BBD 06.28.13 Making Noise

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06.28.13

Making Noise

The words
of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. "Vanity of
vanities,” says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” What
profit has a man from all his labor in which he toils under the sun? -
Ecclesiastes 1:1-3.

The NIV
translates verse 2 as: "Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher. "Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”

For 2½
years Miyoko Kawahara made a lot of noise, and she became nationally known in
Japan as "Mrs.
Noisy.”Kawahara is a surprising 59-years-old, I say surprising, because
usually we think of younger people as being the violators of the sound waves
with unwanted noise. Kawahara became "Mrs. Noisy” by blaring music from her balcony
and screaming insults to those who passed by. She also enjoyed beating her
bedding, as loudly as possible, out on her balcony. A neighbor developed
insomnia and headaches, from the noise of "Mrs. Noisy.” The long arm of the law has
finally caught up with Miyoko, and she has been given a sentence of a year in
jail for her unwanted noise. She will probably be released from jail, after
serving just three months of the sentence and neighbors are already worried.

In a way,
we can think of a meaningless life, as a life of just making noise. It may be,
that Mrs. Kawahara has been in her own way, trying to find some meaning for her
life. Sadly, she ended up just making a whole lot of noise, and irritating
everyone who passed by, along with all of her neighbors. To some extent, her
noise irritated the entire country and time in jail is the price she is having
to pay for the noise.

What
about your life? What about my life? Are we just making noise? Or, are we
making music with a life of meaning?Solomon
was confronted with this very question thousands of years ago. Here was a man
who had everything the world says should make a person have a meaningful life.
Solomon had it all. He had power, he had riches, and he
had fame. Solomon
looked out at his vast domain, as he searched for meaning, for life and he saw
nothing but noise."Meaningless! Meaningless!” he
cried. "Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” Everything that he had and he had
it all, seemed to be just a lot of noise.

Solomon
is said to have been the wisest man who ever lived. Although at some points of
his life, he did not use the great wisdom God had blessed him with. The
example, the good example Solomon has given us, is that he finally did
understand how to make music with his life, and not just noise. Hear the great
wisdom and experience of Solomon as he concludes the book of Ecclesiastes by saying, "Let us hear the conclusion of
the whole matter: fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all.
For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing,
whether good or evil (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14).”

We can
search the world and try everything, but there is ultimately only one place to
go to find meaning in life. Actually, it is not a place - it is a Person. We
must go to God, give our lives to Him, and then we will find that our lives are
no longer just making noise. The apostle Peter put it another way, “Nor is there salvation in any
other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must
be saved (Acts 4:12).”

Allow the
Master, the Creator, to have control of your life, and you will discover the
noise is gone; but in its place will be a composition that all who
encounter will describe as being a masterpiece. Allow the Master, to
bring the music of meaning forth from your heart.

Copyright © 2013. 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 these first
devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent to prison
facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Ed Wrather has retired from pastoring full-time and has more time
to pursue other ministry opportunities. No matter what the size your church, Ed
will come on a love offering basis for a revival or to share his testimony in
the continental United States. You can make contact at edwrather@yahoo.com
or WratherEd@gmail.com

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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.).

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Celebrating 15 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
16,000 subscribers across the world.

You can
leave comments/feedback about the devotionals at http://www.theburningbush.net.

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all of the pages.

The Burning Bush Devotional

16,000 Subscribers to the Email Devotional

Classic from 2006

06.28.13

Making Noise

The words
of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. "Vanity of
vanities,” says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” What
profit has a man from all his labor in which he toils under the sun? -
Ecclesiastes 1:1-3.

The NIV
translates verse 2 as: "Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher. "Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”

For 2½
years Miyoko Kawahara made a lot of noise, and she became nationally known in
Japan as "Mrs.
Noisy.”Kawahara is a surprising 59-years-old, I say surprising, because
usually we think of younger people as being the violators of the sound waves
with unwanted noise. Kawahara became "Mrs. Noisy” by blaring music from her balcony
and screaming insults to those who passed by. She also enjoyed beating her
bedding, as loudly as possible, out on her balcony. A neighbor developed
insomnia and headaches, from the noise of "Mrs. Noisy.” The long arm of the law has
finally caught up with Miyoko, and she has been given a sentence of a year in
jail for her unwanted noise. She will probably be released from jail, after
serving just three months of the sentence and neighbors are already worried.

In a way,
we can think of a meaningless life, as a life of just making noise. It may be,
that Mrs. Kawahara has been in her own way, trying to find some meaning for her
life. Sadly, she ended up just making a whole lot of noise, and irritating
everyone who passed by, along with all of her neighbors. To some extent, her
noise irritated the entire country and time in jail is the price she is having
to pay for the noise.

What
about your life? What about my life? Are we just making noise? Or, are we
making music with a life of meaning?Solomon
was confronted with this very question thousands of years ago. Here was a man
who had everything the world says should make a person have a meaningful life.
Solomon had it all. He had power, he had riches, and he
had fame. Solomon
looked out at his vast domain, as he searched for meaning, for life and he saw
nothing but noise."Meaningless! Meaningless!” he
cried. "Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” Everything that he had and he had
it all, seemed to be just a lot of noise.

Solomon
is said to have been the wisest man who ever lived. Although at some points of
his life, he did not use the great wisdom God had blessed him with. The
example, the good example Solomon has given us, is that he finally did
understand how to make music with his life, and not just noise. Hear the great
wisdom and experience of Solomon as he concludes the book of Ecclesiastes by saying, "Let us hear the conclusion of
the whole matter: fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all.
For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing,
whether good or evil (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14).”

We can
search the world and try everything, but there is ultimately only one place to
go to find meaning in life. Actually, it is not a place - it is a Person. We
must go to God, give our lives to Him, and then we will find that our lives are
no longer just making noise. The apostle Peter put it another way, “Nor is there salvation in any
other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must
be saved (Acts 4:12).”

Allow the
Master, the Creator, to have control of your life, and you will discover the
noise is gone; but in its place will be a composition that all who
encounter will describe as being a masterpiece. Allow the Master, to
bring the music of meaning forth from your heart.

Copyright © 2013. 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 these first
devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent to prison
facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Ed Wrather has retired from pastoring full-time and has more time
to pursue other ministry opportunities. No matter what the size your church, Ed
will come on a love offering basis for a revival or to share his testimony in
the continental United States. You can make contact at edwrather@yahoo.com
or WratherEd@gmail.com

Prayer Requests: 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.).

Please join the Burning Bush Prayer Group.
The group began in 1998 and is made up of over 300 prayer warriors. Send prayer requests and receive prayer
requests. To join send an email to: bbpg-subscribe@yahoogroups.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

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