BBD 07.12.13 The Shock of Your Life (Classic)

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Classic from 2006

07.12.13

The Shock of Your Life

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the
heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with
fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons
ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the
coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being
on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we,
according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which
righteousness dwells. Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be
diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless. - 2 Peter
3:10-14.

Last week (In 2006), a man received possibly the shock of
his life when a 110-pound Saint Bernard suddenly landed on top of him. The dog
was thrown out of a second story apartment window by the intoxicated owner. A
police spokesperson, Grezegorz Wierzbicki said, "The dog
had a soft landing because it fell on a man and the dog escaped with just a few
scratches. The man was also more in a psychological state of shock than
physically hurt." He is
bruised but physically okay otherwise. Oskar, the dog, has been placed in an
animal shelter and the police are investigating possible animal abuse.

Having a dog suddenly land on top of you would be a
shock! I once wrote a devotional that included the story of a cow falling
through the roof of a coffeehouse in Turkey and landing on top of a man. They
both survived. There have been instances of meteorites slamming through the
roofs of houses. I have lost track of how many times cars and trucks have
plowed into and sometimes - through houses, usually in the middle of the night.
Small planes have crashed into the roofs of houses. Countless items have fallen
from planes onto houses, vehicles and even people. All of these incidents have
at least one thing in common and that is that it would have been a shock to the
person or persons that it happened to. You probably remember a shockingly unexpected
thing or two that has happened in your life.

When I have had a shockingly unexpected thing occur in my
life it has at the very least made me stop and think. Since I have been a
Christian when something like that occurs, it has made me consider if there is
something spiritual of which I should be aware. Is God trying to tell me
something?

If you look at what is going on in the Middle East at
this time we can probably agree that it occurred suddenly and was a shock for
most of us - especially those living in the affected countries. Is there
something going on here spiritually of which we should be aware?

Consider that Israel had ceased to exist for 1900 years
until 1948 when it again became a country. It is a fulfillment of a prophecy by
Ezekiel, "Then say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord
GOD: "Surely I will take the children of Israel from among the nations,
wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them
into their own land; and I will make them one nation in the land… (Ezekiel
37:21-22a).'" The nation of Israel is a miracle of history
that the nations of the world have observed and know that it is true. The point
being that this prophecy is not the only prophecy of God that has come true and
will come true.

The Lord has had great patience but the end will
eventually arrive. The Day of the Lord will come as the apostle Peter says and "the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will
melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be
burned up." Knowing what you know of the rapidly
approaching fulfillment of prophecy, I will leave you with the same question
the apostle Peter asked, "…what
manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for
and hastening the coming of the day of God?"

Copyright © 2006-2013. 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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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
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.

There is
a translation tool on theburningbush.net website in the top left hand corner of
all of the pages.

The Burning Bush Devotional

14,000 Subscribers
to the Email Devotional

Classic from 2006

07.12.13

The Shock of Your Life

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the
heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with
fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons
ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the
coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being
on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we,
according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which
righteousness dwells. Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be
diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless. - 2 Peter
3:10-14.

Last week (In 2006), a man received possibly the shock of
his life when a 110-pound Saint Bernard suddenly landed on top of him. The dog
was thrown out of a second story apartment window by the intoxicated owner. A
police spokesperson, Grezegorz Wierzbicki said, "The dog
had a soft landing because it fell on a man and the dog escaped with just a few
scratches. The man was also more in a psychological state of shock than
physically hurt." He is
bruised but physically okay otherwise. Oskar, the dog, has been placed in an
animal shelter and the police are investigating possible animal abuse.

Having a dog suddenly land on top of you would be a
shock! I once wrote a devotional that included the story of a cow falling
through the roof of a coffeehouse in Turkey and landing on top of a man. They
both survived. There have been instances of meteorites slamming through the
roofs of houses. I have lost track of how many times cars and trucks have
plowed into and sometimes - through houses, usually in the middle of the night.
Small planes have crashed into the roofs of houses. Countless items have fallen
from planes onto houses, vehicles and even people. All of these incidents have
at least one thing in common and that is that it would have been a shock to the
person or persons that it happened to. You probably remember a shockingly unexpected
thing or two that has happened in your life.

When I have had a shockingly unexpected thing occur in my
life it has at the very least made me stop and think. Since I have been a
Christian when something like that occurs, it has made me consider if there is
something spiritual of which I should be aware. Is God trying to tell me
something?

If you look at what is going on in the Middle East at
this time we can probably agree that it occurred suddenly and was a shock for
most of us - especially those living in the affected countries. Is there
something going on here spiritually of which we should be aware?

Consider that Israel had ceased to exist for 1900 years
until 1948 when it again became a country. It is a fulfillment of a prophecy by
Ezekiel, "Then say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord
GOD: "Surely I will take the children of Israel from among the nations,
wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them
into their own land; and I will make them one nation in the land… (Ezekiel
37:21-22a).'" The nation of Israel is a miracle of history
that the nations of the world have observed and know that it is true. The point
being that this prophecy is not the only prophecy of God that has come true and
will come true.

The Lord has had great patience but the end will
eventually arrive. The Day of the Lord will come as the apostle Peter says and "the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will
melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be
burned up." Knowing what you know of the rapidly
approaching fulfillment of prophecy, I will leave you with the same question
the apostle Peter asked, "…what
manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for
and hastening the coming of the day of God?"

Copyright © 2006-2013. 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
View LinkedIn profile with endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

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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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.

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only being sent now in html format) by sending a blank email to
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