BBD 03.09.18 Helpful Clues (Classic)

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Posted by: wrathered <wrathered@...>

Classic from 2010

Burning Bush Devotional

09 March 2018

Helpful Clues

In
Manchester, New Hampshire, a Rite Aid pharmacy was robbed by a woman wearing a
ski mask. The police drove to the woman's home and arrested her. How did they
know who she was, and where she lived? They had a helpful clue. A witness
observed the robber leaving in a vehicle with a vanity plate, on which were the
letters, “B-USHER.” With that helpful clue,
and a little research with the Department of Motor Vehicle records, the police
drove to the home of Bonnie Usher and arrested her. (Reported by WCVB-TV)

It does help to solve crimes, and other mysteries when there are helpful
clues leading the way. When born into this world every person is faced with a
mystery. How did they come to be where they are and who they are? God has provided
some helpful clues and we are told of that in Romans 1:20,
“For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen,
being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and
Godhead, so that they are without excuse.” All you have to do, to
solve the mystery according to the Bible; is to look around at the world you
live in, and there is an obvious conclusion. The obvious conclusion is that
there is a God, and that God designed, and created everything.

With the mystery of creation solved we can move on to another one. That
mystery is this: how does God want us to live? Again, there are very helpful
clues, actually specific instructions, for how we are to live our lives. There
are many passages of Scripture that provide the instructions that we need,
about how to live our lives. Romans 12:17-19 gives us this
helpful guide to living, “Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in
the sight of all men. If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably
with all men. Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to
wrath; for it is written, ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord.”

With the mystery of creation, and the mystery of how we should live our
lives solved; we are then confronted with another mystery. There is the mystery
of death. What happens after we die? Is that the end, or is there something
else that occurs at that point? Again, the Bible provides us with the clues
that we need to understand. In Hebrews 9:27
we are told, “...it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the
judgment.” From this clue we can see that not only does our existence not
end at physical death, but we are also held accountable for how we have
followed the instructions we have been given.

With this judgment after death in mind, we begin to think about all of the
other instructions that God has given to us in the Bible, about how we are to
live. We read in James 2:10, “For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet
stumble in one point, he is guilty of all.” How can
anyone do everything that we are commanded in the Bible perfectly? No one can,
and no one has, except of Jesus (Hebrews 4:15).
So, are we all doomed? No, because Jesus who lived a perfect life became the
once for all sacrifice (Hebrews 10:10) dying for our
sins, for our mistakes. Do we automatically receive forgiveness for our
mistakes because of the sacrifice of Jesus? No, we must believe (John 3:16)
that God has done this for us and receive Jesus (John 1:12)
as our personal Savior.

We have been given the clues, very obvious clues - all we have to do is
follow them.

Copyright © 2010 - 2018. 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
20 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.

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 continue to pray for healing
for Michelle Abetz, Thelma Lewis and her sister Denise, Brandy, Damon D. &
wife, Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), Brent Baker, Gary and Glenna Kirk, Amy
Carroll, Caleb Freeman, Chris Ramber and his brother, Toby, E.L. Fowler, Reno
Plemmons 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
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.

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Posted by: wrathered <wrathered@...>

Classic from 2010

Burning Bush Devotional

09 March 2018

Helpful Clues

In
Manchester, New Hampshire, a Rite Aid pharmacy was robbed by a woman wearing a
ski mask. The police drove to the woman's home and arrested her. How did they
know who she was, and where she lived? They had a helpful clue. A witness
observed the robber leaving in a vehicle with a vanity plate, on which were the
letters, “B-USHER.” With that helpful clue,
and a little research with the Department of Motor Vehicle records, the police
drove to the home of Bonnie Usher and arrested her. (Reported by WCVB-TV)

It does help to solve crimes, and other mysteries when there are helpful
clues leading the way. When born into this world every person is faced with a
mystery. How did they come to be where they are and who they are? God has provided
some helpful clues and we are told of that in Romans 1:20,
“For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen,
being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and
Godhead, so that they are without excuse.” All you have to do, to
solve the mystery according to the Bible; is to look around at the world you
live in, and there is an obvious conclusion. The obvious conclusion is that
there is a God, and that God designed, and created everything.

With the mystery of creation solved we can move on to another one. That
mystery is this: how does God want us to live? Again, there are very helpful
clues, actually specific instructions, for how we are to live our lives. There
are many passages of Scripture that provide the instructions that we need,
about how to live our lives. Romans 12:17-19 gives us this
helpful guide to living, “Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in
the sight of all men. If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably
with all men. Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to
wrath; for it is written, ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord.”

With the mystery of creation, and the mystery of how we should live our
lives solved; we are then confronted with another mystery. There is the mystery
of death. What happens after we die? Is that the end, or is there something
else that occurs at that point? Again, the Bible provides us with the clues
that we need to understand. In Hebrews 9:27
we are told, “...it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the
judgment.” From this clue we can see that not only does our existence not
end at physical death, but we are also held accountable for how we have
followed the instructions we have been given.

With this judgment after death in mind, we begin to think about all of the
other instructions that God has given to us in the Bible, about how we are to
live. We read in James 2:10, “For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet
stumble in one point, he is guilty of all.” How can
anyone do everything that we are commanded in the Bible perfectly? No one can,
and no one has, except of Jesus (Hebrews 4:15).
So, are we all doomed? No, because Jesus who lived a perfect life became the
once for all sacrifice (Hebrews 10:10) dying for our
sins, for our mistakes. Do we automatically receive forgiveness for our
mistakes because of the sacrifice of Jesus? No, we must believe (John 3:16)
that God has done this for us and receive Jesus (John 1:12)
as our personal Savior.

We have been given the clues, very obvious clues - all we have to do is
follow them.

Copyright © 2010 - 2018. 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
20 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.

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 continue to pray for healing
for Michelle Abetz, Thelma Lewis and her sister Denise, Brandy, Damon D. &
wife, Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), Brent Baker, Gary and Glenna Kirk, Amy
Carroll, Caleb Freeman, Chris Ramber and his brother, Toby, E.L. Fowler, Reno
Plemmons 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
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.

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.

To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: burningbushdevo-leave@welovegod.org