[Children] cannot bring themselves up properly. This cannot happen because God says “foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child” (Prov. 22:15), and that “a child left to himself, a child who gets his own way bring shame to his mother” (Prov. 29:15). Scripture thus asserts that if you allow a child to bring himself up, if you raise him in an atmosphere of complete freedom, if you allow him to make all his own choices, to do his own thing, to express himself freely, the result will be shameful. God never intended children to bring themselves up. He gave them parents who are to be actively engaged in making the children what God wants them to be.
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#1 · May 18, 2016, 1:38 pm

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Since June 8th 1998, this
is the 1740th    

Burning Bush Devotional

18 May 2016

 

 

The Shepherdless

 

 

But the multitudes saw them departing, and many
knew Him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them
and came together to Him. And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude
and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having
a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things. – Mark 6:33-34 NKJV. (At the feeding of the five thousand.)

 

 

Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not
believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me. But you do
not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you. My sheep
hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give
them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch
them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and
no one is able to snatch them
out of My Father’s hand. I and My
Father are one.” – John 10:25-30 NKJV. (At the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem.)

 

 

If you have
ever watched the movie Adventures in Babysitting (Filmed in 1987 and there may
be a 2016 remake.), you have good reason be concerned about what the babysitter
does with your kids. Last week, there was a real life adventure in babysitting
that occurred in Colorado. Rachel Einspahr, who is 28-years-old, picked up
seven and one and a half year old sisters after school and possibly the toddler
from a daycare. All is good at that point; however, Rachel was considering a
plan to rob a bank. She drives around for a while, until she finally decides
upon a bank in Severance, Colorado. In the bank’s drive through area, Rachel
sent a message claiming there was a man in the car threatening to harm the
children. The bank teller gave her $500. There was no man in the car, and the
children were not in any immediate danger. After the robbery the babysitter
went to a park where the children could have some fun. Rachel needed money it
was learned to pay off $15,000 she had stolen from a previous employer. It doesn’t
look like Rachel will need to do any more babysitting for some time, since she
has been charged with robbery, and two counts of child abuse. (CBS 05.16.16Yahoo
News 05.17.16; Fox News 05.18.16 and various other news venues)

 

 

Rachel
Einspahr is like a sheep without a shepherd, making one bad decision after
another, digging a deeper and deeper hole. The sad thing, the really sad thing,
is that there are multitudes of people just like Rachel without a shepherd. The
heart of our Lord and Savior is still moved with compassion for them. As
believers our hearts should also be moved with compassion for the multitudes
without Jesus as their shepherd.

 

 

Many believers
have been blessed to have prayer warriors praying for them. I am very thankful
for the prayer warriors who were praying for me when I was young and throughout
my life. If you do not have a prayer list of people you are praying for, you
need to start one. If you have one, are the people on your list only family or
close friends? If so, it is time for you to enlarge your coasts, your personal ministry,
add people to your prayer list outside of your immediate circle of influence.
Add strangers to your prayer list, add children, youth, and young adults and
all ages to your prayer list. Those people on your prayer list do not have to
know that you are praying for them, although for many it would be an
encouragement if they did know. Who else can you pray for?


 

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