BBD 08.30.17 Two Things - 2017 (Classic Updated for Today)
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Classic from 2005
Burning Bush Devotional
30 August 2017
Two
Things – 2017
For God so loved the world that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life. - John 3:16 NKJV.
And we know that all things work together for good to
those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. -
Romans 8:28 NKJV.
But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do
good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and
persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His
sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the
unjust. - Matthew 5:44-45 NKJV.
Here is a very partial
list of natural disasters and terrorist attacks in United States in recent
years.
World Trade Ctr Bombing – February 26,
1993
The bombing of the Murrah Building
1995
The terrorist attack of September
11, 2001
Hurricane Katrina’s
devastation 2005
Fort Hood Texas – November 5, 2009
Boston, Massachusetts – April 15,
2013
Chattanooga, Tennessee – July 16,
2015
San Bernardino, California –
December 14, 2015
Orlando, Florida – June 12, 2016
Attack on Dallas officers – July 7,
2016
New York City/New Jersey – September
17, 2016
Columbus, Ohio – November 28, 2016
Attack on Congressmen – June 14,
2017
Hurricane Harvey’s
Devastation – August 2017
Here is a link
to a more complete list of terrorist attacks in United States: http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/terrorism/wrjp255a.html
Wikipedia has a more complete list
of Natural Disasters in United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters_in_the_United_States
What is next? The fact is that we do
not know what is next. We do know, however, that whatever it is, it is headed
our way.
The point of this is that bad things
do happen to good people and not so good people all the time. Every one of us
have our own difficulties, and to us at least, our own disasters to deal with
at times. Knowing this we should conduct our own preparedness test, and
especially a spiritual one.
How do you respond when bad things
happen? Do you curse, yell, and blame God? Many people do, and I have watched
them on TV cursing God for what has happened. At least there was quite a few
taking God’s name in vain. Sometimes we have a name or several names to blame
for a disaster.
But to be fair we know that it is
more complicated than that and we have to wonder in every disaster about what
part God played or did not play in it. We will never know on this earth for
sure about the part God has in a disaster of preventing it, allowing it,
causing it, etc. However, there are two things that we do know and that we
never have to wonder about or doubt as far as God is concerned.
Two things we know and we can stand
on them through any storm, any problem, and any difficulty that this life may
bring our way. What are those two things?
First, God loves you and wants the
very best for you. God loved those people who died in the terrorist attack on
9/11. God loves all those people who were affected by Hurricane Katrina's
devastation and all those impacted by the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. How
do we know that? Because the Bible tells us in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave
His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life.”
What is the second thing that we
know? We know Romans
8:28 is true “And we know that all things work
together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according
to His purpose.”
God will bring good out of this terrible disaster on the gulf coast. We can
look back and see that God brought good out of the 9/11 disaster. The divisions
among the people of the United States were at least temporarily forgotten.
Because of 9/11 many turned to God that would never have sought Him otherwise.
We sought the Lord more so than before and saw the truth of 2 Chronicles 7:14, “If My
people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and
pray and seek My face, and turn
from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their
sin and heal their land.”
No matter what may happen in your
life you need to remember those two things, because bad things do happen to
good people. And when those bad things happen - remember this: God loves
you and He has proved that love on the cross. He died in your place, took your
penalty upon Himself. And remember, that if you love God and follow Him - He
can and will, bring good out of the bad.
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