BBD 08.25.21 Life Goes On (Classic)

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Classic from 2003

The Burning Bush Devotional

25 August 2021

This
devotional was written back in 2003 as an Easter devotional during the Iraq
war. I believe it has an important message for us now with the situation in
Afghanistan and the pandemic.

Life Goes On

But Mary
stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked
into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the
other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. Then they said to her,
‘Woman, why are you weeping?’ She said to them, ‘Because they have taken away
my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.’ Now when she had said
this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there…. - John 20:11-14a.

Mary
Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He
had spoken these things to her. - John 20:18.

USA
Today reports that “Life Goes
On In The USA.” Apparently life also
goes on in Iraq. Ordinary people still go about their lives coping with the
normal challenges of living life each day. Even in the midst of war people are
still people. Some on both sides fear for the safety of loved ones who will be
fighting in the battle. Some on both sides wonder how they will go on if
something does happen to their loved ones. But life will continue to go
on.

This is
a war unlike any other in our ability to see live photos. From those photos,
and videos we see vehicles moving across the desert. We can also see that
vehicles are moving around in Baghdad and even see people walking on the
roadways. The people in Baghdad have fear from the possibility of bombs and
missiles raining down upon them from above. But still, they must continue to
live life. In the USA there is a fear of terrorism and the possibility of
bombings, chemical, biological, or even some form of nuclear attack. But still,
we must continue to live life, because life goes on.

Even
when terrible things are happening or have the potential of happening life
requires for the most part taking care of some things. Except for some unusual
periods we must continue to eat and drink. We must at some point continue to
sleep at least for some period of time. There are the mundane requirements of
making a living and the necessity of a job or some way to have an income. The
income is necessary for most of us to be able to pay the bills and have at
least the necessities for life. Life goes on.

After
the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ, life was still going on.
Funeral arrangements had to be made along with preparation of the body for
burial. Some of the disciples returned to making a living being the fishermen
that they had been most of their lives before being called by Jesus to follow
Him.

How did
the followers of Jesus break out of the depression and defeat they were
experiencing to really live life? Life was going on for them,
but they were just going through the motions, they were not really living life.
The difference came when they realized and truly comprehended that life did not
just go on in the physical existence that they could see and feel in this
world. The difference came when they realized that life really did go on - life
would go on eternally. When Jesus appeared to them after the resurrection their
lives changed forever.

The
words of Jesus now had new meaning as they remembered and realized the truth of
what He had said, “Most assuredly, I say to
you, he who hears My word and believes in Him, who sent Me has everlasting
life, and shall not come into judgment but has passed from death into life
(John 5:24).” It is time for us too to hear, really
hear the words of Jesus. Life does go on. Let us realize and
comprehend that life goes on eternally and that life begins
and should be lived starting here on this earth no matter what may be happening
around us.

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.

Devotion vs Devotional: We do our
devotions, we read devotionals.

You can unsubscribe to the burningbushdevo devotional group by
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Posted by: theburningbushdevotional <theburningbushdevotional@...>

Classic from 2003

The Burning Bush Devotional

25 August 2021

This
devotional was written back in 2003 as an Easter devotional during the Iraq
war. I believe it has an important message for us now with the situation in
Afghanistan and the pandemic.

Life Goes On

But Mary
stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked
into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the
other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. Then they said to her,
‘Woman, why are you weeping?’ She said to them, ‘Because they have taken away
my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.’ Now when she had said
this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there…. - John 20:11-14a.

Mary
Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He
had spoken these things to her. - John 20:18.

USA
Today reports that “Life Goes
On In The USA.” Apparently life also
goes on in Iraq. Ordinary people still go about their lives coping with the
normal challenges of living life each day. Even in the midst of war people are
still people. Some on both sides fear for the safety of loved ones who will be
fighting in the battle. Some on both sides wonder how they will go on if
something does happen to their loved ones. But life will continue to go
on.

This is
a war unlike any other in our ability to see live photos. From those photos,
and videos we see vehicles moving across the desert. We can also see that
vehicles are moving around in Baghdad and even see people walking on the
roadways. The people in Baghdad have fear from the possibility of bombs and
missiles raining down upon them from above. But still, they must continue to
live life. In the USA there is a fear of terrorism and the possibility of
bombings, chemical, biological, or even some form of nuclear attack. But still,
we must continue to live life, because life goes on.

Even
when terrible things are happening or have the potential of happening life
requires for the most part taking care of some things. Except for some unusual
periods we must continue to eat and drink. We must at some point continue to
sleep at least for some period of time. There are the mundane requirements of
making a living and the necessity of a job or some way to have an income. The
income is necessary for most of us to be able to pay the bills and have at
least the necessities for life. Life goes on.

After
the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ, life was still going on.
Funeral arrangements had to be made along with preparation of the body for
burial. Some of the disciples returned to making a living being the fishermen
that they had been most of their lives before being called by Jesus to follow
Him.

How did
the followers of Jesus break out of the depression and defeat they were
experiencing to really live life? Life was going on for them,
but they were just going through the motions, they were not really living life.
The difference came when they realized and truly comprehended that life did not
just go on in the physical existence that they could see and feel in this
world. The difference came when they realized that life really did go on - life
would go on eternally. When Jesus appeared to them after the resurrection their
lives changed forever.

The
words of Jesus now had new meaning as they remembered and realized the truth of
what He had said, “Most assuredly, I say to
you, he who hears My word and believes in Him, who sent Me has everlasting
life, and shall not come into judgment but has passed from death into life
(John 5:24).” It is time for us too to hear, really
hear the words of Jesus. Life does go on. Let us realize and
comprehend that life goes on eternally and that life begins
and should be lived starting here on this earth no matter what may be happening
around us.

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