BBD 09.05.13 No Excuses (Classic)

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Classic from 2006

09.05.13

No Excuses

Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the
earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. And I
saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And
another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged
according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. The
sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead
who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. Then
Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And
anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. -
Revelation 20:11-15.

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. For God
did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world
through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who
does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name
of the only begotten Son of God. - John 3:16-18.

CareerBuilder.com has
recently conducted a survey about workers being late to work. Thirteen
percent of workers surveyed said they were late once a week. Twenty-five
percent of the workers they surveyed said that they were late to work at
least once a month. Twenty percent of those who said they were late to
work also said that they make up excuses and lie to their supervisor if
necessary to justify their being late. A quarter of the late workers
blamed traffic conditions but many said they had just overslept. Here are some
of the excuses workers surveyed said that they had used are:

Ran over a goat.

Dreamed that they had been fired and so they just stayed in bed.

Made it to the office and then realized still in pajamas and went home to
change clothes into something more appropriate.

Stopped for a sandwich and while there the store was robbed. Police officers
made them stay for questioning.

A bee flew in the car window and attacked them. They then had to stop the
car.

Realized that the tie they were wearing was inappropriate and had to wait
for stores to open to buy a different tie.

According to the survey, many of the supervisors accepted
excuses offered for being late without question.

Our Heavenly Father is unlike human supervisors. He is
through Jesus Christ a God of great mercy and the invitation is to all to
receive Christ as their Savior. "For God
so loved the world…." He did not
just love part of the world but all those who have lived, are living, and will
be living on this planet. He loved us so much that His only Son suffered and
died on the cross for our sins. The Bible has many statements or invitations
from God to accept His mercy. The Bible closes out in Revelation 22 with one last invitation, "And the Spirit and the bride say, 'Come!' And let him who hears say,
'Come!' And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water
of life freely (Revelation 22:17)."

God has done everything that can be done to provide mercy
for humanity. He has done everything except make up your mind for you. He will
not force you to accept Jesus as your Savior. He loves you and died for you
through Jesus but it is up to you to determine your eternal destiny. He
cannot do it for you. Sadly, some day the opportunity for salvation and
eternal life will come to an end. Jesus makes it clear in the Gospel of John chapter 3 and verses 17 and 18 that it is not God that will condemn those who have not
accepted His great invitation. No, it is those who decide by their not
accepting His great invitation that condemn themselves. As Jesus says, "For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not
condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not
believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."

There will come a day when all who have rejected Christ
by their failure to chose Him will have to stand before the great white throne. It will be a day when
no excuses will be allowed. The Book of Life will be searched for the person’s name and when it is
not found they will be "cast into the lake
of fire." There will be no excuses allowed on that
day.

If you have not received Christ Jesus as your personal
Savior - I plead with you to do so before it is everlastingly too late. Remember, some day it will be too late and your
eternity will all depend on what you have done with the precious Son of God.
Have you believed or not?

Copyright © 2006-2013. 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.

Ed Wrather has retired from
pastoring full-time and has more time to pursue other ministry opportunities.
No matter what the size your church, Ed will come on a love offering basis for
a revival or to share his testimony in the continental United States. You can
make contact at edwrather@yahoo.com or WratherEd@gmail.com View
LinkedIn profile with endorsements at
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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
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.

The Burning Bush Devotional

14,000 Subscribers
to the Email Devotional

Classic from 2006

09.05.13

No Excuses

Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the
earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. And I
saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And
another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged
according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. The
sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead
who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. Then
Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And
anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. -
Revelation 20:11-15.

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. For God
did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world
through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who
does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name
of the only begotten Son of God. - John 3:16-18.

CareerBuilder.com has
recently conducted a survey about workers being late to work. Thirteen
percent of workers surveyed said they were late once a week. Twenty-five
percent of the workers they surveyed said that they were late to work at
least once a month. Twenty percent of those who said they were late to
work also said that they make up excuses and lie to their supervisor if
necessary to justify their being late. A quarter of the late workers
blamed traffic conditions but many said they had just overslept. Here are some
of the excuses workers surveyed said that they had used are:

Ran over a goat.

Dreamed that they had been fired and so they just stayed in bed.

Made it to the office and then realized still in pajamas and went home to
change clothes into something more appropriate.

Stopped for a sandwich and while there the store was robbed. Police officers
made them stay for questioning.

A bee flew in the car window and attacked them. They then had to stop the
car.

Realized that the tie they were wearing was inappropriate and had to wait
for stores to open to buy a different tie.

According to the survey, many of the supervisors accepted
excuses offered for being late without question.

Our Heavenly Father is unlike human supervisors. He is
through Jesus Christ a God of great mercy and the invitation is to all to
receive Christ as their Savior. "For God
so loved the world…." He did not
just love part of the world but all those who have lived, are living, and will
be living on this planet. He loved us so much that His only Son suffered and
died on the cross for our sins. The Bible has many statements or invitations
from God to accept His mercy. The Bible closes out in Revelation 22 with one last invitation, "And the Spirit and the bride say, 'Come!' And let him who hears say,
'Come!' And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water
of life freely (Revelation 22:17)."

God has done everything that can be done to provide mercy
for humanity. He has done everything except make up your mind for you. He will
not force you to accept Jesus as your Savior. He loves you and died for you
through Jesus but it is up to you to determine your eternal destiny. He
cannot do it for you. Sadly, some day the opportunity for salvation and
eternal life will come to an end. Jesus makes it clear in the Gospel of John chapter 3 and verses 17 and 18 that it is not God that will condemn those who have not
accepted His great invitation. No, it is those who decide by their not
accepting His great invitation that condemn themselves. As Jesus says, "For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not
condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not
believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."

There will come a day when all who have rejected Christ
by their failure to chose Him will have to stand before the great white throne. It will be a day when
no excuses will be allowed. The Book of Life will be searched for the person’s name and when it is
not found they will be "cast into the lake
of fire." There will be no excuses allowed on that
day.

If you have not received Christ Jesus as your personal
Savior - I plead with you to do so before it is everlastingly too late. Remember, some day it will be too late and your
eternity will all depend on what you have done with the precious Son of God.
Have you believed or not?

Copyright © 2006-2013. 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.

Ed Wrather has retired from
pastoring full-time and has more time to pursue other ministry opportunities.
No matter what the size your church, Ed will come on a love offering basis for
a revival or to share his testimony in the continental United States. You can
make contact at edwrather@yahoo.com or WratherEd@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.).

Please join the Burning Bush Prayer Group.
The group began in 1998 and is made up of over 300 prayer warriors. Send prayer requests and receive prayer
requests. To join send an email to: bbpg-subscribe@yahoogroups.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/33.html.

You can unsubscribe to the burningbushdevo
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