BBD 07.03.13 No Accident (Classic)

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Classic from 2006

07.03.13

No Accident

When He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so
that they were astonished and said, "Where did this Man get this wisdom
and these mighty works? Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother
called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? And His sisters,
are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?"
So they were offended at Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not
without honor except in his own country and in his own house.” Now He did not
do many mighty works (miracles - NIV) there because of their unbelief. -
Matthew 13:54-58.

Carolyn Holt had a heart attack while driving and crashed
into a guardrail near St. Louis, Missouri. This could have very well been the
end of her life except that an automated external defibrillator sales
representative was passing by at the time and there were also two nurses that
stopped to help. The defibrillator salesman, Steve Earle, said, "When I saw what was happening, I jumped out and instinctively
grabbed the AED, just in case." He
was able to use the device to bring the heart to a normal rhythm. The two
nurses performed CPR until the AED was successfully used. Mary Blome, one of the nurses said, "Two RNs, a man that was able to get her out of the vehicle, and the
man with the AED - that just doesn't happen." Carolyn is in a hospital recovering from her heart
attack and accident.

No, it was not
an accident that as Mary Blome said there were immediately on the scene, "Two RNs, a man that was able to get her out of the vehicle, the man
with the AED." Let’s call it what it
was, a miracle. It was a miracle! It was an amazing, wonderful miracle!
Praise God! Praise Him for His intervention in this situation. Only God
could have brought about what happened, it was a miracle. We can be
thankful too for the courage of the four people who rushed to the aid of the
trapped victim. It takes courage to go to the aid of someone trapped in a
vehicle or even to go up to a vehicle that has just been involved in an
accident. In this situation, you have to believe that they all knew they were
in the right place at the right time for a very good reason and that it was no
accident. It was a miracle!

There is no question that in this instance that what
happened was a miracle. Perhaps a better question is why there are not
more miracles? We know that sometimes it is not God’s will (1 John 5:14-15). However, it appears
that God is ready to move and wants to move in many situations and yet nothing
happens. Why? Perhaps it is the same reason that Jesus could not perform
"many mighty works" or "miracles" as the NIV puts it, in His hometown. The reason given
for there not being many miracles was because of their "unbelief.” It may be that this is
the same reason there are not more miracles today. Because so many
people do not believe and even when there is an obvious miracle, they
try to explain it away and give the credit to coincidence or to something else.

What about in your life? Have there been any miracles? If not, it could be
because it is not His will and God has said "No" or He has
said to "Wait." However, it could be a lack of belief. It may
be that you do not believe God can perform a miracle in your life. Yes,
you may believe He can perform miracles in the lives of other people but
just not in your life. If that is the situation, I urge you to repent of your
unbelief and believe. Believe that God can perform miracles not only in
the lives of other people but in your life as well. Remember, it was no
accident - it was a miracle!

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.).

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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
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The Burning Bush Devotional

16,000 Subscribers
to the Email Devotional

Classic from 2006

07.03.13

No Accident

When He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so
that they were astonished and said, "Where did this Man get this wisdom
and these mighty works? Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother
called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? And His sisters,
are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?"
So they were offended at Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not
without honor except in his own country and in his own house.” Now He did not
do many mighty works (miracles - NIV) there because of their unbelief. -
Matthew 13:54-58.

Carolyn Holt had a heart attack while driving and crashed
into a guardrail near St. Louis, Missouri. This could have very well been the
end of her life except that an automated external defibrillator sales
representative was passing by at the time and there were also two nurses that
stopped to help. The defibrillator salesman, Steve Earle, said, "When I saw what was happening, I jumped out and instinctively
grabbed the AED, just in case." He
was able to use the device to bring the heart to a normal rhythm. The two
nurses performed CPR until the AED was successfully used. Mary Blome, one of the nurses said, "Two RNs, a man that was able to get her out of the vehicle, and the
man with the AED - that just doesn't happen." Carolyn is in a hospital recovering from her heart
attack and accident.

No, it was not
an accident that as Mary Blome said there were immediately on the scene, "Two RNs, a man that was able to get her out of the vehicle, the man
with the AED." Let’s call it what it
was, a miracle. It was a miracle! It was an amazing, wonderful miracle!
Praise God! Praise Him for His intervention in this situation. Only God
could have brought about what happened, it was a miracle. We can be
thankful too for the courage of the four people who rushed to the aid of the
trapped victim. It takes courage to go to the aid of someone trapped in a
vehicle or even to go up to a vehicle that has just been involved in an
accident. In this situation, you have to believe that they all knew they were
in the right place at the right time for a very good reason and that it was no
accident. It was a miracle!

There is no question that in this instance that what
happened was a miracle. Perhaps a better question is why there are not
more miracles? We know that sometimes it is not God’s will (1 John 5:14-15). However, it appears
that God is ready to move and wants to move in many situations and yet nothing
happens. Why? Perhaps it is the same reason that Jesus could not perform
"many mighty works" or "miracles" as the NIV puts it, in His hometown. The reason given
for there not being many miracles was because of their "unbelief.” It may be that this is
the same reason there are not more miracles today. Because so many
people do not believe and even when there is an obvious miracle, they
try to explain it away and give the credit to coincidence or to something else.

What about in your life? Have there been any miracles? If not, it could be
because it is not His will and God has said "No" or He has
said to "Wait." However, it could be a lack of belief. It may
be that you do not believe God can perform a miracle in your life. Yes,
you may believe He can perform miracles in the lives of other people but
just not in your life. If that is the situation, I urge you to repent of your
unbelief and believe. Believe that God can perform miracles not only in
the lives of other people but in your life as well. Remember, it was no
accident - it was a miracle!

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

There is a complete devotional
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