BBD 08.24.10 Are You a Fool? (New)

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08.24.10

Are You a Fool?

For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly
seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power
and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew
God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile
in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. - Romans 1:20-21.

The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." - Psalm 53:1a; Psalm
14:1a.

A. Renault is no fool because he has complained about the billboards funded
by the Humanist Society which according to A. Renault are offensive and mock
the Christian faith. The billboards say things like "In the beginning, man
created god, there's probably no god, now stop worrying and enjoy your
life." Also there is a sign that states, "We are all atheists about most
gods, some of us just go one god further." Mr. Renault complained to the
Advertising Standards Authority; however, they have now rejected his
complaint because they do not believe the billboards violate the advertising
ethics rules. Mr. Renault is no fool but apparently there are a few fools
still out there.

Why is someone a fool not to believe in God? The answer is obvious according
to the apostle Paul, "For since the creation of the world His invisible
attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made,
even His eternal power and Godhead." In other words, you just have to look
around at the world in which you live, the solar system, the galaxy, the
universe and for anyone who has a brain it is obvious there is an
intelligent designer and Creator responsible for all of creation. Or, as
some have said, you just have to look at your thumb to know that there is a
Creator!

Our enemies have captured different pieces of our technology and have
successfully reverse engineered the technology to create their own devices.
The brightest human minds have been busy for decades trying to reverse
engineer the human body. The result, progress has been made but any doctor
will tell you that we know little compared to what we need to know. If you
take all the chemicals that make up the human body and throw them into the
air, how many times will it take until they fall to the earth in the form of
a human being? I would submit to you that you could do it a billion or
trillion times, and it will never happen! Why? Because only God, the One
true God can create life, breathing life into His creation.

You may not be able to talk to or see Alexander Graham Bell the inventor of
the telephone, but you know that the telephone did not think itself up and
create itself. The telephone had a creator. There is a Creator for every
living organism upon this planet. This planet did not think itself up and
create itself. No, the Planet Earth had a Creator and that Creator is God.

Would you like to meet the Creator of all things? Would you like to meet
God? You can by coming to know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. It is,
of course, your choice. You can choose to be a fool and deny what is obvious
to anyone who honestly considers the evidence. You can do that, but as the
Psalmist declares you are a fool if you do.

Copyright © 2010. Ed Wrather. Permission is given for use of the devotionals
on a non-profit basis with source credited. 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.

Many prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer
Request page. You can also post your prayer requests there and they will be
forwarded to the Burning Bush Prayer Group (Of course, I am always in need
of prayer - please pray for me.).

If you are not my friend on facebook or myspace you can be, just add me. The
devotionals are posted in my blogs on those two social networks and you can
leave comments, feedback about them there. There are other social networks
designed just for Christians, however, this is an outreach project to reach
those who may not know the Lord or may have wandered away. You can help me
reach out to them.

For information about how to hear my testimony in your church visit this
link: www.theburningbush.net/pages.asp?pageid=22160

If you enjoy the devotional please recommend it to your friends. They may
subscribe by sending a blank email to burningbushdevo-join@welovegod.org

Two videos of my sermons are posted on GodTube (now Tangle) at:
connect.tangle.com/Wrather

You can listen to services at my son, Clark Wrather's church (First Baptist
Church of Broken Bow, Oklahoma) live on Sunday mornings at 10:55am CST
www.kkbifm.com/

There is a complete devotional archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here
is the URL: www.theburningbush.org/33.html.

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Posted by: wrather <wrather@...>

Visit the Burning Bush websites:

http://www.theburningbush.net
http://www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites have received visits from more than 170 countries.
Celebrating 11 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 11,000 subscribers across the world.

Please join the Burning Bush Prayer Group. The group began in 1998 and is
made up of more than 300 prayer warriors. Send prayer requests and receive
prayer requests. To join send an email to: bbpg-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

If you love to send and receive inspirational emails the Burning Bush
Inspirational Group is for you. To join send an email to
bbinspire-join@welovegod.org

You can now leave comments/feedback about the devotionals at
http://www.theburningbush.net.

The Burning Bush Devotional
Welcome to the 1097 new subscribers since January 1, 2010!!
There were 1367 new subscribers during 2009!!

08.24.10

Are You a Fool?

For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly
seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power
and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew
God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile
in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. - Romans 1:20-21.

The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." - Psalm 53:1a; Psalm
14:1a.

A. Renault is no fool because he has complained about the billboards funded
by the Humanist Society which according to A. Renault are offensive and mock
the Christian faith. The billboards say things like "In the beginning, man
created god, there's probably no god, now stop worrying and enjoy your
life." Also there is a sign that states, "We are all atheists about most
gods, some of us just go one god further." Mr. Renault complained to the
Advertising Standards Authority; however, they have now rejected his
complaint because they do not believe the billboards violate the advertising
ethics rules. Mr. Renault is no fool but apparently there are a few fools
still out there.

Why is someone a fool not to believe in God? The answer is obvious according
to the apostle Paul, "For since the creation of the world His invisible
attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made,
even His eternal power and Godhead." In other words, you just have to look
around at the world in which you live, the solar system, the galaxy, the
universe and for anyone who has a brain it is obvious there is an
intelligent designer and Creator responsible for all of creation. Or, as
some have said, you just have to look at your thumb to know that there is a
Creator!

Our enemies have captured different pieces of our technology and have
successfully reverse engineered the technology to create their own devices.
The brightest human minds have been busy for decades trying to reverse
engineer the human body. The result, progress has been made but any doctor
will tell you that we know little compared to what we need to know. If you
take all the chemicals that make up the human body and throw them into the
air, how many times will it take until they fall to the earth in the form of
a human being? I would submit to you that you could do it a billion or
trillion times, and it will never happen! Why? Because only God, the One
true God can create life, breathing life into His creation.

You may not be able to talk to or see Alexander Graham Bell the inventor of
the telephone, but you know that the telephone did not think itself up and
create itself. The telephone had a creator. There is a Creator for every
living organism upon this planet. This planet did not think itself up and
create itself. No, the Planet Earth had a Creator and that Creator is God.

Would you like to meet the Creator of all things? Would you like to meet
God? You can by coming to know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. It is,
of course, your choice. You can choose to be a fool and deny what is obvious
to anyone who honestly considers the evidence. You can do that, but as the
Psalmist declares you are a fool if you do.

Copyright © 2010. Ed Wrather. Permission is given for use of the devotionals
on a non-profit basis with source credited. 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.

Many prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer
Request page. You can also post your prayer requests there and they will be
forwarded to the Burning Bush Prayer Group (Of course, I am always in need
of prayer - please pray for me.).

If you are not my friend on facebook or myspace you can be, just add me. The
devotionals are posted in my blogs on those two social networks and you can
leave comments, feedback about them there. There are other social networks
designed just for Christians, however, this is an outreach project to reach
those who may not know the Lord or may have wandered away. You can help me
reach out to them.

For information about how to hear my testimony in your church visit this
link: http://www.theburningbush.net/pages.asp?pageid=22160

If you enjoy the devotional please recommend it to your friends. They may
subscribe by sending a blank email to burningbushdevo-join@welovegod.org

Two videos of my sermons are posted on GodTube (now Tangle) at:
connect.tangle.com/Wrather

You can listen to services at my son, Clark Wrather's church (First Baptist
Church of Broken Bow, Oklahoma) live on Sunday mornings at 10:55am CST
http://www.kkbifm.com/

There is a complete devotional archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here
is the URL: http://www.theburningbush.org/33.html.

You can unsubscribe to the pure text version of the devotional 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 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.

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