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Since June 8^th 1998, this
is the 1736^th

Burning Bush Devotional

12 May 2016

Jesus Can Help!

Then Jesus came with them to a
place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over
there.” And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He
began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. Then
He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and
watch with Me.”

He went a
little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible,
let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”

Then He
came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me
one hour? Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation.
The spirit indeed is willing,
but the flesh is weak.”

Again, a
second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if this cup cannot
pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.” And He came and found them
asleep again, for their eyes were heavy.

So He left
them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. – Matthew 26:36-44 NKJV.

A study of long-term
Alcoholics Anonymous members has shown that prayer reduces cravings. This is a
credible study using brain scans of long-term AA members when they are exposed
to photos of drinking. The brain scans prove that the AA members who pray using
AA prayers from the AA Big Book were able to reduce their cravings to drink
alcohol. I believe this is an important and exciting study not only for
alcoholics, but for those with other addictions. It would appear that you can
extrapolate these results to say that when you are exposed to temptation,
immediate prayer will reduce the likelihood of your succumbing to the
temptation. I will post a link to this article in my Facebook Overcoming
Addictions group. (Source: Millard M, Weber J, Dermatis H, Josipovic Z,
Galanter M. An Initial fMRI Study on Neural Correlates of Prayer in Members of
Alcoholics Anonymous. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
2016.)

Why was Jesus praying in
the Garden of Gethsemane? He was praying because His human flesh was under
intense pressure, an intense temptation. Jesus knew exactly what was ahead, He
knew that He would be crucified, and that it would be a horrible excruciatingly
painful death. Jesus was experiencing the temptation to flee from that future
He knew was immediately ahead. Jesus did not have to stay and wait for His
arrest, trial, and execution. But He did stay; He did suffer and die becoming
the perfect once for all sacrifice.

Now there is credible
proof from brain scans that prayer will help you to overcome temptation. If you
have been a believer for very long you most likely already knew this to be
true. However, do you actually take advantage of this resource? In Hebrews 2:18 we are told, “For in that He Himself has suffered, being
tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.” The Applied Bible, Classic Edition puts this
as: “He (Jesus)
is able [immediately] to run to the cry of (assist, relieve) those who are
being tempted and tested and tried [and who therefore are
being exposed to suffering].” What does this mean for
those facing temptation? It means that when you are facing temptation and pray
in the Name of Jesus, that He runs
(immediately) to help you.

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:

www.theburningbush.net

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 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, Brad, Bill, Reta (my sister), Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), and Jeanie.

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
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Posted by: theburningbushdevotional <theburningbushdevotional@...>

Since June 8^th 1998, this
is the 1736^th

Burning Bush Devotional

12 May 2016

Jesus Can Help!

Then Jesus came with them to a
place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over
there.” And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He
began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. Then
He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and
watch with Me.”

He went a
little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible,
let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”

Then He
came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me
one hour? Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation.
The spirit indeed is willing,
but the flesh is weak.”

Again, a
second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if this cup cannot
pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.” And He came and found them
asleep again, for their eyes were heavy.

So He left
them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. – Matthew 26:36-44 NKJV.

A study of long-term
Alcoholics Anonymous members has shown that prayer reduces cravings. This is a
credible study using brain scans of long-term AA members when they are exposed
to photos of drinking. The brain scans prove that the AA members who pray using
AA prayers from the AA Big Book were able to reduce their cravings to drink
alcohol. I believe this is an important and exciting study not only for
alcoholics, but for those with other addictions. It would appear that you can
extrapolate these results to say that when you are exposed to temptation,
immediate prayer will reduce the likelihood of your succumbing to the
temptation. I will post a link to this article in my Facebook Overcoming
Addictions group. (Source: Millard M, Weber J, Dermatis H, Josipovic Z,
Galanter M. An Initial fMRI Study on Neural Correlates of Prayer in Members of
Alcoholics Anonymous. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
2016.)

Why was Jesus praying in
the Garden of Gethsemane? He was praying because His human flesh was under
intense pressure, an intense temptation. Jesus knew exactly what was ahead, He
knew that He would be crucified, and that it would be a horrible excruciatingly
painful death. Jesus was experiencing the temptation to flee from that future
He knew was immediately ahead. Jesus did not have to stay and wait for His
arrest, trial, and execution. But He did stay; He did suffer and die becoming
the perfect once for all sacrifice.

Now there is credible
proof from brain scans that prayer will help you to overcome temptation. If you
have been a believer for very long you most likely already knew this to be
true. However, do you actually take advantage of this resource? In Hebrews 2:18 we are told, “For in that He Himself has suffered, being
tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.” The Applied Bible, Classic Edition puts this
as: “He (Jesus)
is able [immediately] to run to the cry of (assist, relieve) those who are
being tempted and tested and tried [and who therefore are
being exposed to suffering].” What does this mean for
those facing temptation? It means that when you are facing temptation and pray
in the Name of Jesus, that He runs
(immediately) to help you.

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, Brad, Bill, Reta (my sister), Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), and Jeanie.

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 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.

To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: burningbushdevo-leave@welovegod.org