S., Evi Porter, Addison, JoJo, Bailey and Nicky; Ralph and De Chapman; Hillary; Cody Stahlman; Patsy M.; Zoe Marx; Brandy and Jadyn’s Dad.

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. 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: THE BURNING BUSH DAILY DEVOTIONAL ARCHIVE.

THE BURNING BUSH DAILY DEVOTIONAL ARCHIVE

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Posted by: burningbushdevo <burningbushdevo@...>

Classic from 2002

Burning Bush Devotional

04 March 2021

The World Stinks

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world - the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. - 1 John 2:15-16 NKJV.

So they laid it up till morning, as Moses commanded; and it did not stink, nor were there any worms in it. - Exodus 16:24 NKJV.

What is the absolutely worst smell you have ever smelled? Dial Corporation’s air freshener division has actually conducted a survey to find out. Skunks were found to have the worst rating with 59.7% saying the skunk smell was the worst. I’ve never had a real close encounter with a skunk probably because of the warnings I received from my mother who did have one when she was a girl. According to my mother it took a whole week for the smell to go away. Skunks, however, are not the only things that stink. Some of the other nominees were rotten eggs, dirty diaper bins, bathroom odors, and dairy farm smells.

Spiritually there are some very smelly things too with most of them coming from the world. The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life do not come from God - they come from the world. There is a stench coming from all those worldly things that adversely affects everyone and everything they come into contact with.

Another smelly problem created by the world is worldly thinking. Moses had to deal with this after leading the people out of bondage in Israel. God sent manna to gather and to eat in the mornings. In the evenings God sent quail for them to gather and eat. The Israelites were to gather what they needed for the day but they were not to keep any of it for the next. Each day they were to gather again. However, worldly wisdom told them to try to keep some of the quail and manna for the next day just in case they needed more. When they tried to carry it over to the next day worms would come and the leftover food would stink.

God gave the Israelites another rule in regard to the Sabbath. They were to gather twice as much on the sixth day and then they would not have to go out to gather on the Sabbath. The quail and manna were supernaturally preserved for the Sabbath day. However, some using their worldly wisdom went out on the Sabbath day to gather more. But, of course, they found none to gather.

The world claims to have great wisdom and knowledge and laughs at the commandments of God. However, in spite of their claims if worldly wisdom and ways are followed it will only result in creating a terrible stench in your life. It will take much longer than a week to get rid of the awful smell. Let me summarize - the world stinks!!

Copyright © 2002 - 2020. 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 9,000.

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 for God to touch and bring about His will in these lives: Caleb Freeman, Buck & Barbara Wright, Gwen P., James Perkins and his wife, Vonnie, Pat S., Evi Porter, Addison, JoJo, Bailey and Nicky; Ralph and De Chapman; Hillary; Cody Stahlman; Patsy M.; Zoe Marx; Brandy and Jadyn’s Dad.

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. 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: THE BURNING BUSH DAILY DEVOTIONAL ARCHIVE.

THE BURNING BUSH DAILY DEVOTIONAL ARCHIVE

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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