BBD 07.10.15 Good for Your Soul (New)
Posted by: theburningbushdevotional <theburningbushdevotional@...>
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
07.10.15
Good
for Your Soul
Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. - Psalm
33:20 NKJV.
In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my
soul. - Psalm 94:14 NKJV.
Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and
health to the bones. - Proverbs 16:24 NKJV.
Kate
Steinle was walking with her father along the Pier 14 waterfront in San
Francisco when she was shot and killed by an illegal immigrant. Pier 14 is a
popular tourist spot and gathering spot for local residents. Kate was out for
an evening stroll with her Dad. She was just 32-years-old. Liz Sullivan told the San Francisco Chronicle soon
after her daughter was killed that it was unbelievable, surreal, and “I don't think I've
totally grasped it.” The killer is Francisco Sanchez who is an
illegal immigrant, reportedly a drug dealer who has been deported at least five
times (Although having used 30 aliases over 25 years it could possibly be
more.). Brad Steinle,
Kate Steinle's older brother wrote this: “The day before Kate died she changed her
Facebook cover photo with a saying that said ‘Whatever's good for your
soul..........do that.’ Please always remember Kate and live your life by these
words.” (From multiple news venues)
So,
what is good for your soul? I do not believe we can fully understand what is
good for our soul unless we understand what is bad for the soul. The Bible
makes it clear what is bad for the soul. 1 Peter 2:11
tells us that “fleshly lusts war against the soul.”
Lot living in the evil of Sodom and Gomorrah “tormented
(vexed - KJV)” his soul “day to day by seeing
and hearing their lawless deeds (2 Peter 2:4-9).” If we commit adultery
we destroy our own soul (Proverbs 6:32).
According to Proverbs 15:32, he who “disdains” instruction in righteousness, “despises his own soul.” By being around angry people
you may learn their ways (Proverbs 22:24-25) and
“set a snare for your soul.” If you sin against
God, you wrong your soul and love death (Proverbs 8:37).
From
learning what is bad for our soul, we can see what is good for our soul. These
things are good: abstaining from sin, being around godly people, the Bible,
praying, church, helping others, having a generous heart, and putting God first
in our lives. The number one thing, or should I say person that is good for our
soul, is Jesus. Only through Jesus, can we have eternal life (John 14:6). Jesus is the “anchor
of our soul.” Let us “put on the Lord Jesus
Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts (Romans
13:14).” Therefore,
whatever is good for your soul…do that!
Copyright © 2015. 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 those first
devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent to prison
facilities throughout the United States and Canada.
Visit the
Burning Bush websites:
The Burning Bush websites
received visits from 184 countries in 2015 including from 27 cities in Iran.
Celebrating 17 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.
The Addictions Kit - Biblical Help for Addictions by Ed Wrather is now
available for download from Amazon. The Addictions Kit provides practical Biblical steps to defeat
your addiction that actually work.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VIYLNLM
The New Pastor's Training Manual is available for download on Amazon. Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PJ8UTGS If you prefer
a paper copy of the book you can order it from the Burning Bush website at http://bit.ly/1uXDBnk
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 right hand corner of all of the pages.
You can contact Ed Wrather at edwrather@yahoo.com or theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com
View LinkedIn profile with endorsements at
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105
Please continue to pray
for our friend Michelle who is recovering from surgery for cancer. Michelle is
back home and chemo treatment has begun. Thank you for your prayers for Michelle!!!
Please continue to pray for
Michelle, Justin Lewis, Shane Hall, Reta (my sister), and Beverly (Jeanie’s
sister). Please pray for an end to the
racial hatred in the USA and that it will be replaced with peace and love. Pray
for the families of the victims in the Charleston SC church shooting. 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.
Devotion vs Devotional: We do our
devotions, we read devotionals.
You can unsubscribe to the
burningbushdevo devotional group by sending a blank email to
burningbushdevo-leave@welovegod.org and then respond to the confirmation email.
You may subscribe to the html
text group (Because of time constraints the devotional is only being sent now
in html format) by sending a blank email to burningbushhtml-join@welovegod.org
and you may unsubscribe by sending a blank email to
burningbushhtml-leave@welovegod.org and then respond to the confirmation email.
If the link does not work, copy and paste the link.
--
To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: burningbushdevo-leave@welovegod.org