BBD 06.10.16 Overcharged (Classic)
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Classic from 2009
Burning Bush Devotional
10 June 2016
Overcharged
And there will be signs in the sun,
in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with
perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them from fear
and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the
powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see the Son of Man coming
in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to happen,
look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near. - Luke
21:25-28.
But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down (overcharged - KJV) with
carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you
unexpectedly. For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of
the whole earth. Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted
worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before
the Son of Man. - Luke 21:34-36.
Juan Zamora was overcharged a little when he put some gasoline in his Camaro in
Richland, Washington. Juan had $90 left on his debit card, and he thought that
would be more than enough for the fill up; and it would have been, if he had
only been charged the correct amount which was $26. After receiving an email
that his debit card was maxed out after the purchase, Juan called to find out
about it. What Juan found out was that he had been overcharged
$81,400,836,882!! Eventually, he was able to convince customer service that it
would not have been possible for him to have purchased that much fuel. No one
seems to know what went wrong, but Juan thinks he will just pay with cash in
the future.
The word overcharge or overcharged has a couple of definitions: (1. An
excessive charge or price; (2. A load or burden that is too full or heavy. For the
Christian there is a cost involved for "carousing,
drunkenness, and cares of this life." Now it is obvious that
the Christian should not be carousing or even be in a drunken state but what
about the "cares of this life?" Even if we are Christians
we have cares, and even some concerns in life. In the parallel account in Matthew
24:37-39 Jesus says, "But as the days of Noah were,
so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the
flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until
the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and
took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be." In the
time of Noah the people were preoccupied with trivial things and neglected
spiritual concerns. The time that we are now living in is very similar to that
of Noah’s.
What is the charge, the overcharge, the cost of living life for the trivial and
ignoring the more important spiritual matters? That the "Day
come on you unexpectedly." What is the "Day"? When we
"see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great
glory (Luke 21:27)." To live life oblivious to the
fast approaching time of the coming of our Lord will be costly. We will feel
like those little trivial things of life have cost us far more than the $81
billion that Juan was overcharged. Now is the time for us to live our lives
fully for our Lord. Now is the time to "seek first the kingdom
of God and His righteousness (Matthew 6:33)." Now is
the time to be "steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord
(1 Corinthians 15:58)."
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