BBD 08.14.14 Sometimes We Need Help (New)

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The Burning
Bush Devotional

08.14.14

Sometimes
We Need Help

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father
of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that
we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with
which we ourselves are comforted by God. - 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NKJV.

As
Jason and Jenna Weigner were traveling near Santa Cruz, Bolivia they came
across something they had never encountered before. What they found was a Brahman
calf draped over the top of the guardrail and the heifer was stuck unable to go
backwards or forward. Jason went over to the heifer and was able to push it off
the guardrail backwards. The calf rolled down the hill behind the guardrail but
was able to stand and then rejoined the rest of the herd. (Orange News 08.14.14)

Yesterday, we received some help in clearing away some old
buildings we have. One of those buildings was an old chicken house that had
partially collapsed. Over the past year, we have spent many hours tearing down
that building, but still two of the walls were still standing. It was amazing
to watch a large track hoe demolish the remainder of that building in only a
few minutes of time. Sometimes you just need a little help!

We are all aware of the savage advance of ISIS in Iraq although
the name was changed to ISIL and now they are just calling themselves IS, short
for Islamic State. There are more than a million refugees from IS savagery and
they need help. Some of the refugees are Christians, and some of the thousands
still trapped on Mt Sinjar are Yizidis. There are Kurds and Muslims that are
also refugees. All of these refugees need a little help! Actually they need a
lot of help, but have been receiving very little.

It appears that the primary reason those refugees who desperately
needed and still need help have not received or received it very slowly was of
a political nature. Here is one of the definitions of the word, politics: “use of intrigue or strategy in obtaining
any position of power or control.”
Another definition that is often heard is that “poli” means many and “tics” means ticks. So,
instead of providing immediately the help refugees needed in Iraq there was a
lot of blood sucking going on. I hope that political posturing for whatever
reason ends soon.

When we
see someone in need of help and know we have the ability to meet that need, how
do we respond? In Luke 10, there is the parable
of the Good Samaritan. Jesus said, “You shall love the
Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength,
and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” There was a
lawyer who then stood up and “tested” (NKJV) or “tempted” (KJV) Jesus by asking “And who is my neighbor?”

Jesus
responds to the lawyer testing him in Luke 10
with the Good Samaritan parable. A man from Jerusalem was the victim of robbers
“who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and
departed, leaving him half dead.” There was a priest that came upon the
man, but he moved to the outside of the road to pass by the victim. Another
religious leader “a Levite, when he arrived at the
place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side.” Were both the
priest and Levite afraid of being robbed too, or did they just not want to
become involved knowing that it would be costly in terms of time, effort and
money? Jesus says that it was a Samaritan who actually did stop and help the
robbery victim. Jesus asks the lawyer, “So which of
these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?”
The lawyer replies with the right answer by saying, “He
who showed mercy on him.” Jesus then instructs the lawyer and us by
saying, “Go and do likewise.”

Copyright © 2014. 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 these first
devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent to prison
facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

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Burning Bush websites:

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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

08.14.14

Sometimes
We Need Help

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father
of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that
we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with
which we ourselves are comforted by God. - 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NKJV.

As
Jason and Jenna Weigner were traveling near Santa Cruz, Bolivia they came
across something they had never encountered before. What they found was a Brahman
calf draped over the top of the guardrail and the heifer was stuck unable to go
backwards or forward. Jason went over to the heifer and was able to push it off
the guardrail backwards. The calf rolled down the hill behind the guardrail but
was able to stand and then rejoined the rest of the herd. (Orange News 08.14.14)

Yesterday, we received some help in clearing away some old
buildings we have. One of those buildings was an old chicken house that had
partially collapsed. Over the past year, we have spent many hours tearing down
that building, but still two of the walls were still standing. It was amazing
to watch a large track hoe demolish the remainder of that building in only a
few minutes of time. Sometimes you just need a little help!

We are all aware of the savage advance of ISIS in Iraq although
the name was changed to ISIL and now they are just calling themselves IS, short
for Islamic State. There are more than a million refugees from IS savagery and
they need help. Some of the refugees are Christians, and some of the thousands
still trapped on Mt Sinjar are Yizidis. There are Kurds and Muslims that are
also refugees. All of these refugees need a little help! Actually they need a
lot of help, but have been receiving very little.

It appears that the primary reason those refugees who desperately
needed and still need help have not received or received it very slowly was of
a political nature. Here is one of the definitions of the word, politics: “use of intrigue or strategy in obtaining
any position of power or control.”
Another definition that is often heard is that “poli” means many and “tics” means ticks. So,
instead of providing immediately the help refugees needed in Iraq there was a
lot of blood sucking going on. I hope that political posturing for whatever
reason ends soon.

When we
see someone in need of help and know we have the ability to meet that need, how
do we respond? In Luke 10, there is the parable
of the Good Samaritan. Jesus said, “You shall love the
Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength,
and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” There was a
lawyer who then stood up and “tested” (NKJV) or “tempted” (KJV) Jesus by asking “And who is my neighbor?”

Jesus
responds to the lawyer testing him in Luke 10
with the Good Samaritan parable. A man from Jerusalem was the victim of robbers
“who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and
departed, leaving him half dead.” There was a priest that came upon the
man, but he moved to the outside of the road to pass by the victim. Another
religious leader “a Levite, when he arrived at the
place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side.” Were both the
priest and Levite afraid of being robbed too, or did they just not want to
become involved knowing that it would be costly in terms of time, effort and
money? Jesus says that it was a Samaritan who actually did stop and help the
robbery victim. Jesus asks the lawyer, “So which of
these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?”
The lawyer replies with the right answer by saying, “He
who showed mercy on him.” Jesus then instructs the lawyer and us by
saying, “Go and do likewise.”

Copyright © 2014. 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 these 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 .org
Burning Bush website

is being updated.

The Burning Bush websites have
received visits from more than 170 countries. Celebrating 15 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.

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 left hand corner of all of the pages.

Prayer Warriors Wanted! Please join the
Burning Bush Prayer Group. The group began in 1998. Send prayer requests and
receive prayer requests. To join send an
email to: bbpg-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Ed Wrather has retired from
pastoring full-time and has more time to pursue other ministry opportunities.
You can make contact at edwrather@yahoo.com or
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn profile with
endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

Prayer Requests: 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.).

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
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