BBD 06.23.14 Stop Digging (New)
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The Burning
Bush Devotional
06.23.14
Stop
Digging
Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with
his neighbor,” for we are members of one another. “Be angry, and do not sin”:
do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil. Let him
who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands
what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. Let no
corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary
edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the
Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all
bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with
all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,
even as God in Christ forgave you. - Ephesians 4:25-32 NKJV.
It all
began in Salem, New Hampshire, that’s when a police officer made a traffic
stop. Robert Zygarowski from Pennsylvania was very uncooperative and the result
was that Officer Adam Pearson had to use his stun gun to try to subdue Robert.
The next thing that happened was likely a complete shock to the officer because
Robert pulled out the stun gun barbs and attacked the officer. Then, Robert was
able to get back into his car and drive away from the scene of the traffic
stop. Of course, that was not the end of the story! Officer Pearson chased
after Robert until the man’s car had a tire blow out. Officer Pearson ordered Robert
and two others out of the car, but the officer was again surprised as the man
charged toward him and was able to escape in the officer’s vehicle. When more
officers arrived they began to chase after the man once again, however, they
found the stolen police vehicle a short distance away. Not long afterwards the
man was seen entering a gas station threatening the clerk who called police.
Police converged on the area and Robert was found on a nearby trail where he
once again resisted arrest but was finally taken into custody. (WMUR.com
06.21.14)
Let’s
see what are some of the charges Robert Zygarowski may face? Some of the
possible charges are: disobeying lawful orders, three counts of resisting
arrest and assault, reckless driving, theft of a motor vehicle, and probably
many others. It appears likely that the man was under the influence of drugs or
alcohol as well. Robert has dug himself a hole filled with some serious law
violations which will result in prison time. The
first law of holes is attributed to a British politician Denis Healey
and also to Will Rogers. That law states: “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.”
Robert just kept on digging. He could have stopped at the first traffic stop
and simply been arrested for a possible under the influence charge, but Robert
kept on digging going deeper and deeper into trouble.
God,
through the apostle Paul, lists a bunch of things that we as Christians should
avoid doing. Don’t lie, don’t hold onto your anger, don’t steal, don’t let bad
words come out of your mouth, don’t do this and don’t do that. Why? Because
when you persist in doing those things, you are digging yourself into a hole
spiritually. “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,
by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.” What’s the first
rule of holes? This is a test…and the answer is: stop digging! Because if there
is one thing you don’t want to do it is to “grieve the
Holy Spirit of God.”
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