BBD 06.07.17 People do the Strangest Things (Classic)

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Classic from 2010

Burning Bush Devotional

07 June 2017

People
do the Strangest Things

How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your
word. With my whole heart I have sought You; oh, let me not wander from Your
commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against
You. Blessed are You, O LORD! Teach me Your statutes. - Psalm 119:9-12 NKJV.

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of
God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. - 2 Timothy
3:16-17 NKJV.

In Yukon, Oklahoma, a man has been booked into jail and charged with
second-degree burglary. What was it that Tyler Challis stole that was worth the
risk of committing a felony? Apparently, it was for two quarters and a nickel,
just 55 cents, that he risked his freedom by breaking into a car at an
apartment.

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, Michael Hankins' pickup truck was stolen, and he did what
anyone would do…no, maybe only he and Tyler Challis would do something like
this. He called 911, and not only reported his pickup stolen, but also said
that it had been stolen with his 6-year-old daughter still inside. It was true,
except for the daughter being abducted thing. His daughter was safe; he said he
lied about it so there would be a faster response by the police. Hankins was
arrested and charged with falsely causing activation of an Amber Alert. No news
about the stolen truck, but if you are in jail you don't need a truck anyway do
you?

People continually do the strangest things, and often they are referred to as
being dumb criminals or worse. However, many people do some things that they
regret, and they know are wrong, even if they have broken no laws. Is there any
hope for Tyler Challis and Michael Hankins? Will they continue to do more of
the same in the future? Unless they have a moral grounding, a moral anchor, it
is very likely that we have not heard the last news report about them.

The Word of God is an anchor for the moral character of everyone that takes
advantage of it. As Paul says to Timothy, “All
Scripture…is profitable…for instruction in righteousness.” The Word of God will help you to learn to act right, and
speak right. Paul also says that “All
Scripture…is profitable…for reproof, for correction.” When you have the Word of
God within you it will correct you when you
begin to act strangely human like Tyler and Michael. God's Word is like an
anchor that can keep you from floating away from where you belong.

How can words on a page of a book help you to live right? Because the Words in
the Bible are alive “All Scripture is given by
inspiration of God….” No other book can do
what the Bible can do for your life, because only the words contained in the
Bible are the living Words of God. The apostle John writes, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him,
and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life
was the light of men (John 1:1-4).” John makes
it clear who he is talking about in John 1:14, “And
the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as
of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”

When you begin to act strangely like a human, instead of going to jail, or
wrecking your life in some other way; try something different for a change.
That dusty old book, you know the one, the Bible; get it down, open it up and
begin to read. It might just change your life, and it could, even keep you out
of jail.

Copyright © 2010 - 2017. 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
19 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

Books now available at the Burning Bush website:

New Pastor's
Training Manual

Biblical Help for
Overcoming Substance Abuse

Biblical Help
for Overcoming Sexual Addictions In Times of
Trouble - Devotionals to Encourage and Strengthen You (Also available for
download on Amazon.)

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 continue to pray for
healing for Pastor Shane Hall, Michelle Abetz, Wesley Lewis, Brad, Damon D.
& wife, Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), Lexi McCalip, Gary Kirk, 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. My
prayer focus is now that God will give me opportunities to preach. As the
apostle Paul says, “…woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!”).

You can contact Ed Wrather at
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.

You can help support this
ministry by using this link: www.paypal.me/EdWrather

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Posted by: theburningbushdevotional <theburningbushdevotional@...>

Classic from 2010

Burning Bush Devotional

07 June 2017

People
do the Strangest Things

How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your
word. With my whole heart I have sought You; oh, let me not wander from Your
commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against
You. Blessed are You, O LORD! Teach me Your statutes. - Psalm 119:9-12 NKJV.

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of
God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. - 2 Timothy
3:16-17 NKJV.

In Yukon, Oklahoma, a man has been booked into jail and charged with
second-degree burglary. What was it that Tyler Challis stole that was worth the
risk of committing a felony? Apparently, it was for two quarters and a nickel,
just 55 cents, that he risked his freedom by breaking into a car at an
apartment.

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, Michael Hankins' pickup truck was stolen, and he did what
anyone would do…no, maybe only he and Tyler Challis would do something like
this. He called 911, and not only reported his pickup stolen, but also said
that it had been stolen with his 6-year-old daughter still inside. It was true,
except for the daughter being abducted thing. His daughter was safe; he said he
lied about it so there would be a faster response by the police. Hankins was
arrested and charged with falsely causing activation of an Amber Alert. No news
about the stolen truck, but if you are in jail you don't need a truck anyway do
you?

People continually do the strangest things, and often they are referred to as
being dumb criminals or worse. However, many people do some things that they
regret, and they know are wrong, even if they have broken no laws. Is there any
hope for Tyler Challis and Michael Hankins? Will they continue to do more of
the same in the future? Unless they have a moral grounding, a moral anchor, it
is very likely that we have not heard the last news report about them.

The Word of God is an anchor for the moral character of everyone that takes
advantage of it. As Paul says to Timothy, “All
Scripture…is profitable…for instruction in righteousness.” The Word of God will help you to learn to act right, and
speak right. Paul also says that “All
Scripture…is profitable…for reproof, for correction.” When you have the Word of
God within you it will correct you when you
begin to act strangely human like Tyler and Michael. God's Word is like an
anchor that can keep you from floating away from where you belong.

How can words on a page of a book help you to live right? Because the Words in
the Bible are alive “All Scripture is given by
inspiration of God….” No other book can do
what the Bible can do for your life, because only the words contained in the
Bible are the living Words of God. The apostle John writes, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him,
and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life
was the light of men (John 1:1-4).” John makes
it clear who he is talking about in John 1:14, “And
the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as
of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”

When you begin to act strangely like a human, instead of going to jail, or
wrecking your life in some other way; try something different for a change.
That dusty old book, you know the one, the Bible; get it down, open it up and
begin to read. It might just change your life, and it could, even keep you out
of jail.

Copyright © 2010 - 2017. 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
19 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

Books now available at the Burning Bush website:

New Pastor's
Training Manual

Biblical Help for
Overcoming Substance Abuse

Biblical Help
for Overcoming Sexual Addictions In Times of
Trouble - Devotionals to Encourage and Strengthen You (Also available for
download on Amazon.)

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 continue to pray for
healing for Pastor Shane Hall, Michelle Abetz, Wesley Lewis, Brad, Damon D.
& wife, Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), Lexi McCalip, Gary Kirk, 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. My
prayer focus is now that God will give me opportunities to preach. As the
apostle Paul says, “…woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!”).

You can contact Ed Wrather at
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.

You can help support this
ministry by using this link: http://www.paypal.me/EdWrather

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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