BBD 08.05.15 Time for Action (New)
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The Burning
Bush Devotional
08.05.15
Time for
Action
And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children
of Israel to go forward. But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over
the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground
through the midst of the sea. And I indeed will harden the hearts of the
Egyptians, and they shall follow them. So I will gain honor over Pharaoh and
over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen. Then the Egyptians shall
know that I am the Lord, when I have gained honor for Myself over Pharaoh, his
chariots, and his horsemen.” - Exodus 14:15-18 NKJV.
I always thank my God when I pray for you, Philemon, because I keep
hearing about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God’s
people. And I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that
comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we
have in Christ. - Philemon 1:1-6 NLT.
On July
4th, in DeLand, Florida, Heather Charlebois was sitting outside at a table at
the Cafe Da Vinci. There was a lot of noise from fireworks being exploded when
she suddenly felt a sting on her leg. Heather
says, “My first thought was somebody hit me, slapped me
open handed really hard on my leg and pinched me, but it did not make any sense
because I didn't see anyone.” She went to the bathroom to try to see
what was causing the pain. There was a spot on her leg with a little blood, and
some fluid draining from the spot causing her pain. Heather says she just
thought that somehow she had been hit by an errant firework. Five days later as
the wound did not heal, and the pain was becoming unbearable with friends
encouraging her to seek medical aid, she finally did go to a hospital emergency
room. An X-Ray revealed a .38 caliber bullet lodged close to an artery. Heather says, “I feel
very fortunate, I have four kids and we have been through a lot.” It is
thought that during the fireworks someone fired a gun into the air from some
distance away, which landed, unfortunately in Heather Charlebois' leg. Or, fortunately the bullet landed in her leg, because it could have been her head. (Daytona
Beach News-Journal 07.09.15; Fox News 07.10.15)
What
would have happened if Heather had not finally relented and sought medical aid?
It is likely that an infection could have become severe enough for it to be
necessary for part of her leg to be removed to save her life. Of course, we put
off medical treatment when it may not be necessary, because of the hassle and
the expense. However, sometimes you have to take action, because the failure to
do so would have horrific consequences.
Action
is required in other areas of our lives too, including spiritually. We often
pray and pray about things when what is needed is for us to actually do
something. Moses was in this situation as Pharaoh had the Hebrews trapped
between them and the Red Sea. Moses was praying, crying out to God for help.
What did God say? “Why do you cry to Me?” In
effect, God told Moses to do something; that Moses had all the tools needed to
get them through this situation. When Moses acted the Hebrews were able to walk
across the Red Sea on dry ground to safety, and the Egyptians were destroyed.
The
apostle Paul pleaded with Philemon to put into action his faith saying, “And I am praying that you will put into action the
generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the
good things we have in Christ.” Of course, we need to pray, but there
are times when action, our action is required. It may be that God is saying
that you have all the tools and resources that are needed. Do Something!
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