BBD 07.28.15 Kicking Yourself (New)

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07.28.15

Kicking
Yourself

Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples
of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked letters from him to the
synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether
men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. As he journeyed he came
near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. Then he fell
to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting
Me?” And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom
you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.” - Acts
9:1-5 NKJV.

Saul answered, “Who are You, Lord?” He said, “I am Jesus, the One
Whom you are working against. You hurt yourself by trying to hurt Me.” - New
Life Version (NLV).

Puskar
Nepal has set a new world record. A lot of strange records have been set, and
this one is pretty strange as well. Puskar has set the record for the number of
times a person is able to kick themselves in the head in 60 seconds. Puskar's
new record: 134 times! He lives in Nepal, and it was in Kathmandu that the
record was set, and will now be recorded in the Guinness World Records. This is
the eighth time that the Kicking Yourself
in the Head record has been broken since 2003. The first record was set by
Michael Lloyd with 42 kicks to the head in 60 seconds. Amazing! I can't even
make my foot touch my head....

Before
the apostle Paul was the apostle, he was known as Saul the persecutor of
Christians aka the Way. Saul was on his way to
Damascus to try to destroy the followers of this Jesus who lived there. He was
consumed with hate, his every thought was of the killing out of this sect that
had arisen. It took something drastic to change the course of Saul's life. It
took something never heard of before to gain his attention. It took Saul being
struck blind, and for the risen Lord Himself speaking to him. What was it that
Jesus told Saul? Jesus told Saul that by attacking those of the Way, by trying to attack Jesus, Saul was just
hurting himself. Jesus told Saul, “You hurt yourself by
trying to hurt Me (NLV).” Gamaliel had warned in Acts 5:39, "...if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it—lest you even
be found to fight against God.” Saul had been fighting against God
Himself. He had just been kicking himself in the head.

Which
side are you on? Are you on the side of God? Or, are you on the other side? If
you are not on God's side, you are just hurting yourself; you are just kicking yourself
in the head over and over and over again. Saul finally came to an understanding
of the truth, and changed sides. What about you? Have you become a part of the Way? Have you joined the side of Jesus Christ who
is “the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6)?”

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.

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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.

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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
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Please continue to pray for
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be replaced with peace and love. Pray for the families of the victims in the
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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

07.28.15

Kicking
Yourself

Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples
of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked letters from him to the
synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether
men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. As he journeyed he came
near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. Then he fell
to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting
Me?” And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom
you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.” - Acts
9:1-5 NKJV.

Saul answered, “Who are You, Lord?” He said, “I am Jesus, the One
Whom you are working against. You hurt yourself by trying to hurt Me.” - New
Life Version (NLV).

Puskar
Nepal has set a new world record. A lot of strange records have been set, and
this one is pretty strange as well. Puskar has set the record for the number of
times a person is able to kick themselves in the head in 60 seconds. Puskar's
new record: 134 times! He lives in Nepal, and it was in Kathmandu that the
record was set, and will now be recorded in the Guinness World Records. This is
the eighth time that the Kicking Yourself
in the Head record has been broken since 2003. The first record was set by
Michael Lloyd with 42 kicks to the head in 60 seconds. Amazing! I can't even
make my foot touch my head....

Before
the apostle Paul was the apostle, he was known as Saul the persecutor of
Christians aka the Way. Saul was on his way to
Damascus to try to destroy the followers of this Jesus who lived there. He was
consumed with hate, his every thought was of the killing out of this sect that
had arisen. It took something drastic to change the course of Saul's life. It
took something never heard of before to gain his attention. It took Saul being
struck blind, and for the risen Lord Himself speaking to him. What was it that
Jesus told Saul? Jesus told Saul that by attacking those of the Way, by trying to attack Jesus, Saul was just
hurting himself. Jesus told Saul, “You hurt yourself by
trying to hurt Me (NLV).” Gamaliel had warned in Acts 5:39, "...if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it—lest you even
be found to fight against God.” Saul had been fighting against God
Himself. He had just been kicking himself in the head.

Which
side are you on? Are you on the side of God? Or, are you on the other side? If
you are not on God's side, you are just hurting yourself; you are just kicking yourself
in the head over and over and over again. Saul finally came to an understanding
of the truth, and changed sides. What about you? Have you become a part of the Way? Have you joined the side of Jesus Christ who
is “the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6)?”

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:

http://www.theburningbush.net

http://www.theburningbush.org

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, families of victims of the Chattanooga attack,
and families of victims and those injured in the movie theater shooting in
Lafayette. 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
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