BBD 03.31.21 Pt 3 Loving God More (Classic)

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Classic from 2002

The Burning Bush Devotional

31 March 2021

(During
this Holy Week leading Jesus to and through the cross and to the glorious
Resurrection Day - I am sending a series of devotionals about Loving God More.
There is no better time than this to focus on our relationship with our Lord
and grow in our love for Him.)

Pt 3 Loving God More

You shall
love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all
your mind. This is the first and great commandment. - Matthew 22:37-38.

A good
man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man
out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the
abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. - Luke 6:45.

Finally,
brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things
are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things
are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything
praiseworthy - meditate on these things. - Philippians 4:8.

Richard, serving a 12-year prison sentence writes, “My downward spiral that has led me to where I am today
began at the age of 14 when I used to read my father’s Playboy, Penthouse and
other adult magazines. It progressed on to a sexual addiction that involved many
one-night stands, prostitutes and affairs while married. My addiction advanced
until I committed sexual abuse against a child…If anyone reading feels they are
hurting no one by viewing a ‘little pornography,’ I challenge them to take a
hard look at everything they are doing in their lives. Just like with alcohol,
not everyone that views pornography will necessarily become addicted to it. But
just like alcohol, for those that do, it can become a destructive, controlling
force in their lives.” (From letter written to Rick Shatz, President and CEO of Coalition for
the Protection of Children & Families www.nationalcoalition.org)

GIGO -
the computer fact of garbage in garbage out is a fact in our human lives as
well. When we put garbage into our lives, we are going to see garbage come out.
Richard in his letter above describes how his life was trashed as a result. If
we put the garbage of pornography or of drugs and alcohol into our lives, we
will see a downward spiral into the nightmare of addiction resulting in our
lives being trashed.

If we
are to love God more, we must control what enters into our lives. If the Lord
is on the throne in your heart, then allow Him to filter and control what comes
into your mind and life. If you love God with all of your mind you will be
careful to think about those things commended to us in Philippians 4:8. Take captive those
thoughts and things that are in opposition to God in the Name of Jesus (2 Corinthians 10:4-5).

To love
God more we must fill our minds and lives with the good and then good will flow
out of us to the world around us. Instead of spiraling down let us spiral up -
closer and closer to our Lord (James 4:7-8).

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; Scott
J.; Clayton T. and Sarah; and Shonda H. (fighting cancer).

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.

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Classic from 2002

The Burning Bush Devotional

31 March 2021

(During
this Holy Week leading Jesus to and through the cross and to the glorious
Resurrection Day - I am sending a series of devotionals about Loving God More.
There is no better time than this to focus on our relationship with our Lord
and grow in our love for Him.)

Pt 3 Loving God More

You shall
love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all
your mind. This is the first and great commandment. - Matthew 22:37-38.

A good
man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man
out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the
abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. - Luke 6:45.

Finally,
brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things
are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things
are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything
praiseworthy - meditate on these things. - Philippians 4:8.

Richard, serving a 12-year prison sentence writes, “My downward spiral that has led me to where I am today
began at the age of 14 when I used to read my father’s Playboy, Penthouse and
other adult magazines. It progressed on to a sexual addiction that involved many
one-night stands, prostitutes and affairs while married. My addiction advanced
until I committed sexual abuse against a child…If anyone reading feels they are
hurting no one by viewing a ‘little pornography,’ I challenge them to take a
hard look at everything they are doing in their lives. Just like with alcohol,
not everyone that views pornography will necessarily become addicted to it. But
just like alcohol, for those that do, it can become a destructive, controlling
force in their lives.” (From letter written to Rick Shatz, President and CEO of Coalition for
the Protection of Children & Families http://www.nationalcoalition.org)

GIGO -
the computer fact of garbage in garbage out is a fact in our human lives as
well. When we put garbage into our lives, we are going to see garbage come out.
Richard in his letter above describes how his life was trashed as a result. If
we put the garbage of pornography or of drugs and alcohol into our lives, we
will see a downward spiral into the nightmare of addiction resulting in our
lives being trashed.

If we
are to love God more, we must control what enters into our lives. If the Lord
is on the throne in your heart, then allow Him to filter and control what comes
into your mind and life. If you love God with all of your mind you will be
careful to think about those things commended to us in Philippians 4:8. Take captive those
thoughts and things that are in opposition to God in the Name of Jesus (2 Corinthians 10:4-5).

To love
God more we must fill our minds and lives with the good and then good will flow
out of us to the world around us. Instead of spiraling down let us spiral up -
closer and closer to our Lord (James 4:7-8).

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; Scott
J.; Clayton T. and Sarah; and Shonda H. (fighting cancer).

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