BBD 03.13.14 Heed the Warning (Classic)

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03.13.14

Heed the Warning

Then it happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, "Is
that you, O troubler of Israel?" And he answered, "I have not
troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house have, in that you have
forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals. Now
therefore, send and gather all Israel to me on Mount Carmel, the four hundred
and fifty prophets of Baal, and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat
at Jezebel’s table." So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and
gathered the prophets together on Mount Carmel. And Elijah came to all the
people, and said, "How long will you falter between two opinions? If the
LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people answered him
not a word. - 1 Kings 18:17-21.

Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation,
drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you
unexpectedly like a trap. For it will come upon all those who live on the face
of the whole earth. - Luke 21:34-35.

In June 1996, I received a speeding ticket, and it was
not my first. My first, and the only other speeding ticket I have received was
when I was seventeen years old and late for a date. In 1996, we were on our way
home from the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans and I was driving
along near Bonham, Texas in what I thought was a 70mph zone. A few cars came by
flashing their lights, but I knew that I was driving the speed limit and I
could not see any immediate road hazard. So, oblivious to any need to slow
down, I continued on until a highway patrolman appeared in his patrol car; He
immediately turned on his lights and pulled me over. I told him I thought that
I was doing the speed limit and his response was "not here." As in, the
speed limit is lower here (60mph). I had somehow missed the sign signaling the
change in speed limit. At that point, I wished that I had heeded the warnings
of all those passing cars flashing their lights at me. But it was too late.

The false prophets of Baal and Asherah were brought
together along with the children of Israel on Mount Carmel by King Ahab at the
request of Elijah, who was following God's instructions. There on Mount Carmel
the great contest between the false gods and the one true God took place. We
know the result and that result was that the false gods were unable to do
anything. However, the one true God was able to burn up the offering in a
terrifying demonstration of His power. Elijah asked the people "How long will you falter between two opinions? If the LORD is God,
follow Him; but if Baal, follow him."
Another translation says, "waver
between two opinions."

After the fire of God fell from Heaven upon the offering
of Elijah, burning it all up even the water, it must have looked very foolish
to the people that they had ever believed in the false gods. It must have,
then, looked foolish that they had ever wavered between those false gods and
the one true God, who was and is the creator of Heaven and earth and everything
else.

The Bible warns that there is a day of reckoning coming
for every person. The Bible warns, "Be
careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and
the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap.
For it will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth."

Have you been wavering between obedience in serving your
Lord and the allurements of the world, the flesh, and the devil? Are you "weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of
life"? Heed the warning because there is a day of
reckoning that is fast approaching.

Copyright © 2005 - 2014. 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
these 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

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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.theburningbushnet for the “Devotional of the Day” and read the
devotional there.

The Burning Bush Devotional

14,000 Subscribers
to the Email Devotional

Classic from 2005

03.13.14

Heed the Warning

Then it happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, "Is
that you, O troubler of Israel?" And he answered, "I have not
troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house have, in that you have
forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals. Now
therefore, send and gather all Israel to me on Mount Carmel, the four hundred
and fifty prophets of Baal, and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat
at Jezebel’s table." So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and
gathered the prophets together on Mount Carmel. And Elijah came to all the
people, and said, "How long will you falter between two opinions? If the
LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people answered him
not a word. - 1 Kings 18:17-21.

Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation,
drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you
unexpectedly like a trap. For it will come upon all those who live on the face
of the whole earth. - Luke 21:34-35.

In June 1996, I received a speeding ticket, and it was
not my first. My first, and the only other speeding ticket I have received was
when I was seventeen years old and late for a date. In 1996, we were on our way
home from the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans and I was driving
along near Bonham, Texas in what I thought was a 70mph zone. A few cars came by
flashing their lights, but I knew that I was driving the speed limit and I
could not see any immediate road hazard. So, oblivious to any need to slow
down, I continued on until a highway patrolman appeared in his patrol car; He
immediately turned on his lights and pulled me over. I told him I thought that
I was doing the speed limit and his response was "not here." As in, the
speed limit is lower here (60mph). I had somehow missed the sign signaling the
change in speed limit. At that point, I wished that I had heeded the warnings
of all those passing cars flashing their lights at me. But it was too late.

The false prophets of Baal and Asherah were brought
together along with the children of Israel on Mount Carmel by King Ahab at the
request of Elijah, who was following God's instructions. There on Mount Carmel
the great contest between the false gods and the one true God took place. We
know the result and that result was that the false gods were unable to do
anything. However, the one true God was able to burn up the offering in a
terrifying demonstration of His power. Elijah asked the people "How long will you falter between two opinions? If the LORD is God,
follow Him; but if Baal, follow him."
Another translation says, "waver
between two opinions."

After the fire of God fell from Heaven upon the offering
of Elijah, burning it all up even the water, it must have looked very foolish
to the people that they had ever believed in the false gods. It must have,
then, looked foolish that they had ever wavered between those false gods and
the one true God, who was and is the creator of Heaven and earth and everything
else.

The Bible warns that there is a day of reckoning coming
for every person. The Bible warns, "Be
careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and
the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap.
For it will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth."

Have you been wavering between obedience in serving your
Lord and the allurements of the world, the flesh, and the devil? Are you "weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of
life"? Heed the warning because there is a day of
reckoning that is fast approaching.

Copyright © 2005 - 2014. 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
these 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 have
received visits from more than 170 countries. Celebrating 15 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.

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 left hand corner of all of the pages.

Prayer Warriors Wanted! Please join the
Burning Bush Prayer Group. The group began in 1998. Send prayer requests and
receive prayer requests. To join send an
email to: bbpg-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Ed Wrather has retired from
pastoring full-time and has more time to pursue other ministry opportunities.
You can make contact at edwrather@yahoo.com or theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn
profile with endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

Prayer Requests: Please pray for
the people of Ukraine and Venezuela. 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.).

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.

You can unsubscribe to the burningbushdevo
devotional group by sending a blank email to burningbushdevo-leave@welovegod.org
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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
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