BBD 08.05.21 Where Are You? (Classic)

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Classic from 2002

The Burning Bush Devotional

05 August 2021

Where Are You?

The steps
of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way. Though he
fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholds him with His
hand. - Psalm 37:23-24.

Direct my
steps by Your word, and let no iniquity have dominion over me. - Psalm 119:33.

Trust in
the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your
ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. - Proverbs 3:5-6.

What is
the difference between Monterey, California and Monterrey, Mexico? A German
translation group providing services for a United Nations conference found out
it was about 1,500 miles, when they arrived in California for the meeting,
instead of Mexico. Their travel agency planned their itinerary and sent them to
the wrong place.

Something
similar almost happened to General Sherman, and a group of about 50 men in
1865. They were on their way to an important peace conference with the
Comanches at Counsel Springs in Kansas. Three days out of Fort Zarrah, their
scout admitted to Sherman that he had no idea where they were; because their
maps were of no use, and he didn’t know the area. But when Sherman asked if any
of the men knew where they were, a young dispatch rider by the name of William
F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), confirmed they were heading south when they should have
been headed west.

Proverbs
16:2 says, “All the ways of a man are pure (or innocent) in his own eyes….” The problem we have when we try to direct our own lives, and order
our own steps, is that in our own wisdom many ways look good. If we are headed in the wrong direction, we will
arrive at the wrong destination. Since life is unfamiliar, unknown
territory for us, we should rely on Someone who knows what is ahead and knows
the best direction for us to take. The only
One who can do that for us is the Lord.

I once
heard life described as being like watching a parade. At ground level, we
can only see the floats and bands passing before us. However, if you were to be
in a helicopter hovering above the parade, you would be able to see the
beginning, and the end of the parade as well. God can direct us accurately,
because He is able to see the beginning, the present, and the end. Not only
that; in addition, He desires the very best for us, and will not mislead us.

Are you
heading in the right direction? Are you sure? Maybe you ought to ask God if you are where you should be. A correction
in course now, could save you not only miles, but heartaches and pain in the
future. Allow Him to guide each step you take, through each day, and
then no iniquity will have dominion over you.

Copyright © 1998 - 2021. 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 website:

www.theburningbush.net

The Burning Bush websites are
celebrating 23 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the
Burning Bush Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to subscribers
across the world. At one time there were 18,000 subscribers in more than 70
countries to the devotional but that has now shrunk to around 9,000.

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 pray for God to touch and
bring about His will in these lives: Caleb Freeman; Pat S.; Buck & Barbara
Wright; GWEN PRUET; James Perkins and his wife; Vonnie; Evi Porter; Kinsey W; Addison;
JoJo, Bailey and Nicky; Ralph and De Chapman; Hilary; Cody Stahlman; Patsy M.; Todd
Higgins; Brandy and Jadyn’s Dad; John W.; Patricia Rohman and Lisa Butler who
has had a stroke; Scott J.; Karla W.; Clayton T. and Sarah; Clark S.; Lana
Bass; Matthew Collins; Marjean C.; Bradley E.; Fern McVey; Nannie R.; and Shonda
Hutson.

Please pray for the coronavirus
COVID19 pandemic to come to an end. Pray for treatments and a cure for the
virus to be rapidly found and deployed. Pray for all those afflicted to be
healed and for our leaders to have supernatural wisdom and ability to lead us
through this pandemic.

Please pray for an end to the
rioting, looting, wanton destruction, and the racial hatred in the USA and that
it will be replaced with peace and love. May God help the USA! 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. 03.18.18 I accepted the call to be the pastor of Fairview
Baptist Church in Elk City, Oklahoma. Please pray for me and for this church.).

You can contact Ed Wrather at
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com

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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Classic from 2002

The Burning Bush Devotional

05 August 2021

Where Are You?

The steps
of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way. Though he
fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholds him with His
hand. - Psalm 37:23-24.

Direct my
steps by Your word, and let no iniquity have dominion over me. - Psalm 119:33.

Trust in
the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your
ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. - Proverbs 3:5-6.

What is
the difference between Monterey, California and Monterrey, Mexico? A German
translation group providing services for a United Nations conference found out
it was about 1,500 miles, when they arrived in California for the meeting,
instead of Mexico. Their travel agency planned their itinerary and sent them to
the wrong place.

Something
similar almost happened to General Sherman, and a group of about 50 men in
1865. They were on their way to an important peace conference with the
Comanches at Counsel Springs in Kansas. Three days out of Fort Zarrah, their
scout admitted to Sherman that he had no idea where they were; because their
maps were of no use, and he didn’t know the area. But when Sherman asked if any
of the men knew where they were, a young dispatch rider by the name of William
F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), confirmed they were heading south when they should have
been headed west.

Proverbs
16:2 says, “All the ways of a man are pure (or innocent) in his own eyes….” The problem we have when we try to direct our own lives, and order
our own steps, is that in our own wisdom many ways look good. If we are headed in the wrong direction, we will
arrive at the wrong destination. Since life is unfamiliar, unknown
territory for us, we should rely on Someone who knows what is ahead and knows
the best direction for us to take. The only
One who can do that for us is the Lord.

I once
heard life described as being like watching a parade. At ground level, we
can only see the floats and bands passing before us. However, if you were to be
in a helicopter hovering above the parade, you would be able to see the
beginning, and the end of the parade as well. God can direct us accurately,
because He is able to see the beginning, the present, and the end. Not only
that; in addition, He desires the very best for us, and will not mislead us.

Are you
heading in the right direction? Are you sure? Maybe you ought to ask God if you are where you should be. A correction
in course now, could save you not only miles, but heartaches and pain in the
future. Allow Him to guide each step you take, through each day, and
then no iniquity will have dominion over you.

Copyright © 1998 - 2021. 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 website:

http://www.theburningbush.net

The Burning Bush websites are
celebrating 23 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the
Burning Bush Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to subscribers
across the world. At one time there were 18,000 subscribers in more than 70
countries to the devotional but that has now shrunk to around 9,000.

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 pray for God to touch and
bring about His will in these lives: Caleb Freeman; Pat S.; Buck & Barbara
Wright; GWEN PRUET; James Perkins and his wife; Vonnie; Evi Porter; Kinsey W; Addison;
JoJo, Bailey and Nicky; Ralph and De Chapman; Hilary; Cody Stahlman; Patsy M.; Todd
Higgins; Brandy and Jadyn’s Dad; John W.; Patricia Rohman and Lisa Butler who
has had a stroke; Scott J.; Karla W.; Clayton T. and Sarah; Clark S.; Lana
Bass; Matthew Collins; Marjean C.; Bradley E.; Fern McVey; Nannie R.; and Shonda
Hutson.

Please pray for the coronavirus
COVID19 pandemic to come to an end. Pray for treatments and a cure for the
virus to be rapidly found and deployed. Pray for all those afflicted to be
healed and for our leaders to have supernatural wisdom and ability to lead us
through this pandemic.

Please pray for an end to the
rioting, looting, wanton destruction, and the racial hatred in the USA and that
it will be replaced with peace and love. May God help the USA! 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. 03.18.18 I accepted the call to be the pastor of Fairview
Baptist Church in Elk City, Oklahoma. Please pray for me and for this church.).

You can contact Ed Wrather at
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com

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
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.

You may subscribe to the html text group (Because of time 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 sending a
blank email to burningbushhtml-leave@welovegod.org and then respond to the
confirmation email. If the link does not work, copy and paste the link.

To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: burningbushdevo-leave@welovegod.org