BBD 03.31.14 Old Solutions for New Problems (New)

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03.31.14

Old
Solutions for New Problems

Now if God so
clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the
oven, will He not much more
clothe you, O you of little
faith? “Therefore do not worry, saying,
‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’” For
after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that
you need all these things.
But seek first the
kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to
you.
Therefore do not
worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient
for the day is its own
trouble. – Matthew
6:30-34.

In a
world with exponential technological advances occurring daily, we are finding
new solutions to old problems. Consider the parental problem of pulling a child’s
tooth. When I was a child there was the Slamming Door Method. To extract a
tooth using this method tie one end of a string around the tooth, and the other
end to the doorknob of an open door…Then, slam the door. My sister, as I
remember it was the one who performed my tooth extraction in this way. What
great memories…ha! Another method some used in the past was to have the child
bite into an apple or a piece of hard candy.

There
is now a new home method of tooth extraction developed by a father in Dublin.
It is the Remote Control Helicopter Method. It may become popular as some
80,000 people have watched the video of Adam Swan’s tooth being jerked out by
the remote control helicopter. (Orange News 03.27.14) As I was reading about
this today, I found that the majority believe the best method is to wait for
the tooth to fall out on its own or to take the child to the dentist. The
problem occurs as I remember when the tooth is not yet ready to come out and
the door is slammed it can be quite painful. I did read about one child who
after a home extraction procedure had to go to the emergency room for
treatment.

As we
can see there are new solutions to old problems, but that does not necessarily
mean that they are the best. Even with all of our technology there never seems
to be enough time to do what we need to do. In fact, it appears that the
technology has reduced the amount of time that we have. Why? Because we have to
check our facebook, tweet, check email, and respond to messages that we
consider important. Then there is Instagram, Pinterest, and a bunch of other
social media that is now available.

There
is an old solution to this new problem of technological time draining that we
are experiencing. The ages old solution to technological time draining is
putting first things first. I recently read this quote by E. M. Bounds (1835-1913) who was a Methodist
Episcopal pastor, chaplain during Civil War, Attorney, and author of nine books
on prayer: “I
feel it is far better to begin with God, to see His face first, to get my soul
near Him before it is near another. In general, it is best to have at least one
hour alone with God before engaging in anything else.” Perhaps this
is why Bounds was able to write the material that is now available in 11 books (Many
of these are available online free of cost – search for E. M. Bounds).

The old
solution of putting God first before everything else is still the best solution
for whatever this 21^st century world may throw at you. Try it! It
still works!

Copyright © 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.

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Burning Bush websites:

www.theburningbush.net

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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

03.31.14

Old
Solutions for New Problems

Now if God so
clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the
oven, will He not much more
clothe you, O you of little
faith? “Therefore do not worry, saying,
‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’” For
after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that
you need all these things.
But seek first the
kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to
you.
Therefore do not
worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient
for the day is its own
trouble. – Matthew
6:30-34.

In a
world with exponential technological advances occurring daily, we are finding
new solutions to old problems. Consider the parental problem of pulling a child’s
tooth. When I was a child there was the Slamming Door Method. To extract a
tooth using this method tie one end of a string around the tooth, and the other
end to the doorknob of an open door…Then, slam the door. My sister, as I
remember it was the one who performed my tooth extraction in this way. What
great memories…ha! Another method some used in the past was to have the child
bite into an apple or a piece of hard candy.

There
is now a new home method of tooth extraction developed by a father in Dublin.
It is the Remote Control Helicopter Method. It may become popular as some
80,000 people have watched the video of Adam Swan’s tooth being jerked out by
the remote control helicopter. (Orange News 03.27.14) As I was reading about
this today, I found that the majority believe the best method is to wait for
the tooth to fall out on its own or to take the child to the dentist. The
problem occurs as I remember when the tooth is not yet ready to come out and
the door is slammed it can be quite painful. I did read about one child who
after a home extraction procedure had to go to the emergency room for
treatment.

As we
can see there are new solutions to old problems, but that does not necessarily
mean that they are the best. Even with all of our technology there never seems
to be enough time to do what we need to do. In fact, it appears that the
technology has reduced the amount of time that we have. Why? Because we have to
check our facebook, tweet, check email, and respond to messages that we
consider important. Then there is Instagram, Pinterest, and a bunch of other
social media that is now available.

There
is an old solution to this new problem of technological time draining that we
are experiencing. The ages old solution to technological time draining is
putting first things first. I recently read this quote by E. M. Bounds (1835-1913) who was a Methodist
Episcopal pastor, chaplain during Civil War, Attorney, and author of nine books
on prayer: “I
feel it is far better to begin with God, to see His face first, to get my soul
near Him before it is near another. In general, it is best to have at least one
hour alone with God before engaging in anything else.” Perhaps this
is why Bounds was able to write the material that is now available in 11 books (Many
of these are available online free of cost – search for E. M. Bounds).

The old
solution of putting God first before everything else is still the best solution
for whatever this 21^st century world may throw at you. Try it! It
still works!

Copyright © 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 .org
Burning Bush website

is being updated.

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. Please pray for our friend, Ora Lee
Roberts, as she recovers from surgery. 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

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