BBD 05.04.21 Capsized (Classic)

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Classic from 2003

The Burning Bush Devotional

4 May 2021

Capsized

Then He
spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart. -
Luke 18:1.

There
are a surprising number of boats and ships that capsize, and many times it is not
because of crew incompetence. For the Taki Tooo, it was the second unexpected
wave, which rolled over the boat; and resulted in nine confirmed deaths, and
two still missing. Eight people did survive the capsizing of their craft. Six
of the survivors, were beneath the deck when the wave hit. For about five
minutes, they stood on the ceiling, and lifejackets were passed out while the
cabin filled with water. They were trapped!

One of
the survivors, a Hamlett, spoke this morning on a news program describing what
they were doing during those five minutes. He shared they were putting on their
life jackets, and trying to find a way out, but they were trapped. He also
shared they were praying. It was then, that the
boat rolled several more times “like
a blender,” as one survivor put it. It was a
terrible thing to go through, but it resulted in the windows breaking,
providing them with a way out of the doomed vessel.

When
facing impossible situations for the Christian, the most important thing to
remember is that God is not surprised and has not panicked because of it. We
should follow the example of our Lord, and instead of panicking, losing heart,
giving up, or fainting we should do what? PRAY!! With the
survivors of the Taki Tooo, we see they did the most important things. They did
what they could to survive. They put on the lifejackets; they searched for a
way out and found none. And they prayed. As a result,
when the windows of the boat broke, they knew the only way out was through
those windows. They didn’t waste time; they did what had to be done in order to
survive.

The
same principles apply in every difficult situation, whether it is urgent, or
something that has developed, and lasts over many years. Matthew 7:7-8 is also applicable here, " “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock,
and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks
finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” Search for the solution, the way out, through, or around whatever
the problem is; and that will require seeking, knocking and asking. Then, when
the hand of God moves, you will be familiar enough with all the options
available to recognize what needs to be done. As Ron Dunn used to
say, “Don’t just stand there! Pray something!”

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.; Fern McVey; 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

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Posted by: theburningbushdevotional <theburningbushdevotional@...>

Classic from 2003

The Burning Bush Devotional

4 May 2021

Capsized

Then He
spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart. -
Luke 18:1.

There
are a surprising number of boats and ships that capsize, and many times it is not
because of crew incompetence. For the Taki Tooo, it was the second unexpected
wave, which rolled over the boat; and resulted in nine confirmed deaths, and
two still missing. Eight people did survive the capsizing of their craft. Six
of the survivors, were beneath the deck when the wave hit. For about five
minutes, they stood on the ceiling, and lifejackets were passed out while the
cabin filled with water. They were trapped!

One of
the survivors, a Hamlett, spoke this morning on a news program describing what
they were doing during those five minutes. He shared they were putting on their
life jackets, and trying to find a way out, but they were trapped. He also
shared they were praying. It was then, that the
boat rolled several more times “like
a blender,” as one survivor put it. It was a
terrible thing to go through, but it resulted in the windows breaking,
providing them with a way out of the doomed vessel.

When
facing impossible situations for the Christian, the most important thing to
remember is that God is not surprised and has not panicked because of it. We
should follow the example of our Lord, and instead of panicking, losing heart,
giving up, or fainting we should do what? PRAY!! With the
survivors of the Taki Tooo, we see they did the most important things. They did
what they could to survive. They put on the lifejackets; they searched for a
way out and found none. And they prayed. As a result,
when the windows of the boat broke, they knew the only way out was through
those windows. They didn’t waste time; they did what had to be done in order to
survive.

The
same principles apply in every difficult situation, whether it is urgent, or
something that has developed, and lasts over many years. Matthew 7:7-8 is also applicable here, " “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock,
and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks
finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” Search for the solution, the way out, through, or around whatever
the problem is; and that will require seeking, knocking and asking. Then, when
the hand of God moves, you will be familiar enough with all the options
available to recognize what needs to be done. As Ron Dunn used to
say, “Don’t just stand there! Pray something!”

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.; Fern McVey; 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.

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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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