BBD 04.27.21 Power Failure (Classic)

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Classic from 2003

The Burning Bush Devotional

27 April 2021

Power Failure

Then one of
the crowd answered and said, “Teacher, I brought
You my son, who has a mute spirit. And wherever it seizes him, it throws him
down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke
to Your disciples, that they should cast it out, but they could not." He
answered him and said, "O faithless generation, how long shall I be with
you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to Me.” - Mark 9:17-19.

In our world of modern conveniences, from cell phones to cars, to washing
machines, a power failure like the one we had last week (In 2003) can be
catastrophic. We are so used to picking up our cell phone, which we carry with
us all the time, and simply calling for help if we need help. But millions of
people did exactly that last week, and nothing happened. Some people were in
areas where they could get into their cars and drive, but when they were low on
gas, they found that the gas pumps also powered by electricity would not
work. Many used to obtaining money through ATMs, found that they were without
access to their money, which they needed to buy food or pay for transportation
if any was available. For these people, catastrophic was an understatement!
However, after a truly catastrophic event which happened on 9/11, most
understood, and appeared to see it all in the proper perspective.

The disciples of Jesus experienced a catastrophic power failure as well. They
were unable to cast out a demon that had been inhabiting the body of a boy for
some time. Actually, the disciples were powerful individuals, and God's
instruments; but they were underpowered to face the spiritual being they came
against. After Jesus had cast out the demon, the disciples asked him privately
why they had been unable to do so. Here is what Jesus said, “This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting (Mark 9:29).”

The disciples were used to being able to see people healed, and demons
dispatched by simply speaking the word in the Name of Jesus. However, it did
not happen this time, because of the power of the one they had encountered.
What was needed was more power, and that additional power would only come
through additional prayer, and by fasting.

Have you had a catastrophic spiritual power failure? You pray, you
read your Bible, you go to church, you fellowship with other believers, you
serve God; you seek His leadership and guidance - so why will the
spiritual mountain you have encountered not move? As Jesus says to the
father of the demon possessed child, “If you can
believe, all things are possible to him who believes (Mark 9:23).” There are two possibilities. One is that it is not God's
will. The second, is that you have had a power failure, or that you are
underpowered spiritually for the task at hand.

Let us consider the possibility of the lack of power. If this is the situation
Jesus has given direction. You will have to spend a substantial amount of time
in prayer, and you will need to fast. It may also be necessary to gather a
group of prayer warriors, that will also give themselves to prayer and fasting
for a period of time, so that this spiritual mountain you are facing may be
overcome.

Do you want the power? It is available, but there is the cost of
prayer and fasting that is attached. It seems there are few willing to pay the
price. But if you are and it is God's will - that mountain you are facing
will move.

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’ Pat S.; 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 Jones; Todd Higgins; Brandy and Jadyn’s Dad; Patricia Rohman and Lisa
Butler who has had a stroke; Scott J.; Karla W.; Clayton T. and Sarah; Clark
S.; Lana Bass; Matthew Collins; Marjean C.; Bradley E.; Shonda Hutson (fighting
cancer); and please pray for my wife, Jeanie, who is having a problem with her
heart.

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
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Classic from 2003

The Burning Bush Devotional

27 April 2021

Power Failure

Then one of
the crowd answered and said, “Teacher, I brought
You my son, who has a mute spirit. And wherever it seizes him, it throws him
down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke
to Your disciples, that they should cast it out, but they could not." He
answered him and said, "O faithless generation, how long shall I be with
you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to Me.” - Mark 9:17-19.

In our world of modern conveniences, from cell phones to cars, to washing
machines, a power failure like the one we had last week (In 2003) can be
catastrophic. We are so used to picking up our cell phone, which we carry with
us all the time, and simply calling for help if we need help. But millions of
people did exactly that last week, and nothing happened. Some people were in
areas where they could get into their cars and drive, but when they were low on
gas, they found that the gas pumps also powered by electricity would not
work. Many used to obtaining money through ATMs, found that they were without
access to their money, which they needed to buy food or pay for transportation
if any was available. For these people, catastrophic was an understatement!
However, after a truly catastrophic event which happened on 9/11, most
understood, and appeared to see it all in the proper perspective.

The disciples of Jesus experienced a catastrophic power failure as well. They
were unable to cast out a demon that had been inhabiting the body of a boy for
some time. Actually, the disciples were powerful individuals, and God's
instruments; but they were underpowered to face the spiritual being they came
against. After Jesus had cast out the demon, the disciples asked him privately
why they had been unable to do so. Here is what Jesus said, “This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting (Mark 9:29).”

The disciples were used to being able to see people healed, and demons
dispatched by simply speaking the word in the Name of Jesus. However, it did
not happen this time, because of the power of the one they had encountered.
What was needed was more power, and that additional power would only come
through additional prayer, and by fasting.

Have you had a catastrophic spiritual power failure? You pray, you
read your Bible, you go to church, you fellowship with other believers, you
serve God; you seek His leadership and guidance - so why will the
spiritual mountain you have encountered not move? As Jesus says to the
father of the demon possessed child, “If you can
believe, all things are possible to him who believes (Mark 9:23).” There are two possibilities. One is that it is not God's
will. The second, is that you have had a power failure, or that you are
underpowered spiritually for the task at hand.

Let us consider the possibility of the lack of power. If this is the situation
Jesus has given direction. You will have to spend a substantial amount of time
in prayer, and you will need to fast. It may also be necessary to gather a
group of prayer warriors, that will also give themselves to prayer and fasting
for a period of time, so that this spiritual mountain you are facing may be
overcome.

Do you want the power? It is available, but there is the cost of
prayer and fasting that is attached. It seems there are few willing to pay the
price. But if you are and it is God's will - that mountain you are facing
will move.

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’ Pat S.; 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 Jones; Todd Higgins; Brandy and Jadyn’s Dad; Patricia Rohman and Lisa
Butler who has had a stroke; Scott J.; Karla W.; Clayton T. and Sarah; Clark
S.; Lana Bass; Matthew Collins; Marjean C.; Bradley E.; Shonda Hutson (fighting
cancer); and please pray for my wife, Jeanie, who is having a problem with her
heart.

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.

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