BBD 06.11.21 In His Name (Classic)

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Classic from 2003

The Burning Bush Devotional

11 June 2021

In His Name

No longer
do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing;
but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I
have made known to you. - John 15:15.

Then the
King will say to those on His right hand, “Come, you blessed of My Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I
was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a
stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you
visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.” - Matthew 25:34-36.

For
whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to
Christ, assuredly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward. - Mark
9:41.

In
1998, we visited Capitola, California where I preached one Sunday at a church
there. While there, we were encouraged to visit Santa Cruz just north of
Capitola, and to visit the campus of the University of California at Santa
Cruz. From the campus of UC at Santa Cruz, there is beautiful view, and we did
enjoy it. However, getting there was another story.

The
traffic is horrendous for someone not used to much traffic and having never
driven in that area before. I am not sure how I managed to do it, even now, but
I broke three or four traffic laws in the space of about five seconds. Even
though the traffic had been terrible, there was not a car around in any
direction, when I managed to become a mass traffic law violator. However, there
was a California Highway Patrol Motorcycle Officer present, and watching.

The
Officer did immediately stop us, and his first statement after looking at my
license was “you must be either confused
or lost.” I immediately confessed that I was
lost, and was trying to find the University. He paused for a moment, and
said, “My very best friend in the whole world is
from Oklahoma." He warned me about
being more cautious driving, and about what the fines for my violations would
have cost, and then sent us on our way without even a warning ticket. Because
he said “My very best friend in the whole world is
from Oklahoma.”

I wish
I knew the officer’s name so I could thank him again, but maybe he will read
this devotional sometime. I have been thinking about this incident for several years
and knew that there was a message from God in it somewhere (In addition, to
being more careful driving, which it has surely caused me to be.). It finally
came to me yesterday (in 2003).

If we
know Jesus as our Savior, we are His friends, and He in reality is our very
best friend of all. Every good and positive thing that we do here on Earth,
should be done in the Name of our very best friend, Jesus. So, the next time
you do that good deed, you might mention that your very best friend in the
whole world, is the reason for your actions. And, be sure to tell them the Name
of your friend.

Copyright © 1999 - 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 PRUET; 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; John W.; 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; Bill S.; Shonda
Hutson (fighting cancer); and Sharon H.

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.

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Posted by: theburningbushdevotional <theburningbushdevotional@...>

Classic from 2003

The Burning Bush Devotional

11 June 2021

In His Name

No longer
do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing;
but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I
have made known to you. - John 15:15.

Then the
King will say to those on His right hand, “Come, you blessed of My Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I
was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a
stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you
visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.” - Matthew 25:34-36.

For
whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to
Christ, assuredly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward. - Mark
9:41.

In
1998, we visited Capitola, California where I preached one Sunday at a church
there. While there, we were encouraged to visit Santa Cruz just north of
Capitola, and to visit the campus of the University of California at Santa
Cruz. From the campus of UC at Santa Cruz, there is beautiful view, and we did
enjoy it. However, getting there was another story.

The
traffic is horrendous for someone not used to much traffic and having never
driven in that area before. I am not sure how I managed to do it, even now, but
I broke three or four traffic laws in the space of about five seconds. Even
though the traffic had been terrible, there was not a car around in any
direction, when I managed to become a mass traffic law violator. However, there
was a California Highway Patrol Motorcycle Officer present, and watching.

The
Officer did immediately stop us, and his first statement after looking at my
license was “you must be either confused
or lost.” I immediately confessed that I was
lost, and was trying to find the University. He paused for a moment, and
said, “My very best friend in the whole world is
from Oklahoma." He warned me about
being more cautious driving, and about what the fines for my violations would
have cost, and then sent us on our way without even a warning ticket. Because
he said “My very best friend in the whole world is
from Oklahoma.”

I wish
I knew the officer’s name so I could thank him again, but maybe he will read
this devotional sometime. I have been thinking about this incident for several years
and knew that there was a message from God in it somewhere (In addition, to
being more careful driving, which it has surely caused me to be.). It finally
came to me yesterday (in 2003).

If we
know Jesus as our Savior, we are His friends, and He in reality is our very
best friend of all. Every good and positive thing that we do here on Earth,
should be done in the Name of our very best friend, Jesus. So, the next time
you do that good deed, you might mention that your very best friend in the
whole world, is the reason for your actions. And, be sure to tell them the Name
of your friend.

Copyright © 1999 - 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 PRUET; 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; John W.; 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; Bill S.; Shonda
Hutson (fighting cancer); and Sharon H.

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.

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