BBD 07.18.17 Bear Attack (Classic)

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Classic from 2010

Burning Bush Devotional

18 July 2017

Bear
Attack

Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up the road,
some youths came from the city and mocked him, and said to him, “Go up, you
baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” So he turned around and looked at them, and
pronounced a curse on them in the name of the LORD. And two female bears came
out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths. Then he went from there to
Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria. - 2 Kings 2:23-25 NKJV.

There was a story on Fox News about a bear who took a ride in a car. It
happened in Colorado while the vehicle’s owner, Ben Story and his family were
asleep. A large black bear was apparently attracted by a sandwich that was in
the back seat. The bear successfully opened the car door, but once inside the
door shut and he could not exit. The bear then went berserk trashing the inside
of the car, knocked the car out of gear, turned on the four-way flashers, and
began honking the horn as the car rolled down the hill. At least he was a
courteous driver warning of the out of control vehicle! That is when Ben Story
and his family awakened. Police officers were finally able to tie a rope to the
door handle and opened it safely from a distance. The bear then made his
escape.

In 2 Kings, is
this strange story about Elisha the prophet being mocked by a group of young
people. Apparently, Elisha was bald, that much is clear, but there is the “Go up” that is repeated. What is that about? This
story occurs just after the ascension of Elijah, in the flaming chariot and
whirlwind (2 Kings 2:11-12), directly into Heaven bypassing physical death as Enoch
did (Genesis 5:23-24). Elisha was obviously sharing this great occurrence with
all that he encountered and this group of young people was telling him to go up
like he said that Elijah had. They doubted Elisha’s story and they doubted God.
The response of Elisha was to pray a curse upon the group of young people.
Immediately, two bears wreak just as much havoc upon them as the bear did to
the interior of Ben Story’s car.

Some people are reckless in their doubting and mocking of God. Some people are
reckless in their doubting and mocking of God’s people. Some people are
reckless in their doubting and mocking of God’s servants. Just tonight I read
comments on a website that were mocking of God. This story in 2 Kings is a warning of the risk that is involved in
the doubting and mocking of God and His people. There are strange and sudden
deaths that occur every week, how many of them are divine interventions? There
is, I believe, a line that must not be crossed. When it is crossed with our
irreverent words and behavior a time of reckoning will come upon us.

There are millions of Christians, at least they claim to be Christians; who
would never blatantly mock God, His people, or His servants. However, they do
mock God, they do doubt God, by the way they live their lives. They never pray,
they never read the Bible, they never go to church, they never witness, they
never give to God’s work; they are practical atheists, mockers, and doubters of
God. If you are one of these people, I beg of you before it is too late, to
turn back to God and begin living your life for Him.

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.

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Burning Bush websites:

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Books now available at the Burning Bush website:

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Please continue to pray for
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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!”).

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Posted by: theburningbushdevotional <theburningbushdevotional@...>

Classic from 2010

Burning Bush Devotional

18 July 2017

Bear
Attack

Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up the road,
some youths came from the city and mocked him, and said to him, “Go up, you
baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” So he turned around and looked at them, and
pronounced a curse on them in the name of the LORD. And two female bears came
out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths. Then he went from there to
Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria. - 2 Kings 2:23-25 NKJV.

There was a story on Fox News about a bear who took a ride in a car. It
happened in Colorado while the vehicle’s owner, Ben Story and his family were
asleep. A large black bear was apparently attracted by a sandwich that was in
the back seat. The bear successfully opened the car door, but once inside the
door shut and he could not exit. The bear then went berserk trashing the inside
of the car, knocked the car out of gear, turned on the four-way flashers, and
began honking the horn as the car rolled down the hill. At least he was a
courteous driver warning of the out of control vehicle! That is when Ben Story
and his family awakened. Police officers were finally able to tie a rope to the
door handle and opened it safely from a distance. The bear then made his
escape.

In 2 Kings, is
this strange story about Elisha the prophet being mocked by a group of young
people. Apparently, Elisha was bald, that much is clear, but there is the “Go up” that is repeated. What is that about? This
story occurs just after the ascension of Elijah, in the flaming chariot and
whirlwind (2 Kings 2:11-12), directly into Heaven bypassing physical death as Enoch
did (Genesis 5:23-24). Elisha was obviously sharing this great occurrence with
all that he encountered and this group of young people was telling him to go up
like he said that Elijah had. They doubted Elisha’s story and they doubted God.
The response of Elisha was to pray a curse upon the group of young people.
Immediately, two bears wreak just as much havoc upon them as the bear did to
the interior of Ben Story’s car.

Some people are reckless in their doubting and mocking of God. Some people are
reckless in their doubting and mocking of God’s people. Some people are
reckless in their doubting and mocking of God’s servants. Just tonight I read
comments on a website that were mocking of God. This story in 2 Kings is a warning of the risk that is involved in
the doubting and mocking of God and His people. There are strange and sudden
deaths that occur every week, how many of them are divine interventions? There
is, I believe, a line that must not be crossed. When it is crossed with our
irreverent words and behavior a time of reckoning will come upon us.

There are millions of Christians, at least they claim to be Christians; who
would never blatantly mock God, His people, or His servants. However, they do
mock God, they do doubt God, by the way they live their lives. They never pray,
they never read the Bible, they never go to church, they never witness, they
never give to God’s work; they are practical atheists, mockers, and doubters of
God. If you are one of these people, I beg of you before it is too late, to
turn back to God and begin living your life for Him.

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.

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