BBD 08.17.21 No Chance (Classic)

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Classic from 2002

The Burning Bush Devotional

17 August 2021

No Chance

Likewise
you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be
submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for ‘God resists the
proud, but gives grace to the humble.’ Therefore humble yourselves under the
mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care
upon Him, for He cares for you. - 1 Peter 5:5-7.

Watching
the Olympic skating last night (back in 2002), I was surprised to find
the drama unfolding of a 16-year-old unexpectedly winning the gold medal. Sarah Hughes said, “Tonight was probably my greatest skate ever. Going into
it, I didn't really think I had a chance for a medal, let alone a gold because
I know the competition is really difficult here.” Sarah’s competitors were excellent, with years of training behind
them in preparation for the few moments of last night’s event.

Over
and over again in the Bible, we see that those who thought they didn’t have a
chance, or the world thought didn’t have a chance, are blessed and raised up by
God.

The
world laughed at Noah, but he and his family were the only ones to survive the
flood.

Joseph
was sold into slavery, unjustly thrown into prison, and yet rises to become the
second most powerful person in the most powerful country of the known world.

David
was just a shepherd boy, but he slew the giant Goliath, and outlasted the
onslaught of King Saul to be king of a great empire.

Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego survived the fiery furnace, and were raised to prominence.

Daniel
continued to pray to God even when it was outlawed, and was cast into the
lion’s den, but survived through angelic intervention. Daniel, the Bible
says, “Prospered.”

Our
Lord Jesus was just a poor carpenter’s son who was rejected by the world, but
the world could not change the fact that Jesus was God Incarnate, King of kings,
and Lord of lords.

Humble
yourself under God’s mighty hand, and He will lift you up. That is a promise
that we can count on. We may not be lifted up to fame and glory on planet
earth, but we will be lifted up. Peter says, “…and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory
that does not fade away (1 Peter 5:4).” “But may the God of all grace, who
called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a
while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you (1 Peter 5:10).”

The
world may say you do not have a chance. Your own family may say you do not have
a chance. Your own heart may say you do not have a chance. Do not trust
in them! Humble yourself under God’s mighty hand, casting all your
cares, burdens, anxieties upon Him; and He will lift you up in due time. That
is reality, that is truth, that is the promise of God.

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 the people
of Afghanistan and the people of Haiti. Pray that America would turn back to
God.

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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Posted by: theburningbushdevotional <theburningbushdevotional@...>

Classic from 2002

The Burning Bush Devotional

17 August 2021

No Chance

Likewise
you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be
submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for ‘God resists the
proud, but gives grace to the humble.’ Therefore humble yourselves under the
mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care
upon Him, for He cares for you. - 1 Peter 5:5-7.

Watching
the Olympic skating last night (back in 2002), I was surprised to find
the drama unfolding of a 16-year-old unexpectedly winning the gold medal. Sarah Hughes said, “Tonight was probably my greatest skate ever. Going into
it, I didn't really think I had a chance for a medal, let alone a gold because
I know the competition is really difficult here.” Sarah’s competitors were excellent, with years of training behind
them in preparation for the few moments of last night’s event.

Over
and over again in the Bible, we see that those who thought they didn’t have a
chance, or the world thought didn’t have a chance, are blessed and raised up by
God.

The
world laughed at Noah, but he and his family were the only ones to survive the
flood.

Joseph
was sold into slavery, unjustly thrown into prison, and yet rises to become the
second most powerful person in the most powerful country of the known world.

David
was just a shepherd boy, but he slew the giant Goliath, and outlasted the
onslaught of King Saul to be king of a great empire.

Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego survived the fiery furnace, and were raised to prominence.

Daniel
continued to pray to God even when it was outlawed, and was cast into the
lion’s den, but survived through angelic intervention. Daniel, the Bible
says, “Prospered.”

Our
Lord Jesus was just a poor carpenter’s son who was rejected by the world, but
the world could not change the fact that Jesus was God Incarnate, King of kings,
and Lord of lords.

Humble
yourself under God’s mighty hand, and He will lift you up. That is a promise
that we can count on. We may not be lifted up to fame and glory on planet
earth, but we will be lifted up. Peter says, “…and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory
that does not fade away (1 Peter 5:4).” “But may the God of all grace, who
called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a
while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you (1 Peter 5:10).”

The
world may say you do not have a chance. Your own family may say you do not have
a chance. Your own heart may say you do not have a chance. Do not trust
in them! Humble yourself under God’s mighty hand, casting all your
cares, burdens, anxieties upon Him; and He will lift you up in due time. That
is reality, that is truth, that is the promise of God.

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 the people
of Afghanistan and the people of Haiti. Pray that America would turn back to
God.

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