BBD 08.11.15 Follow Him (Classic)

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Classic
from 2008

08.11.15

Follow
Him

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give
them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch
them out of My hand. - John 10:27-28 NKJV.

Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He
who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” - John
8:12 NKJV.

Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him
deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires
to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save
it.” - Luke 9:23-24 NKJV.

With the huge popularity of satellite navigational
systems have come a few problems. The problems result from some of the
imperfections in the systems including some minor details. Apparently, one of
those minor details is knowing the difference between a highway and a river!
Most of us would consider that to be an important thing to know. I think at
least one taxi driver in England would certainly agree with that. The taxi
driver was closely following the directions of the Sat Nav system, and when
directed to turn into the River Nar, followed those instructions. Thankfully,
it is a small river, and they were able to easily rescue the driver and a local
farmer using a tractor pulled the vehicle out of the river the next day.

Early in my adult life I had a lot of problems. I was
very selfish, lazy, easily became angered, kept making the wrong decisions
which created tensions in my marriage and there were other problems…. The
biggest problem that I had was that I was spiritually lost. My spiritual
navigational system was still uninstalled and inoperable. Because of that, I
kept running into rivers full of problems, and at times it looked as though my
life would never find the right way.

Everything in my life began to change from the moment
that I prayed to receive Jesus Christ as my personal Savior. All my problems
did not immediately disappear; however, course corrections were being made. It
took a year and a half and great trauma in my marriage before I began to pray
regularly, faithfully every day. It took almost eight years before we were in
church on a regular basis. It took ten years before I was reading and studying
the Bible as I should. Along the way my problems (selfishness, laziness, anger,
lying, making unwise decisions, and other problems) began to disappear from my
life. Along the way I found that my problems were being replaced with joy,
peace, love, and meaning in life.

If your life is out of whack, out of synch, and you have
all kinds of problems like I have mentioned there is only One who can lead you
out of the mess. Only by following Jesus can you find the right way for your
life. Some of you have known Jesus for many years, but your life is still a
mess. If that is your situation, and you are sitting in the middle of a river
of problems you need to brush the dust off of your Bible and recheck the
instructions. God has the directions that you need for your life. So, what do
you need to do? Here’s what Jesus says, “If
anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross
daily, and follow Me.”

Copyright © 2008-2015. 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:

www.theburningbush.net

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 www.theburningbush.net.

There is a translation tool on
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Please continue to pray
for our friend Michelle who is recovering from surgery for cancer. The latest
update is that she is “half way through Chemo, awaiting results of PET Scan at
end of Chemo.” 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). Jeanie has also been experiencing increased pain in her back and side.
So far tests have not revealed it being caused by cancer, but degenerative disc
disease. It is likely she will need additional intervention for the pain.
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.).

I would like to be able to preach
more revivals and share my testimony more, however, that has not happened in
some time. If you are part of a Southern Baptist Church in the continental United
States please consider having me as your evangelist for a revival. Here is a
link with more information including contact information: http://www.theburningbush.net/pages.asp?pageid=22160

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

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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

Classic
from 2008

08.11.15

Follow
Him

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give
them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch
them out of My hand. - John 10:27-28 NKJV.

Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He
who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” - John
8:12 NKJV.

Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him
deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires
to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save
it.” - Luke 9:23-24 NKJV.

With the huge popularity of satellite navigational
systems have come a few problems. The problems result from some of the
imperfections in the systems including some minor details. Apparently, one of
those minor details is knowing the difference between a highway and a river!
Most of us would consider that to be an important thing to know. I think at
least one taxi driver in England would certainly agree with that. The taxi
driver was closely following the directions of the Sat Nav system, and when
directed to turn into the River Nar, followed those instructions. Thankfully,
it is a small river, and they were able to easily rescue the driver and a local
farmer using a tractor pulled the vehicle out of the river the next day.

Early in my adult life I had a lot of problems. I was
very selfish, lazy, easily became angered, kept making the wrong decisions
which created tensions in my marriage and there were other problems…. The
biggest problem that I had was that I was spiritually lost. My spiritual
navigational system was still uninstalled and inoperable. Because of that, I
kept running into rivers full of problems, and at times it looked as though my
life would never find the right way.

Everything in my life began to change from the moment
that I prayed to receive Jesus Christ as my personal Savior. All my problems
did not immediately disappear; however, course corrections were being made. It
took a year and a half and great trauma in my marriage before I began to pray
regularly, faithfully every day. It took almost eight years before we were in
church on a regular basis. It took ten years before I was reading and studying
the Bible as I should. Along the way my problems (selfishness, laziness, anger,
lying, making unwise decisions, and other problems) began to disappear from my
life. Along the way I found that my problems were being replaced with joy,
peace, love, and meaning in life.

If your life is out of whack, out of synch, and you have
all kinds of problems like I have mentioned there is only One who can lead you
out of the mess. Only by following Jesus can you find the right way for your
life. Some of you have known Jesus for many years, but your life is still a
mess. If that is your situation, and you are sitting in the middle of a river
of problems you need to brush the dust off of your Bible and recheck the
instructions. God has the directions that you need for your life. So, what do
you need to do? Here’s what Jesus says, “If
anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross
daily, and follow Me.”

Copyright © 2008-2015. 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.

Please continue to pray
for our friend Michelle who is recovering from surgery for cancer. The latest
update is that she is “half way through Chemo, awaiting results of PET Scan at
end of Chemo.” 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). Jeanie has also been experiencing increased pain in her back and side.
So far tests have not revealed it being caused by cancer, but degenerative disc
disease. It is likely she will need additional intervention for the pain.
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.).

I would like to be able to preach
more revivals and share my testimony more, however, that has not happened in
some time. If you are part of a Southern Baptist Church in the continental United
States please consider having me as your evangelist for a revival. Here is a
link with more information including contact information: http://www.theburningbush.net/pages.asp?pageid=22160

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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