BBD 07.08.14 Finding Peace (New)

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The Burning
Bush Devotional

07.08.14

Finding
Peace

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the
flesh, to fulfill its lusts. - Romans 13:14 NKJV.

Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not
think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh. - Romans 13:14 NIV.

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. - Romans 8:5-6 NKJV.

It all
started in 2009 for Luo Dan, that was when he found inner peace and released
his inner deer. What? Luo Dan lives in Chonqing, China and 2009 was when he
began to wear a large deer mask that completely encompasses his head every day.
Dan wears the mask, not just in his home, but everywhere that he goes. As to
why Dan wears the mask he says, “The deer is a
tame animal. Wearing its mask, I could find a long-missing inner peace. When I
wear the mask, I feel I am a deer from within.” (Metro.co.uk 04.12.13)

You have to admire Luo Dan for seeking after a good thing, peace.
In his own way, Dan seems to be seeking God. If only someone could share with
him about the Prince of
Peace (Isaiah 9:6) who
through the Holy Spirit will live within (1 Corinthians 3:16) those
who know Jesus as their Savior. Peace, appears to be a fleeting thing for so
many with the pressures of modern life. In the 21^st Century, there
are so many distractions, so many worries, cares, and problems that drain away
our peace.

Thinking about Luo Dan wearing his deer mask and releasing his “inner deer” can give us insight as to
the application of Romans
13:14 and also Romans 8:5-6. As believers, we do not have to put on a deer mask and wear it
around every day; instead, we are to “put on the Lord Jesus Christ.” We are to “put on” or “clothe”
ourselves with Jesus and do what? Release our inner deer? No, we are to release
Jesus through the Holy Spirit so He is displayed in our lives. As we live
clothed in Jesus, acting as Jesus would act, thinking as Jesus would think; we
will be “spiritually
minded” and the
result will be “life and
peace.”

In 2 Peter
3:10-13, we are
told of the coming “day of the
Lord” that will come as a “thief in the night.” Then we have 2 Peter 3:14 which
says, “Therefore, beloved, looking
forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him (Jesus) in peace,
without spot and blameless.” Are you “in peace” in your life now? If not, you can be by
putting on, clothing yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ. Allow the Holy Spirit
who lives within to be released; displaying the attributes of Jesus in your
actions and in your thoughts, and you will have “life
and peace.”

Copyright © 2014. 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.

Visit the
Burning Bush websites:

www.theburningbush.net

www.theburningbush.org

The .org
Burning Bush website

is being updated.

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received visits from more than 170 countries. 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 14,000 subscribers across the
world.

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is improving, please continue to pray…) Here is Debby’s facebook support page:

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If for
some reason you do not receive your email version of the devotional please
check the Burning Bush website at http://www.theburningbush.net for the “Devotional of the Day”
and read the devotional there.

The Burning
Bush Devotional

07.08.14

Finding
Peace

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the
flesh, to fulfill its lusts. - Romans 13:14 NKJV.

Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not
think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh. - Romans 13:14 NIV.

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. - Romans 8:5-6 NKJV.

It all
started in 2009 for Luo Dan, that was when he found inner peace and released
his inner deer. What? Luo Dan lives in Chonqing, China and 2009 was when he
began to wear a large deer mask that completely encompasses his head every day.
Dan wears the mask, not just in his home, but everywhere that he goes. As to
why Dan wears the mask he says, “The deer is a
tame animal. Wearing its mask, I could find a long-missing inner peace. When I
wear the mask, I feel I am a deer from within.” (Metro.co.uk 04.12.13)

You have to admire Luo Dan for seeking after a good thing, peace.
In his own way, Dan seems to be seeking God. If only someone could share with
him about the Prince of
Peace (Isaiah 9:6) who
through the Holy Spirit will live within (1 Corinthians 3:16) those
who know Jesus as their Savior. Peace, appears to be a fleeting thing for so
many with the pressures of modern life. In the 21^st Century, there
are so many distractions, so many worries, cares, and problems that drain away
our peace.

Thinking about Luo Dan wearing his deer mask and releasing his “inner deer” can give us insight as to
the application of Romans
13:14 and also Romans 8:5-6. As believers, we do not have to put on a deer mask and wear it
around every day; instead, we are to “put on the Lord Jesus Christ.” We are to “put on” or “clothe”
ourselves with Jesus and do what? Release our inner deer? No, we are to release
Jesus through the Holy Spirit so He is displayed in our lives. As we live
clothed in Jesus, acting as Jesus would act, thinking as Jesus would think; we
will be “spiritually
minded” and the
result will be “life and
peace.”

In 2 Peter
3:10-13, we are
told of the coming “day of the
Lord” that will come as a “thief in the night.” Then we have 2 Peter 3:14 which
says, “Therefore, beloved, looking
forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him (Jesus) in peace,
without spot and blameless.” Are you “in peace” in your life now? If not, you can be by
putting on, clothing yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ. Allow the Holy Spirit
who lives within to be released; displaying the attributes of Jesus in your
actions and in your thoughts, and you will have “life
and peace.”

Copyright © 2014. 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.

Visit the
Burning Bush websites:

http://www.theburningbush.net

http://www.theburningbush.org

The .org
Burning Bush website

is being updated.

The Burning Bush websites have
received visits from more than 170 countries. 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 14,000 subscribers across the
world.

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 left hand corner of all of the pages.

Prayer Warriors Wanted! Please join the
Burning Bush Prayer Group. The group began in 1998. Send prayer requests and
receive prayer requests. To join send an
email to: bbpg-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Ed Wrather has retired from
pastoring full-time and has more time to pursue other ministry opportunities.
You can make contact at edwrather@yahoo.com or theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn profile with
endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

Prayer Requests: Please pray for
the situation Iraq and Syria. Please pray
for the return of the Nigerian school girls. Please pray for Debby
Burroughs who had stage IV cancer which started out in her colon and
metastasized to her liver. She is very ill after surgery and surely needs the
prayers of many to survive and for her lungs to recover. I want to encourage
you to pray for Debby and to ask others to pray for her as well. Thank you!!! (Debby
is improving, please continue to pray…) Here is Debby’s facebook support page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Debby-Burroughs-Support-Page/197118363821211 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.).

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.

You can unsubscribe to the
burningbushdevo devotional group by sending a blank email to
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