BBD 04.27.16 The Wrong Race (New)

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Since June 8^th 1998, this
is the 1726^th

Burning Bush Devotional

27 April 2016

The Wrong Race

I returned and saw under
the sun that—The RACE is not to
the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to
men of understanding, nor favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to
them all. – Ecclesiastes 9:11 NKJV.

And see, now I go bound in the
spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit
testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. But none of these things
move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish MY RACE
with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to
the gospel of the grace of God. – Acts 20:22-24 NKJV.

For I am already being poured out
as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the RACE, I have
kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me
the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to
me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.
– 2 Timothy 4:6-8 NKJV.

Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by
so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which
so easily ensnares us, and LET
US RUN with endurance the RACE that is set before us. – Hebrews 12:1 NKJV.

LeeAdianez Rodriguez,
12-years-old, intended to run in the Rochester Wegman’s Family 5K marathon. Her
mother dropped her off, because she was late, and she rushed to join the other
runners at the Broad Street Bridge. There were more than two thousand runners
that took part in that marathon. However, there was a problem. LeeAdianez was unknowingly
running in the half-marathon of 13.1 miles; the 5K she was registered to run in
started 15 minutes after the half-marathon. Two hours and 43 minutes later she
completed the hilly course to the relief of her mother. While LeeAdianez was
running, her mother was going crazy trying to find her daughter after she was
not among the runners completing the shorter 5K. Officials finally spotted the
girl in the longer marathon, spoke with her, and she just wanted to finish the
race at that point. Her mother said, “She gave me a
really big scare. It was such a scary moment, but rewarding for her in the end.
I don't even know how she did it. I'm so proud of her.” LeeAdianez
finished 1,885th of 2,111 of those participating in the half-marathon. (Yahoo 04.26.16; Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle 04.17.16)

It can be a shock; to find out what you
thought you were doing right was actually doing something wrong. Have you ever
studied the wrong material for a test? I have. Have you ever put together a
shelving unit or a filing cabinet or some other project, and at the end
realized you left out a critical step; then, you had to redo the whole thing? I
have. Have you ever arrived for a doctor’s appointment or some other
appointment only to find out you arrived on the wrong day or the wrong hour? I
have. In our human condition we often think we are right when we are wrong. We
make mistakes.

Life is pictured as a race in the Bible. We
are racing through life to the finish line of death, or as Paul put it, the
time of our departure. The apostle Paul was running his race with joy even
though he knew from the testimony of the Holy Spirit to his heart that there
were some hills and mountains he would have to run through. Paul knew he was in
the right race, on the right course, on track to finish at the right time. What
about you? Are you in the right race? Do you know Jesus as your Savior? Are you
living your life for Him? When you finish your race, will you find out you’ve
been running the wrong one? What a horrible shock that would be! If you need a
course correction, NOW is the time to make it!

Copyright © 2016. 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:

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Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to more than 14,000
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The Addictions Kit - Biblical Help for Addictions by Ed Wrather is now
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your addiction that actually work.

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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
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Nathan Reed, Brent Baker, and Tommy Merrell.

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.
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Posted by: theburningbushdevotional <theburningbushdevotional@...>

Since June 8^th 1998, this
is the 1726^th

Burning Bush Devotional

27 April 2016

The Wrong Race

I returned and saw under
the sun that—The RACE is not to
the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to
men of understanding, nor favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to
them all. – Ecclesiastes 9:11 NKJV.

And see, now I go bound in the
spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit
testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. But none of these things
move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish MY RACE
with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to
the gospel of the grace of God. – Acts 20:22-24 NKJV.

For I am already being poured out
as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the RACE, I have
kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me
the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to
me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.
– 2 Timothy 4:6-8 NKJV.

Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by
so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which
so easily ensnares us, and LET
US RUN with endurance the RACE that is set before us. – Hebrews 12:1 NKJV.

LeeAdianez Rodriguez,
12-years-old, intended to run in the Rochester Wegman’s Family 5K marathon. Her
mother dropped her off, because she was late, and she rushed to join the other
runners at the Broad Street Bridge. There were more than two thousand runners
that took part in that marathon. However, there was a problem. LeeAdianez was unknowingly
running in the half-marathon of 13.1 miles; the 5K she was registered to run in
started 15 minutes after the half-marathon. Two hours and 43 minutes later she
completed the hilly course to the relief of her mother. While LeeAdianez was
running, her mother was going crazy trying to find her daughter after she was
not among the runners completing the shorter 5K. Officials finally spotted the
girl in the longer marathon, spoke with her, and she just wanted to finish the
race at that point. Her mother said, “She gave me a
really big scare. It was such a scary moment, but rewarding for her in the end.
I don't even know how she did it. I'm so proud of her.” LeeAdianez
finished 1,885th of 2,111 of those participating in the half-marathon. (Yahoo 04.26.16; Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle 04.17.16)

It can be a shock; to find out what you
thought you were doing right was actually doing something wrong. Have you ever
studied the wrong material for a test? I have. Have you ever put together a
shelving unit or a filing cabinet or some other project, and at the end
realized you left out a critical step; then, you had to redo the whole thing? I
have. Have you ever arrived for a doctor’s appointment or some other
appointment only to find out you arrived on the wrong day or the wrong hour? I
have. In our human condition we often think we are right when we are wrong. We
make mistakes.

Life is pictured as a race in the Bible. We
are racing through life to the finish line of death, or as Paul put it, the
time of our departure. The apostle Paul was running his race with joy even
though he knew from the testimony of the Holy Spirit to his heart that there
were some hills and mountains he would have to run through. Paul knew he was in
the right race, on the right course, on track to finish at the right time. What
about you? Are you in the right race? Do you know Jesus as your Savior? Are you
living your life for Him? When you finish your race, will you find out you’ve
been running the wrong one? What a horrible shock that would be! If you need a
course correction, NOW is the time to make it!

Copyright © 2016. 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

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.

Prayer
Requests:
Please continue to pray for Michelle Abetz, Shane Hall, Reta
(my sister), and Beverly (Jeanie’s sister). Please also pray for Max Boothe,
Nathan Reed, Brent Baker, and Tommy Merrell.

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.).

You can contact Ed Wrather at edwrather@yahoo.com or
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.

Devotion vs Devotional: We do our
devotions, we read devotionals.

You can unsubscribe to the burningbushdevo devotional group by
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