BBD 04.30.21 Choking (Classic)
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Classic from 2003
The Burning Bush Devotional
30 April 2021
Choking
Now he who
received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this
world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes
unfruitful. - Matthew 13:22.
In our Sunday morning services, a toddler choked on a piece of candy during the
special music. Our music director is an EMT, but he was singing and didn't
notice what was happening. I was watching him sing, and the first thing I saw
was the grandmother pounding on the back of the little girl; and then jump up
and run out of the sanctuary with her. Thankfully, she is okay, but it was a
scary moment.
In Nevada, a couple's toddler (15 months old when the problem was
resolved) had problems, persistent coughing, and respiratory infections
over a four-month period. They made many trips to the doctor, but finally a
physician's assistant, Cameron Byers, ordered a chest x-ray. The x-ray clearly
showed a penny lodged in her throat, and it was successfully removed. Since
then, the health problems have disappeared, and the couple has a happy little
girl once again.
Choking is a terrible thing to experience physically. My sister once saved me
from choking to death when I was about 10 years old by leaning me over and
pounding on my back. But sadly, there are many people who are being choked
spiritually. Their symptoms grow and grow, and at times may become debilitating.
What are they choking on? A variety of things which can lead to not only
spiritual, but also physical problems.
The world is a spiritual choker. The seed of God's word planted into a person
can be decimated by the cares of this world. They are much like Peter while
walking on the water; seeing the wind and the high waves, he begins to sink
beneath the sea (Mathew 14:30). Sin can
choke us and sink us. Worry and anxiety can choke us and sink us.
Whatever is choking us, sinking us, the solution is the same as it was for
Peter. When Peter cried out, “Lord save Me!” “Jesus
stretched out His hand and caught him (Matthew 14:31a).”
Have you been choked and sunk, and are going under for the third time? The
only real solution is Jesus Christ. Call out to Him. Ask Him to
save you, ask Him to help you, and He will.
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