BBD 03.30.17 It's Up to You (Classic)

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Classic from 2009

Burning Bush Devotional

30 March 2017

It’s Up
to You

But as many
as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those
who believe in His name. - John 1:12 NKJV.

The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
and if children, then heirs - heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if
indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. - Romans
8:16-17 NKJV.

But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. For you are all sons
of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into
Christ have put on Christ. - Galatians 3:25-27 NKJV.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is
neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are
Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. -
Galatians 3:28-29 NKJV.

Have you ever wondered if you were adopted? Some people have had that surprise
in their lives, and Matthew Roberts is one of them. He found out from his
sister when he was ten-years-old that he had been adopted. After Matthew became
an adult, he was able to locate, and to make contact with his natural mother.
Matthew's natural mother, Terry, did not at first want to reveal the name of
the father. However, she eventually told Matthew the truth that his birth was
the result of a rape in 1967. His father, Matthew now knows, is Charles Manson.
Of course, it was a shock to discover what had been hidden from him, and for a
while he sank into depression. Matthew says, “I wasn't
able to speak for a day” after finding out about his
father. Matthew believes that he is different from his father in that he,
unlike his father, is a very peaceful and non-violent person.

I enjoy genealogy and find it to be somewhat like solving a mystery. For the
most part, I have been excited to learn about the lives that my ancestors
lived; however, with a couple of them, I was sad to find out that I was related
to them. For the vast majority of people if you could go back in time
researching your genealogy you would find at least one or two of those
ancestors that you might call the black sheep of the family. Matthew Roberts
found one a little more closely related than most of us, but he appears to be
handling this unpleasant knowledge well.

The good news is that we are not responsible for how our ancestors lived their
lives. We are responsible for ourselves, and how we live our own lives. Of
course, how we live our lives will definitely have an impact upon our
descendants.

The even greater good news is that if we know Jesus as our personal Savior, we
have been adopted into the royal family of the King of kings and the Lord of
lords. We have become heirs of God Himself, and our inheritance will be
eternally wondrous.

Even if your natural father is Charles Manson or even Adolf Hitler, you do not
have to live like they did. You can instead live your life for the Lord, and
become more and more like Jesus. You can establish a spiritual heritage of
goodness, and righteousness, to pass down through the ages. It's up to you.

Copyright © 2009 - 2017. 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
18 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

Books now available at the Burning Bush website:

New Pastor's
Training Manual

Biblical Help
for Overcoming Substance Abuse

Biblical Help
for Overcoming Sexual Addictions In Times of
Trouble - Devotionals to Encourage and Strengthen You (Also available for
download on Amazon.)

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 Pastor Shane Hall, Michelle Abetz, Brad, Damon D. & wife, Beverly
(Jeanie’s sister), Lexi McCalip, Gary Kirk, 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.

You can help support this
ministry by using this link: www.paypal.me/EdWrather

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Classic from 2009

Burning Bush Devotional

30 March 2017

It’s Up
to You

But as many
as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those
who believe in His name. - John 1:12 NKJV.

The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
and if children, then heirs - heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if
indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. - Romans
8:16-17 NKJV.

But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. For you are all sons
of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into
Christ have put on Christ. - Galatians 3:25-27 NKJV.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is
neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are
Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. -
Galatians 3:28-29 NKJV.

Have you ever wondered if you were adopted? Some people have had that surprise
in their lives, and Matthew Roberts is one of them. He found out from his
sister when he was ten-years-old that he had been adopted. After Matthew became
an adult, he was able to locate, and to make contact with his natural mother.
Matthew's natural mother, Terry, did not at first want to reveal the name of
the father. However, she eventually told Matthew the truth that his birth was
the result of a rape in 1967. His father, Matthew now knows, is Charles Manson.
Of course, it was a shock to discover what had been hidden from him, and for a
while he sank into depression. Matthew says, “I wasn't
able to speak for a day” after finding out about his
father. Matthew believes that he is different from his father in that he,
unlike his father, is a very peaceful and non-violent person.

I enjoy genealogy and find it to be somewhat like solving a mystery. For the
most part, I have been excited to learn about the lives that my ancestors
lived; however, with a couple of them, I was sad to find out that I was related
to them. For the vast majority of people if you could go back in time
researching your genealogy you would find at least one or two of those
ancestors that you might call the black sheep of the family. Matthew Roberts
found one a little more closely related than most of us, but he appears to be
handling this unpleasant knowledge well.

The good news is that we are not responsible for how our ancestors lived their
lives. We are responsible for ourselves, and how we live our own lives. Of
course, how we live our lives will definitely have an impact upon our
descendants.

The even greater good news is that if we know Jesus as our personal Savior, we
have been adopted into the royal family of the King of kings and the Lord of
lords. We have become heirs of God Himself, and our inheritance will be
eternally wondrous.

Even if your natural father is Charles Manson or even Adolf Hitler, you do not
have to live like they did. You can instead live your life for the Lord, and
become more and more like Jesus. You can establish a spiritual heritage of
goodness, and righteousness, to pass down through the ages. It's up to you.

Copyright © 2009 - 2017. 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
18 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

Books now available at the Burning Bush website:

New Pastor's
Training Manual

Biblical Help
for Overcoming Substance Abuse

Biblical Help
for Overcoming Sexual Addictions In Times of
Trouble - Devotionals to Encourage and Strengthen You (Also available for
download on Amazon.)

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 Pastor Shane Hall, Michelle Abetz, Brad, Damon D. & wife, Beverly
(Jeanie’s sister), Lexi McCalip, Gary Kirk, 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.

You can help support this
ministry by using this link: http://www.paypal.me/EdWrather

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