BBD 03.24.21 The Sum of All Joy (Classic)

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Classic from 2002

The Burning Bush Devotional

24 March 2021

Sum of All Joy

Then I,
John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from
heaven saying, ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell
with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be
their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no
more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former
things have passed away.’ - Revelation 21:2-4.

In the
movie and the book “Sum of All
Fears” by Tom
Clancy the president of Russia dies unexpectedly. The new government of Russia
appears to be hostile toward the USA and tensions mount. A nuclear bomb
explodes during the Super Bowl and a nuclear war appears unavoidable unless
those really responsible for the attacks are found and uncovered. A
catastrophic nuclear war destroying virtually all life on the planet could
indeed be called the “Sum of All
Fears.”

In
direct contrast to the “Sum of All
Fears” God promises us in His Word the sum of all joy.
Heaven, New Jerusalem, will be every possible, joy, happiness, peace, and good thing all added
together and multiplied by a million. Heaven is so wonderful it is beyond the
ability of our human mind to comprehend the awesome beauty and splendor and
wonder of the place.

John
attempts to describe some of what he sees in his vision of heaven and
says, “And he showed me a pure river of water of
life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. In
the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of
life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The
leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no
more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His
servants shall serve Him. They shall see His face, and His name shall be on
their foreheads. There shall be no night there: they need no lamp nor light of
the sun for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and
ever (Revelation 22:1-5).”

One of
the most amazing things about God and Heaven is that He wants us to be
there with Him! Over and over, we are invited to come to God, invited
to receive Christ as our Savior who bridges the gap between sinful man and the
most holy God. In the very last chapter of the Bible one more great invitation
is given. “I, Jesus have sent My angel to testify to you
these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the
Bright and Morning Star. And the Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let him
who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely
(Revelation 22:16-17.).”

Please
don’t miss out on the sum of all joy, heaven. You’ve been invited! Accept
the invitation by receiving Christ Jesus as your Savior.

Copyright © 2002 - 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 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, Evi Porter, Addison, JoJo, Bailey
and Nicky; Ralph and De Chapman; Hilary; Cody Stahlman; Patsy M.; Zoe Marx; Brandy
and Jadyn’s Dad; Patricia Rohman and Lisa Butler who has had a stroke; Clayton
T. and Sarah.

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: http://www.theburningbush.org/DevotionalArchive.html.

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Posted by: theburningbushdevotional <theburningbushdevotional@...>

Classic from 2002

The Burning Bush Devotional

24 March 2021

Sum of All Joy

Then I,
John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from
heaven saying, ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell
with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be
their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no
more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former
things have passed away.’ - Revelation 21:2-4.

In the
movie and the book “Sum of All
Fears” by Tom
Clancy the president of Russia dies unexpectedly. The new government of Russia
appears to be hostile toward the USA and tensions mount. A nuclear bomb
explodes during the Super Bowl and a nuclear war appears unavoidable unless
those really responsible for the attacks are found and uncovered. A
catastrophic nuclear war destroying virtually all life on the planet could
indeed be called the “Sum of All
Fears.”

In
direct contrast to the “Sum of All
Fears” God promises us in His Word the sum of all joy.
Heaven, New Jerusalem, will be every possible, joy, happiness, peace, and good thing all added
together and multiplied by a million. Heaven is so wonderful it is beyond the
ability of our human mind to comprehend the awesome beauty and splendor and
wonder of the place.

John
attempts to describe some of what he sees in his vision of heaven and
says, “And he showed me a pure river of water of
life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. In
the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of
life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The
leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no
more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His
servants shall serve Him. They shall see His face, and His name shall be on
their foreheads. There shall be no night there: they need no lamp nor light of
the sun for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and
ever (Revelation 22:1-5).”

One of
the most amazing things about God and Heaven is that He wants us to be
there with Him! Over and over, we are invited to come to God, invited
to receive Christ as our Savior who bridges the gap between sinful man and the
most holy God. In the very last chapter of the Bible one more great invitation
is given. “I, Jesus have sent My angel to testify to you
these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the
Bright and Morning Star. And the Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let him
who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely
(Revelation 22:16-17.).”

Please
don’t miss out on the sum of all joy, heaven. You’ve been invited! Accept
the invitation by receiving Christ Jesus as your Savior.

Copyright © 2002 - 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 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, Evi Porter, Addison, JoJo, Bailey
and Nicky; Ralph and De Chapman; Hilary; Cody Stahlman; Patsy M.; Zoe Marx; Brandy
and Jadyn’s Dad; Patricia Rohman and Lisa Butler who has had a stroke; Clayton
T. and Sarah.

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: 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