BBD 08.10.21 Are They Delusional (New)

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Since June 8^th 1998, this is
the 1825^th

The Burning Bush Devotional

10 July 2021

Are They Delusional?

And you will know
the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32.

After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he
said, “we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are
evidence that God is with you.”

Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot
see the Kingdom of God.” – John 3:2-3.

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through
me. – John 14:6.

Joseph Spriestersbach knew that he was not delusional, but no one would
believe him. Yes, he was homeless in Hawaii although there are worse places to
be homeless. Joseph had no idea though that he would be arrested for a crime he
didn’t commit and be thrown into a state mental hospital for more than two
years.

It is a wonder
that Joseph wasn’t delusional after being forced to take psychotic medications
for more than two years. Finally, the truth was revealed, and they kicked
Joseph out with fifty cents in his pocket. The truth was that Joseph
Spriestersbach really was not Thomas Castleberry who had been wanted for a
probation violation and had already been arrested and locked up in an Alaskan
prison the entire time. Sad that even his public defender thought Joseph was
delusional. Not so delusional after all, was he…. (Washington Post 08.03.21; New
York Times 08.06.21; and various other news venues.)

I read an old
statistic recently that claimed that in the year 2000 that only two percent of
the world’s population could be considered “born again.”
In the year 2021, if I had to guess,
my guess would be that the percentage of those “born again” in the world is much smaller.

Why is that?
For one thing the world looks at Christians, true believers in Jesus Christ, as
being out of their minds. Or, you could say they believe that we are
delusional. The truth is widely available that Jesus Christ the Son of God came
down from the glories of Heaven walked upon this earth for some 33 or so years.
Even Josephus the Jewish historian recorded that there was a man prominent
enough among the people of that time named Jesus to make mention of. The truth
that Jesus was tempted at all points becoming the perfect sacrifice for all of
your sins and mine – past, present, and future is looked upon as being
delusional.

I’m sure it
was a shock when the truth about Joseph Spriestersbach was finally
revealed. It will be a far greater shock when Jesus comes again in the air to
rapture believers taking them to be with Him in Heaven. But even then, their
disappearance will be explained away in some way and the truly delusional
believing Jesus was some myth will hang onto their delusion. Until, the tribulation becomes a horrible reality, a
real devil’s hell on earth.

If you have
been hanging on to your delusion that Jesus is a lie, your time is running out.
Time to grab hold of the Truth, Jesus Christ, while you still can. Jesus says
in Revelation 3:20, “Behold,

I stand at the door and
knock.

If anyone hears My voice
and opens the door,

I will come in to him and
dine with him, and he with Me.” Ask Jesus to come into your life and forgive you of your sins, the bad
things, you have done. The Bible says in Romans 10:13, “For ‘whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’”

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

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Posted by: theburningbushdevotional <theburningbushdevotional@...>

Since June 8^th 1998, this is
the 1825^th

The Burning Bush Devotional

10 July 2021

Are They Delusional?

And you will know
the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32.

After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he
said, “we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are
evidence that God is with you.”

Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot
see the Kingdom of God.” – John 3:2-3.

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through
me. – John 14:6.

Joseph Spriestersbach knew that he was not delusional, but no one would
believe him. Yes, he was homeless in Hawaii although there are worse places to
be homeless. Joseph had no idea though that he would be arrested for a crime he
didn’t commit and be thrown into a state mental hospital for more than two
years.

It is a wonder
that Joseph wasn’t delusional after being forced to take psychotic medications
for more than two years. Finally, the truth was revealed, and they kicked
Joseph out with fifty cents in his pocket. The truth was that Joseph
Spriestersbach really was not Thomas Castleberry who had been wanted for a
probation violation and had already been arrested and locked up in an Alaskan
prison the entire time. Sad that even his public defender thought Joseph was
delusional. Not so delusional after all, was he…. (Washington Post 08.03.21; New
York Times 08.06.21; and various other news venues.)

I read an old
statistic recently that claimed that in the year 2000 that only two percent of
the world’s population could be considered “born again.”
In the year 2021, if I had to guess,
my guess would be that the percentage of those “born again” in the world is much smaller.

Why is that?
For one thing the world looks at Christians, true believers in Jesus Christ, as
being out of their minds. Or, you could say they believe that we are
delusional. The truth is widely available that Jesus Christ the Son of God came
down from the glories of Heaven walked upon this earth for some 33 or so years.
Even Josephus the Jewish historian recorded that there was a man prominent
enough among the people of that time named Jesus to make mention of. The truth
that Jesus was tempted at all points becoming the perfect sacrifice for all of
your sins and mine – past, present, and future is looked upon as being
delusional.

I’m sure it
was a shock when the truth about Joseph Spriestersbach was finally
revealed. It will be a far greater shock when Jesus comes again in the air to
rapture believers taking them to be with Him in Heaven. But even then, their
disappearance will be explained away in some way and the truly delusional
believing Jesus was some myth will hang onto their delusion. Until, the tribulation becomes a horrible reality, a
real devil’s hell on earth.

If you have
been hanging on to your delusion that Jesus is a lie, your time is running out.
Time to grab hold of the Truth, Jesus Christ, while you still can. Jesus says
in Revelation 3:20, “Behold,

I stand at the door and
knock.

If anyone hears My voice
and opens the door,

I will come in to him and
dine with him, and he with Me.” Ask Jesus to come into your life and forgive you of your sins, the bad
things, you have done. The Bible says in Romans 10:13, “For ‘whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’”

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
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