BBD 04.18.11 Getting What You Want

#1 · April 18, 2011, 10:08 pm

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04.18.11

Getting What You Want

So Abram said to Lot, "Please let there be no strife between you and me, and
between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren. Is not the whole
land before you? Please separate from me. If you take the left, then I will
go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I will go to the left."
And Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of Jordan, that it was well
watered everywhere (before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the
garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go toward Zoar. Then Lot
chose for himself all the plain of Jordan, and Lot journeyed east. And they
separated from each other. Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt
in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent even as far as Sodom. But
the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinful against the LORD. -
Genesis 13:8-13.

The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered Zoar. Then the LORD rained
brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the LORD out of the heavens.
So He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the
cities, and what grew on the ground. - Genesis 19:23-25.

The actor, Nicolas Cage, has been arrested for domestic abuse and disturbing
the peace in New Orleans. The arrest occurred after he had a loud argument
with his wife, Alice Kim. A cab driver saw the two verbally sparring on a
street corner and called police. Reportedly, Cage also shoved Kim, and it
appeared the confrontation was becoming violent. However, Kim denies that
her husband shoved her. At first, police officers tried to have Cage and his
wife leave the scene, and just go home. Then, Cage, yelled at the officers
what he really wanted, "Why don't you just arrest me?" Officers then gave
Cage what he wanted; they arrested him. (As reported on Fox News and
countless other news venues - April 2011)

If you remember the story of Abraham and Lot, Abraham appeared to be the
protector of his nephew. When their herds of livestock had grown too large
for the two families to dwell together, Abraham offered a solution. He
allowed Lot first choice as to where he wanted to live. Lot decided that he
wanted to live in Sodom and Lot got what he wanted. Sodom was a miserable
place to live, and in 2 Peter 2:7-8 we are told that God ".delivered
righteous Lot (out of Sodom), who was oppressed by the filthy conduct of the
wicked (for that righteous man, dwelling among them, tormented his righteous
soul from day to day by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)." Lot got
what he wanted, but lost almost everything, as a result. He lost his home,
he lost daughters (Genesis 19:14), and he lost his wife who turned into a
pillar of salt when she looked back (Genesis 19:26).

Sometimes we gain what we think that we want, and we are left with very
little. Nicolas Cage, gained another arrest record, and a stay in a jail
cell for a while. Lot gained much pain and heartache, after receiving what
he wanted. The Israelites wanted a king, and God let them have one.

When we examine our plans and goals in life, it is always best to allow the
light of God's Word to fall upon them. Is what we have planned, is our goals
in life, something that will bring honor and glory to God? If not, God may
allow you to receive what you want, which will be a whole lot of nothing; or
possibly as Lot found out, something far worse.

Copyright © 2011. Ed Wrather. Permission is given for use of the devotionals
on a non-profit basis with source credited. 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.

Many prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer
Request page. You can also post your prayer requests there and they will be
forwarded to the Burning Bush Prayer Group (Of course, I am always in need
of prayer - please pray for me.).

If you are not my friend on facebook or myspace you can be, just add me. The
devotionals are posted in my blogs on those two social networks and you can
leave comments, feedback about them there. There are other social networks
designed just for Christians, however, this is an outreach project to reach
those who may not know the Lord or may have wandered away. You can help me
reach out to them.

For information about how to hear my testimony in your church visit this
link: www.theburningbush.net/pages.asp?pageid=22160

If you enjoy the devotional please recommend it to your friends. They may
subscribe by sending a blank email to burningbushdevo-join@welovegod.org

Two videos of my sermons are posted on GodTube (now Tangle) at:
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You can listen to services at my son, Clark Wrather's church (First Baptist
Church of Broken Bow, Oklahoma) live on Sunday mornings at 10:55am CST
www.kkbifm.com/
Several videos of Clark's sermons can be found at his church website:
www.fbcbrokenbow.com

There is a complete devotional archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here
is the URL: www.theburningbush.org/33.html.

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Posted by: edwrather <edwrather@...>

Visit the Burning Bush websites:

http://www.theburningbush.net
http://www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites have received visits from more than 170 countries.
Celebrating 11 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 18,000 subscribers across the world.

Please join the Burning Bush Prayer Group. The group began in 1998 and is
made up of more than 300 prayer warriors. Send prayer requests and receive
prayer requests. To join send an email to: bbpg-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

If you love to send and receive inspirational emails the Burning Bush
Inspirational Group is for you. To join send an email to
bbinspire-join@welovegod.org

You can now leave comments/feedback about the devotionals at
http://www.theburningbush.net.
Free Books for the Kindle are available at the Burning Bush website.
Forwarding of this email is encouraged and appreciated!!

The Burning Bush Devotional
Welcome to the 6803 new subscribers since January 1, 2011!!
There were 4010 new subscribers during 2010!!

04.18.11

Getting What You Want

So Abram said to Lot, "Please let there be no strife between you and me, and
between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren. Is not the whole
land before you? Please separate from me. If you take the left, then I will
go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I will go to the left."
And Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of Jordan, that it was well
watered everywhere (before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the
garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go toward Zoar. Then Lot
chose for himself all the plain of Jordan, and Lot journeyed east. And they
separated from each other. Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt
in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent even as far as Sodom. But
the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinful against the LORD. -
Genesis 13:8-13.

The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered Zoar. Then the LORD rained
brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the LORD out of the heavens.
So He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the
cities, and what grew on the ground. - Genesis 19:23-25.

The actor, Nicolas Cage, has been arrested for domestic abuse and disturbing
the peace in New Orleans. The arrest occurred after he had a loud argument
with his wife, Alice Kim. A cab driver saw the two verbally sparring on a
street corner and called police. Reportedly, Cage also shoved Kim, and it
appeared the confrontation was becoming violent. However, Kim denies that
her husband shoved her. At first, police officers tried to have Cage and his
wife leave the scene, and just go home. Then, Cage, yelled at the officers
what he really wanted, "Why don't you just arrest me?" Officers then gave
Cage what he wanted; they arrested him. (As reported on Fox News and
countless other news venues - April 2011)

If you remember the story of Abraham and Lot, Abraham appeared to be the
protector of his nephew. When their herds of livestock had grown too large
for the two families to dwell together, Abraham offered a solution. He
allowed Lot first choice as to where he wanted to live. Lot decided that he
wanted to live in Sodom and Lot got what he wanted. Sodom was a miserable
place to live, and in 2 Peter 2:7-8 we are told that God ".delivered
righteous Lot (out of Sodom), who was oppressed by the filthy conduct of the
wicked (for that righteous man, dwelling among them, tormented his righteous
soul from day to day by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)." Lot got
what he wanted, but lost almost everything, as a result. He lost his home,
he lost daughters (Genesis 19:14), and he lost his wife who turned into a
pillar of salt when she looked back (Genesis 19:26).

Sometimes we gain what we think that we want, and we are left with very
little. Nicolas Cage, gained another arrest record, and a stay in a jail
cell for a while. Lot gained much pain and heartache, after receiving what
he wanted. The Israelites wanted a king, and God let them have one.

When we examine our plans and goals in life, it is always best to allow the
light of God's Word to fall upon them. Is what we have planned, is our goals
in life, something that will bring honor and glory to God? If not, God may
allow you to receive what you want, which will be a whole lot of nothing; or
possibly as Lot found out, something far worse.

Copyright © 2011. Ed Wrather. Permission is given for use of the devotionals
on a non-profit basis with source credited. 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.

Many prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer
Request page. You can also post your prayer requests there and they will be
forwarded to the Burning Bush Prayer Group (Of course, I am always in need
of prayer - please pray for me.).

If you are not my friend on facebook or myspace you can be, just add me. The
devotionals are posted in my blogs on those two social networks and you can
leave comments, feedback about them there. There are other social networks
designed just for Christians, however, this is an outreach project to reach
those who may not know the Lord or may have wandered away. You can help me
reach out to them.

For information about how to hear my testimony in your church visit this
link: http://www.theburningbush.net/pages.asp?pageid=22160

If you enjoy the devotional please recommend it to your friends. They may
subscribe by sending a blank email to burningbushdevo-join@welovegod.org

Two videos of my sermons are posted on GodTube (now Tangle) at:
connect.tangle.com/Wrather

You can listen to services at my son, Clark Wrather's church (First Baptist
Church of Broken Bow, Oklahoma) live on Sunday mornings at 10:55am CST
http://www.kkbifm.com/
Several videos of Clark's sermons can be found at his church website:
http://www.fbcbrokenbow.com

There is a complete devotional archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here
is the URL: http://www.theburningbush.org/33.html.

You can unsubscribe to the pure text version of the devotional 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 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.