BBD 07.02.10 Symbols of Freedom (New)

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07.02.10

Symbols of Freedom

And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull,
which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, where they crucified Him.. - John
19:17-18a.

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who
do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law
of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin
and death. For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the
flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on
account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteous
requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to
the flesh but according to the Spirit. - Romans 8:1-4.

Last week we visited the Mount Rushmore monument in South Dakota for the
first time. I had heard about Mount Rushmore and had seen photos of the
monument countless times during my life. However, being there physically,
seeing it with my own eyes, allowed me to understand that it was much
different than I had thought. It was better, greater, than I had pictured it
as being in my mind. Mount Rushmore is meant to be, and I believe it is a
symbol of the freedom that we have in our country. A plaque at the site
states that "The four American Presidents carved into the granite of Mount
Rushmore were chosen by the sculptor to commemorate the founding, growth,
preservation, and development of the United States. They symbolize the
principles of liberty and freedom on which the nation was founded." Mount
Rushmore is a symbol of the freedom that we have in the United States.

The apostle Paul makes it clear in his letter to the Romans that in Christ
Jesus, we can have spiritual freedom. That spiritual freedom came at a great
cost and that cost was the shedding of the blood of Jesus upon a cruel Roman
cross. Jesus was crucified on that cross gaining the freedom for all those
who will look to Him, receiving Him as their Savior. That cruel cross, the
instrument used to bring death to the Son of God no longer is thought of as
an instrument of execution but instead as a symbol of spiritual freedom.

Prior to my receiving Jesus as my Savior I had heard about Him often, I had
read about Him often, and I had heard the testimonies of those who said they
knew Jesus as their Savior. However, nothing that I had heard, read, or
imagined about Jesus compared with the reality of my actually being "born
again" and having the Holy Spirit live within me. In a moment of time, when
I prayed to receive Christ as my Savior and Lord, the course of my life was
eternally changed.

On the 4th of July we celebrate our freedom from governmental oppression in
the United States, and we ought to be thankful everyday for that freedom
demonstrating our thankfulness by living as good citizens. Spiritually, we
should celebrate our freedom in Christ and demonstrate our thankfulness
every day by living for him as the apostle Paul says in Romans 8:5-6, "For
those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the
flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and
peace."

If you have not personally received Christ Jesus as your Savior and Lord; if
you have only heard about Jesus, read about Jesus, then I invite you to
experience Jesus for yourself. As the Psalmist says in Psalm 34:8, "Oh,
taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him!"

Copyright © 2010. Ed Wrather. Permission is given for use of the devotionals
on a non-profit basis with source credited. 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.

Many prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer
Request page. You can also post your prayer requests there and they will be
forwarded to the Burning Bush Prayer Group (Of course, I am always in need
of prayer - please pray for me.).

If you are not my friend on facebook or myspace you can be, just add me. The
devotionals are posted in my blogs on those two social networks and you can
leave comments, feedback about them there. There are other social networks
designed just for Christians, however, this is an outreach project to reach
those who may not know the Lord or may have wandered away. You can help me
reach out to them.

For information about how to hear my testimony in your church visit this
link: www.theburningbush.net/pages.asp?pageid=22160

If you enjoy the devotional please recommend it to your friends. They may
subscribe by sending a blank email to
burningbushdevo-subscribe@welovegod.org

Two videos of my sermons are posted on GodTube (now Tangle) at:
www.godtube.com/Wrather

You can listen to services at my son, Clark Wrather's church (First Baptist
Church of Broken Bow, Oklahoma) live on Sunday mornings at 10:55am CST
www.kkbifm.com/

There is a complete devotional archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here
is the URL: www.theburningbush.org/33.html.

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Posted by: wrather <wrather@...>

Visit the Burning Bush websites:

http://www.theburningbush.net
http://www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites have received visits from more than 170 countries.
Celebrating 11 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 11,000 subscribers across the world.

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

If you love to send and receive inspirational emails the Burning Bush
Inspirational Group is for you. To join send an email to
bbinspire-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

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

You can view photos of our recent trip to South Dakota in my facebook album
and here is the link:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=222697&id=649161254&l=7dff272825

The Burning Bush Devotional
Welcome to the 640 new subscribers since January 1, 2010!!
There were 1367 new subscribers during 2009!!

07.02.10

Symbols of Freedom

And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull,
which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, where they crucified Him.. - John
19:17-18a.

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who
do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law
of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin
and death. For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the
flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on
account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteous
requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to
the flesh but according to the Spirit. - Romans 8:1-4.

Last week we visited the Mount Rushmore monument in South Dakota for the
first time. I had heard about Mount Rushmore and had seen photos of the
monument countless times during my life. However, being there physically,
seeing it with my own eyes, allowed me to understand that it was much
different than I had thought. It was better, greater, than I had pictured it
as being in my mind. Mount Rushmore is meant to be, and I believe it is a
symbol of the freedom that we have in our country. A plaque at the site
states that "The four American Presidents carved into the granite of Mount
Rushmore were chosen by the sculptor to commemorate the founding, growth,
preservation, and development of the United States. They symbolize the
principles of liberty and freedom on which the nation was founded." Mount
Rushmore is a symbol of the freedom that we have in the United States.

The apostle Paul makes it clear in his letter to the Romans that in Christ
Jesus, we can have spiritual freedom. That spiritual freedom came at a great
cost and that cost was the shedding of the blood of Jesus upon a cruel Roman
cross. Jesus was crucified on that cross gaining the freedom for all those
who will look to Him, receiving Him as their Savior. That cruel cross, the
instrument used to bring death to the Son of God no longer is thought of as
an instrument of execution but instead as a symbol of spiritual freedom.

Prior to my receiving Jesus as my Savior I had heard about Him often, I had
read about Him often, and I had heard the testimonies of those who said they
knew Jesus as their Savior. However, nothing that I had heard, read, or
imagined about Jesus compared with the reality of my actually being "born
again" and having the Holy Spirit live within me. In a moment of time, when
I prayed to receive Christ as my Savior and Lord, the course of my life was
eternally changed.

On the 4th of July we celebrate our freedom from governmental oppression in
the United States, and we ought to be thankful everyday for that freedom
demonstrating our thankfulness by living as good citizens. Spiritually, we
should celebrate our freedom in Christ and demonstrate our thankfulness
every day by living for him as the apostle Paul says in Romans 8:5-6, "For
those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the
flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and
peace."

If you have not personally received Christ Jesus as your Savior and Lord; if
you have only heard about Jesus, read about Jesus, then I invite you to
experience Jesus for yourself. As the Psalmist says in Psalm 34:8, "Oh,
taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him!"

Copyright © 2010. Ed Wrather. Permission is given for use of the devotionals
on a non-profit basis with source credited. 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.

Many prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer
Request page. You can also post your prayer requests there and they will be
forwarded to the Burning Bush Prayer Group (Of course, I am always in need
of prayer - please pray for me.).

If you are not my friend on facebook or myspace you can be, just add me. The
devotionals are posted in my blogs on those two social networks and you can
leave comments, feedback about them there. There are other social networks
designed just for Christians, however, this is an outreach project to reach
those who may not know the Lord or may have wandered away. You can help me
reach out to them.

For information about how to hear my testimony in your church visit this
link: http://www.theburningbush.net/pages.asp?pageid=22160

If you enjoy the devotional please recommend it to your friends. They may
subscribe by sending a blank email to
burningbushdevo-subscribe@welovegod.org

Two videos of my sermons are posted on GodTube (now Tangle) at:
http://www.godtube.com/Wrather

You can listen to services at my son, Clark Wrather's church (First Baptist
Church of Broken Bow, Oklahoma) live on Sunday mornings at 10:55am CST
http://www.kkbifm.com/

There is a complete devotional archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here
is the URL: http://www.theburningbush.org/33.html.

You can unsubscribe to the pure text version of the devotional by sending a
blank email to burningbushdevo-unsubscribe@welovegod.org and then respond to
the confirmation email.

You may subscribe to the html text group by sending a blank email to
burningbushhtml-subscribe@welovegod.org and you may unsubscribe by sending a
blank email to burningbushhtml-unsubscribe@welovegod.org and then respond to
the confirmation email. If the link does not work, copy and paste the link.

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