BBD 04.08.14 A Little Touchy (Classic)

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04.08.14

A Little Touchy

Love
suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is
not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked,
thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears
all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love
never fails…. - 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a.

How
would you handle the situation if you had a disagreement with your son over how
to cook dinner? What would you do if you had an unresolved argument with
someone over the correct name of Jesus Christ? Or, if you disagreed with
someone about a Bible verse how would you approach that situation?

Jackie
Shrader and his son actually did have a dispute over the proper way to cook
skinless chicken. They tried to resolve it by having a shootout with their
.22-caliber handguns. This occurred in West Virginia.

Niccolo
Rossodivita who is 62 years old and Billy Cordova, 40 years old, did have an
argument over the correct name of Jesus Christ. Cordova started following
Rossodivita around the house and so, Rossodivita shot Cordova twice in the
chest. This occurred in Alaska.

Angela
Morris who is 19 years old did have an argument with her boyfriend about a
Bible verse, which they had been reading together. Morris was charged with
assault after she poured boiling oil on her boyfriend. This occurred in Oregon.

Some
people are a little touchy. I think it used to be called "having a chip
on your shoulder." The dictionary defines "touchy"
this way: "Tending to take offense with slight cause;
oversensitive." Hopefully, we can agree that the people involved in
the situations that I have described were "touchy." If this
upsets you, please stop reading now.

As
Christians, we should be able to immediately see that the way the situations
described above were handled was not appropriate Christian behavior. The verses
from the love chapter (1 Corinthians 13) describe the proper Christian behavior. However, knowing
how you ought to behave and doing it are two different things. Christian, "agape"
love is defined in 1 Corinthians 13 but how do we follow the way of love?

In
the Old Testament book of Joshua, the entry of the Children of Israel into the
Promised Land is described (Read the first few chapters of Joshua if you have
time.). There were two major barriers: the Jordan River at flood stage and the
powerful fortress city of Jericho. When did the Jordan River pile up stopping
the flow of water allowing the people to cross over into the Promised Land (Joshua 3:13)? When the instructions provided Joshua were
implemented. They began to march toward the river with the priests carrying the
Ark of the Covenant in the lead. The river continued to be at flood stage until…the
feet of the priests touched the water as they through faith stepped into the
river. As the priests stood in the water with the Ark of the Covenant
(Representing the presence of God.), the waters began to pile up and the flow
was stopped. Through faith, they also conquered the mighty fortress city of
Jericho by following God's instructions.

We by
faith can conquer our behavior, as well. We must make a stand by faith and
begin to act in the way that we know we should. As we do God will begin to
empower us to walk in the way of love. God is present with every Christian just
as much as He was present at the crossing of the Jordan River. God Himself
lives within you through the Holy Spirit, "Do
you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells
in you (1 Corinthians 3:16)?" Do you
believe the children of Israel crossed the Jordan River? Do you believe the
walls of Jericho fell down? If so, believe and begin to act in the way of
love, as God will then carry you through the raging flood of fleshly emotions
and conquer your Jericho of worldly behavior.

Copyright © 2004 - 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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If for
some reason you do not receive your email version of the devotional please
check the Burning Bush website at http://www.theburningbush.net for the
“Devotional of the Day” and read the devotional there.

The Burning
Bush Devotional

14,000
Subscribers to the Email Devotional

(Classic
from 2004)

04.08.14

A Little Touchy

Love
suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is
not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked,
thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears
all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love
never fails…. - 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a.

How
would you handle the situation if you had a disagreement with your son over how
to cook dinner? What would you do if you had an unresolved argument with
someone over the correct name of Jesus Christ? Or, if you disagreed with
someone about a Bible verse how would you approach that situation?

Jackie
Shrader and his son actually did have a dispute over the proper way to cook
skinless chicken. They tried to resolve it by having a shootout with their
.22-caliber handguns. This occurred in West Virginia.

Niccolo
Rossodivita who is 62 years old and Billy Cordova, 40 years old, did have an
argument over the correct name of Jesus Christ. Cordova started following
Rossodivita around the house and so, Rossodivita shot Cordova twice in the
chest. This occurred in Alaska.

Angela
Morris who is 19 years old did have an argument with her boyfriend about a
Bible verse, which they had been reading together. Morris was charged with
assault after she poured boiling oil on her boyfriend. This occurred in Oregon.

Some
people are a little touchy. I think it used to be called "having a chip
on your shoulder." The dictionary defines "touchy"
this way: "Tending to take offense with slight cause;
oversensitive." Hopefully, we can agree that the people involved in
the situations that I have described were "touchy." If this
upsets you, please stop reading now.

As
Christians, we should be able to immediately see that the way the situations
described above were handled was not appropriate Christian behavior. The verses
from the love chapter (1 Corinthians 13) describe the proper Christian behavior. However, knowing
how you ought to behave and doing it are two different things. Christian, "agape"
love is defined in 1 Corinthians 13 but how do we follow the way of love?

In
the Old Testament book of Joshua, the entry of the Children of Israel into the
Promised Land is described (Read the first few chapters of Joshua if you have
time.). There were two major barriers: the Jordan River at flood stage and the
powerful fortress city of Jericho. When did the Jordan River pile up stopping
the flow of water allowing the people to cross over into the Promised Land (Joshua 3:13)? When the instructions provided Joshua were
implemented. They began to march toward the river with the priests carrying the
Ark of the Covenant in the lead. The river continued to be at flood stage until…the
feet of the priests touched the water as they through faith stepped into the
river. As the priests stood in the water with the Ark of the Covenant
(Representing the presence of God.), the waters began to pile up and the flow
was stopped. Through faith, they also conquered the mighty fortress city of
Jericho by following God's instructions.

We by
faith can conquer our behavior, as well. We must make a stand by faith and
begin to act in the way that we know we should. As we do God will begin to
empower us to walk in the way of love. God is present with every Christian just
as much as He was present at the crossing of the Jordan River. God Himself
lives within you through the Holy Spirit, "Do
you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells
in you (1 Corinthians 3:16)?" Do you
believe the children of Israel crossed the Jordan River? Do you believe the
walls of Jericho fell down? If so, believe and begin to act in the way of
love, as God will then carry you through the raging flood of fleshly emotions
and conquer your Jericho of worldly behavior.

Copyright © 2004 - 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. 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
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