BBD 07.21.17 Talking Trees (Classic)

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Classic from 2010

Burning Bush Devotional

21 July 2017

Talking
Trees

I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the
grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are
some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we,
or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have
preached to you, let him be accursed. - Galatians 1:6-8 NKJV.

O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth,
before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified?
This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of
the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun in the
Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh? - Galatians 3:1-3 NKJV.

When I was about four years old I watched the Foreman Scotty television show,
which was locally produced and viewed primarily in Oklahoma. Here's a link that
will give you some more information about Foreman Scotty
http://www.foremanscottyskids.com/ One of my favorite things about the show was
the talking tree. It looked like a real tree, but it could talk, and because of
that I decided that some trees can talk. My sister tried to convince me that it
was not true and that trees cannot talk. When she was unsuccessful with her
deprogramming effort she told our parents. They too attempted to tell me that
trees are unable to talk; however, I refused to believe them, because I had
seen a talking tree with my own eyes on the television set. Eventually they
gave up trying to tell me the truth about talking trees, and I am not sure when
I finally realized that trees really cannot talk; but it took a year or two.

In the spiritual world, there are some talking trees as in; there are some who
spew out what they call spiritual truths, which are not true. The apostle Paul
was continually encountering deceivers and found that many of the Galatians
were believers in talking trees. The deceivers spewed out their lies, as if
they were true and the Galatians believed the lies. The deceivers of the
Galatians were the Judaizers, who were saying to the Galatians to go ahead and
accept Christ, but you have to add this, this, and this to it to be saved.

Paul is saying that the Judaizers were trying to pervert the Gospel of Christ
and pull the Galatians away to a Gospel that is entirely different. If a person
comes to Jesus for salvation, but at the same time believes it is necessary and
plans to be circumcised, plans to keep the Sabbath, the feast days, the rituals
as part of their salvation are they saved? Many are trying to do the same thing
today. Back then it was the Gospel plus Moses. Now it is “the Gospel”
plus any number of religious leaders, religious books, or religious
organizations. You cannot be saved “unless (Acts
15:1)” …is their message (Acts 15:1: And certain men came
down from Judea and taught the brethren, “Unless you are circumcised according
to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”). That "unless" usually includes joining their group and obeying their
rules.

Here is the secret talking tree trimmer that many never tell you about, and it
is found in Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace you have been
saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of
works, lest anyone should boast.” So, the
next time you encounter a talking tree saying that you can only be saved if in
addition to believing upon Jesus you have to do this, or that, or some other
thing; cut the tree down with Ephesians
2:8-9. I no longer believe in talking trees, and I
hope that you will come to know the truth about them too.

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 12,000
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 for 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.

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

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Classic from 2010

Burning Bush Devotional

21 July 2017

Talking
Trees

I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the
grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are
some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we,
or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have
preached to you, let him be accursed. - Galatians 1:6-8 NKJV.

O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth,
before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified?
This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of
the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun in the
Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh? - Galatians 3:1-3 NKJV.

When I was about four years old I watched the Foreman Scotty television show,
which was locally produced and viewed primarily in Oklahoma. Here's a link that
will give you some more information about Foreman Scotty
http://www.foremanscottyskids.com/ One of my favorite things about the show was
the talking tree. It looked like a real tree, but it could talk, and because of
that I decided that some trees can talk. My sister tried to convince me that it
was not true and that trees cannot talk. When she was unsuccessful with her
deprogramming effort she told our parents. They too attempted to tell me that
trees are unable to talk; however, I refused to believe them, because I had
seen a talking tree with my own eyes on the television set. Eventually they
gave up trying to tell me the truth about talking trees, and I am not sure when
I finally realized that trees really cannot talk; but it took a year or two.

In the spiritual world, there are some talking trees as in; there are some who
spew out what they call spiritual truths, which are not true. The apostle Paul
was continually encountering deceivers and found that many of the Galatians
were believers in talking trees. The deceivers spewed out their lies, as if
they were true and the Galatians believed the lies. The deceivers of the
Galatians were the Judaizers, who were saying to the Galatians to go ahead and
accept Christ, but you have to add this, this, and this to it to be saved.

Paul is saying that the Judaizers were trying to pervert the Gospel of Christ
and pull the Galatians away to a Gospel that is entirely different. If a person
comes to Jesus for salvation, but at the same time believes it is necessary and
plans to be circumcised, plans to keep the Sabbath, the feast days, the rituals
as part of their salvation are they saved? Many are trying to do the same thing
today. Back then it was the Gospel plus Moses. Now it is “the Gospel”
plus any number of religious leaders, religious books, or religious
organizations. You cannot be saved “unless (Acts
15:1)” …is their message (Acts 15:1: And certain men came
down from Judea and taught the brethren, “Unless you are circumcised according
to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”). That "unless" usually includes joining their group and obeying their
rules.

Here is the secret talking tree trimmer that many never tell you about, and it
is found in Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace you have been
saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of
works, lest anyone should boast.” So, the
next time you encounter a talking tree saying that you can only be saved if in
addition to believing upon Jesus you have to do this, or that, or some other
thing; cut the tree down with Ephesians
2:8-9. I no longer believe in talking trees, and I
hope that you will come to know the truth about them too.

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 12,000
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 for 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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