BBD 08.08.16 Silly Stuff (Classic)

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Classic from 2009

Burning Bush Devotional

08 August 2016

Silly Stuff

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall
meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that
is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will
have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do
not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you
go. - Joshua 1:8-9 NKJV.

Then Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the
Ark of the Covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns
before the ark of the Lord.” And he said to the people, “Proceed, and march
around the city, and let him who is armed advance before the ark of the Lord.”
- Joshua 6:6-7 NKJV.

When they combined boric acid and silicone oil it appeared to be a failure, but
it did some unexpected and silly things. This silly thing they had created
bounced; and even though solid, it flowed like a liquid. Someone named, Peter
Hodgson, took this silly thing and packed it in plastic eggs; and then it was marketed
in a toy store catalog. Almost 60 years later, we know Silly Putty has made
more than $140 million dollars and new uses for this silly stuff are still
being discovered. Who would have thought it possible except maybe Peter
Hodgson? You can find out more about Silly Putty at http://www.sillyputty.com.

Joshua was asked to do what the world would call a silly thing, conquering of a
powerful enemy city with huge walls that had never been conquered in an unusual
way. God told Joshua to march around the city each day for six days and on the
seventh day they were to march around the city seven times. Then, the priests
were to blow the ram’s horns and the people were to give a great shout. The
people of Jericho probably thought that was a silly way to conquer them. By the
seventh day they were probably laughing each time those crazy Israelites
marched by. If they had lawn chairs then, they would have kicked back in their
lawn chairs drinking some cool ones while they watched the show. However, when
the horns blew, and the people shouted; the walls came crashing down, and no
one was laughing any more.

Where did the success of Joshua and the people of Israel begin? It began with
what many in the world would say is silly. Their success began with a focus on
the Word of God, which was a focus on God. This focus on God allowed them to be
fearless in the face of the world’s mockery, and fearless in the conquest of
Jericho, and of the giants of the land.

What would happen in your life if you stopped worrying about what people might
think, and instead began to focus in on what God wants? You can begin at the
same point Joshua began with, God’s Word. From that point onward God will be
saying to you as He said to Joshua, “Have I not
commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be
dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

It is time for you to report in, because the Commander of the Lord’s Army has
some new orders for you.

Copyright © 2009-2016. 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

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18 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

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Prayer
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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 edwrather@yahoo.com or
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn profile with
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Posted by: theburningbushdevotional <theburningbushdevotional@...>

Classic from 2009

Burning Bush Devotional

08 August 2016

Silly Stuff

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall
meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that
is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will
have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do
not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you
go. - Joshua 1:8-9 NKJV.

Then Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the
Ark of the Covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns
before the ark of the Lord.” And he said to the people, “Proceed, and march
around the city, and let him who is armed advance before the ark of the Lord.”
- Joshua 6:6-7 NKJV.

When they combined boric acid and silicone oil it appeared to be a failure, but
it did some unexpected and silly things. This silly thing they had created
bounced; and even though solid, it flowed like a liquid. Someone named, Peter
Hodgson, took this silly thing and packed it in plastic eggs; and then it was marketed
in a toy store catalog. Almost 60 years later, we know Silly Putty has made
more than $140 million dollars and new uses for this silly stuff are still
being discovered. Who would have thought it possible except maybe Peter
Hodgson? You can find out more about Silly Putty at http://www.sillyputty.com.

Joshua was asked to do what the world would call a silly thing, conquering of a
powerful enemy city with huge walls that had never been conquered in an unusual
way. God told Joshua to march around the city each day for six days and on the
seventh day they were to march around the city seven times. Then, the priests
were to blow the ram’s horns and the people were to give a great shout. The
people of Jericho probably thought that was a silly way to conquer them. By the
seventh day they were probably laughing each time those crazy Israelites
marched by. If they had lawn chairs then, they would have kicked back in their
lawn chairs drinking some cool ones while they watched the show. However, when
the horns blew, and the people shouted; the walls came crashing down, and no
one was laughing any more.

Where did the success of Joshua and the people of Israel begin? It began with
what many in the world would say is silly. Their success began with a focus on
the Word of God, which was a focus on God. This focus on God allowed them to be
fearless in the face of the world’s mockery, and fearless in the conquest of
Jericho, and of the giants of the land.

What would happen in your life if you stopped worrying about what people might
think, and instead began to focus in on what God wants? You can begin at the
same point Joshua began with, God’s Word. From that point onward God will be
saying to you as He said to Joshua, “Have I not
commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be
dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

It is time for you to report in, because the Commander of the Lord’s Army has
some new orders for you.

Copyright © 2009-2016. 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
18 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.

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.

Prayer
Requests:
Please continue to pray for Michelle Abetz, Shane
Hall, Brad, Reta (my sister), Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), Loretta Brewer and
Jeanie.

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 edwrather@yahoo.com or
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.

Devotion vs Devotional: We do our
devotions, we read devotionals.

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