BBD 07.14.17 Foiled! (Classic)

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Classic from 2010

Burning Bush Devotional

14 July 2017

Foiled!

The LORD
brings the counsel of the nations to nothing (foils the
plans - NIV); He makes
the plans of the peoples of no effect. - Psalm 33:10 NKJV.

Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, on those who
hope in His mercy, to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in
famine. Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield. For our
heart shall rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His holy name. Let Your
mercy, O LORD, be upon us, just as we hope in You. - Psalm 33:18-22 NKJV.

At Gustavus Adophus College in Minnesota, the students of Professor Scott Bur's
research group have a yearly tradition. Whenever the professor goes on vacation
the mice, I mean, students will play. When the professor returns, he always
finds that they have left him…something, in his office. Last year the theme was
pink, as in, the office was decorated for a fairy princess with pink everywhere
- pink fabric, pink bows, pink on everything. This year the professor was
foiled, aluminum foiled. Ten rolls, each containing 200 feet of aluminum foil
was used to cover everything in a shiny metallic gleaming surface. Everything
from the computer down to the ink pen was covered in foil. Professor Bur has
been foiled! How long it will take to unfoil everything is not known, but maybe
his students will help him out.

We know that aluminum foil is a thin metallic sheet. There is, however, another
kind of foil and dictionary dot com defines it in this way: “to prevent
the success of; frustrate; balk” or to “keep (a
person) from succeeding in an enterprise, plan, etc.” Whether
it is the plan of a nation or of an individual, God is aware of those plans,
and He can either bless them or he can foil them.

When God foils the plan of a nation like He did Nazi Germany, which was under
the demonic leadership of Adolf Hitler during WWII, it may feel as though all
has been covered with aluminum foil. God will hinder, He will slow, and at
times He will intervene directly if needed to bring to halt those plans that
are opposed to His will. Eventually, all of Germany came to a grinding halt
along with all the evil plans of Hitler.

In a similar way to God's opposition to the plans of some nations, God also
opposes the plans of some individuals. When God is in opposition to your
personal plans, it may feel like you are all wrapped up in aluminum foil, and
you can hardly make any progress. When God is foiling your plans, every move
will become the wrong one bringing more problems and pain.

Contrast the foiling of plans by God with His blessings. David says, “Behold,
the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy,
To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.” David
says, “He is our help and our shield.” What a
difference! It is the difference between fighting against God Himself, and
being protected, and helped by God instead.

If your plans are continually being foiled it may be that your hope has been
misplaced. Instead of putting all of your faith in your plans, in your ideas,
your money, your possessions - hope in His mercy. “Fear” God by
reverently looking to Him for direction, for each step you take in this life.
Then, instead of being foiled; it is much more likely that you will be,
blessed!

Copyright © 2010 - 2017. 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:

www.theburningbush.net

www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites are celebrating
19 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

Books now available at the Burning Bush website:

New Pastor's
Training Manual

Biblical Help for
Overcoming Substance Abuse

Biblical Help
for Overcoming Sexual Addictions In Times of
Trouble - Devotionals to Encourage and Strengthen You (Also available for
download on Amazon.)

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

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

Check out the Scripture Index being constructed for the
Devotionals at the Burning Bush website. The Links are in about the middle of
the home page. Topics for each devotional are now being added to the Index.

Please continue to pray for
healing for Pastor Shane Hall, Michelle Abetz, Wesley Lewis, Brandy, Brad,
Damon D. & wife, Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), Brent Baker, Lexi McCalip, Gary
Kirk, and Jeanie.

Please also pray Aleesha
McMillan.

Please pray for an end to the
racial hatred in the USA and that it will be replaced with peace and love. 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. My
prayer focus is now that God will give me opportunities to preach. As the
apostle Paul says, “…woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!”).

You can contact Ed Wrather at
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn profile with
endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

If you enjoy the devotional
please recommend it to your friends. They may subscribe by sending a blank
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Classic from 2010

Burning Bush Devotional

14 July 2017

Foiled!

The LORD
brings the counsel of the nations to nothing (foils the
plans - NIV); He makes
the plans of the peoples of no effect. - Psalm 33:10 NKJV.

Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, on those who
hope in His mercy, to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in
famine. Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield. For our
heart shall rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His holy name. Let Your
mercy, O LORD, be upon us, just as we hope in You. - Psalm 33:18-22 NKJV.

At Gustavus Adophus College in Minnesota, the students of Professor Scott Bur's
research group have a yearly tradition. Whenever the professor goes on vacation
the mice, I mean, students will play. When the professor returns, he always
finds that they have left him…something, in his office. Last year the theme was
pink, as in, the office was decorated for a fairy princess with pink everywhere
- pink fabric, pink bows, pink on everything. This year the professor was
foiled, aluminum foiled. Ten rolls, each containing 200 feet of aluminum foil
was used to cover everything in a shiny metallic gleaming surface. Everything
from the computer down to the ink pen was covered in foil. Professor Bur has
been foiled! How long it will take to unfoil everything is not known, but maybe
his students will help him out.

We know that aluminum foil is a thin metallic sheet. There is, however, another
kind of foil and dictionary dot com defines it in this way: “to prevent
the success of; frustrate; balk” or to “keep (a
person) from succeeding in an enterprise, plan, etc.” Whether
it is the plan of a nation or of an individual, God is aware of those plans,
and He can either bless them or he can foil them.

When God foils the plan of a nation like He did Nazi Germany, which was under
the demonic leadership of Adolf Hitler during WWII, it may feel as though all
has been covered with aluminum foil. God will hinder, He will slow, and at
times He will intervene directly if needed to bring to halt those plans that
are opposed to His will. Eventually, all of Germany came to a grinding halt
along with all the evil plans of Hitler.

In a similar way to God's opposition to the plans of some nations, God also
opposes the plans of some individuals. When God is in opposition to your
personal plans, it may feel like you are all wrapped up in aluminum foil, and
you can hardly make any progress. When God is foiling your plans, every move
will become the wrong one bringing more problems and pain.

Contrast the foiling of plans by God with His blessings. David says, “Behold,
the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy,
To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.” David
says, “He is our help and our shield.” What a
difference! It is the difference between fighting against God Himself, and
being protected, and helped by God instead.

If your plans are continually being foiled it may be that your hope has been
misplaced. Instead of putting all of your faith in your plans, in your ideas,
your money, your possessions - hope in His mercy. “Fear” God by
reverently looking to Him for direction, for each step you take in this life.
Then, instead of being foiled; it is much more likely that you will be,
blessed!

Copyright © 2010 - 2017. 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:

http://www.theburningbush.net

http://www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites are celebrating
19 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

Books now available at the Burning Bush website:

New Pastor's
Training Manual

Biblical Help for
Overcoming Substance Abuse

Biblical Help
for Overcoming Sexual Addictions In Times of
Trouble - Devotionals to Encourage and Strengthen You (Also available for
download on Amazon.)

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.

Check out the Scripture Index being constructed for the
Devotionals at the Burning Bush website. The Links are in about the middle of
the home page. Topics for each devotional are now being added to the Index.

Please continue to pray for
healing for Pastor Shane Hall, Michelle Abetz, Wesley Lewis, Brandy, Brad,
Damon D. & wife, Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), Brent Baker, Lexi McCalip, Gary
Kirk, and Jeanie.

Please also pray Aleesha
McMillan.

Please pray for an end to the
racial hatred in the USA and that it will be replaced with peace and love. 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. My
prayer focus is now that God will give me opportunities to preach. As the
apostle Paul says, “…woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!”).

You can contact Ed Wrather at
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn profile with
endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

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 help support this
ministry by using this link: http://www.paypal.me/EdWrather

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.

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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
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to the confirmation email. If the link does not work, copy and paste the link.

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