BBD 09.19.13 A Forest Burner (Classic)

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15 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the Burning Bush
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Because of a storm Sunday night
my Internet Provider experienced an outage and it was not restored until later
this morning.

The Burning Bush Devotional

14,000 Subscribers
to the Email Devotional

Classic from 2006

09.19.13

A Forest Burner

These six things the LORD hates, yes, seven are an abomination to Him: a
proud look, a LYING tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that
devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, a false witness
who SPEAKS LIES, and one who sows discord among brethren. - Proverbs 6:16-19.

Do not LIE to one another, since you have put off the old man with his
deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the
image of Him who created him. - Colossians 3:9-10.

SEE HOW GREAT A FOREST A LITTLE FIRE KINDLES! And the tongue is a fire, a
world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the
whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by
hell. - James 3:5b-6.

According to a survey conducted by CareerBuilder.com
nineteen percent of employees, admit to lying on the job at least once a week.
Twenty-four percent of supervisors say they have fired someone for lying, and
fifteen percent of the employees surveyed said they had been caught in a lie
while at work.

Some of the top reasons given for lying were:

To appease a customer;

To cover up a failed project, mistake or missed deadline;
To explain an unexcused absence or late arrival; to protect another employee;
and,

To get another employee in trouble or look better in
front of a supervisor.

Here are some of the top lies that employees use:

I don’t know how that happened;

I have another call to take or I’ll call you right back;

I’ve been out of town or out sick;

I like your outfit or you look great; and,

I didn’t get your email, voicemail or fax.

Rosemary Haefner, Vice President of
Human Resources at CareerBuilder.com sums it up by saying, “It may seem cliché, but honesty is the best policy. Even if you are
motivated by the best of intentions, being deceitful can seriously compromise
your credibility with colleagues and negatively impact your career progress.
The vast majority of hiring managers – 85 percent – say they are less likely to
promote an employee who has lied to them or other members of the organization.” (CareerBuilder.com is the
nation’s largest online job site with more than 20 million unique visitors and
over 1 million jobs.)

It has also been reported recently about the large number
of people who lie or deceive on their resumes. David Edmondson, former Radio
Shack CEO is perhaps one of the most glaring examples having stated on his
resume that he had two college degrees when he had none. Edmondson confesses, “I clearly misstated my academic record, and the responsibility for these
misstatements is mine alone.” What a
public humiliation that must have been! A mistake that will now always follow
him in his life.

In the movie “Liar Liar”, Fletcher Reede, (played
by Jim Carrey), is suddenly unable to tell a lie. As a result, his life as he
knows it falls apart, however, in the end he learns to be a better father and
that he really does not have to lie. I have wondered what would happen if no
one could lie to someone else? What would happen to you at work if you were no
longer able to lie about anything even little white lies? What would happen in
your marriage and in every relationship you have if you were unable lie?

As the apostle Paul relates in the letter to the Colossians we are to
put off our old way of living. That old way of living includes lying. We are
instead to live in the “image of Him who created” us. Paul states in Romans
8:29, “For whom He foreknew (All those
who have received or will receive Christ Jesus as their Savior.), He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might
be the firstborn among many brethren.” The
next time you are tempted to tell a lie or deceive think about the image of
Christ Jesus. There is no room for lies or deception in that image and you are
called to be conformed to that image. You are to be like Him, predestined to be
like Him. Isn’t it time to start acting like it?

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 theburningbushdevotional@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.
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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.

Because of a storm Sunday night
my Internet Provider experienced an outage and it was not restored until later
this morning.

The Burning Bush Devotional

14,000 Subscribers
to the Email Devotional

Classic from 2006

09.19.13

A Forest Burner

These six things the LORD hates, yes, seven are an abomination to Him: a
proud look, a LYING tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that
devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, a false witness
who SPEAKS LIES, and one who sows discord among brethren. - Proverbs 6:16-19.

Do not LIE to one another, since you have put off the old man with his
deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the
image of Him who created him. - Colossians 3:9-10.

SEE HOW GREAT A FOREST A LITTLE FIRE KINDLES! And the tongue is a fire, a
world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the
whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by
hell. - James 3:5b-6.

According to a survey conducted by CareerBuilder.com
nineteen percent of employees, admit to lying on the job at least once a week.
Twenty-four percent of supervisors say they have fired someone for lying, and
fifteen percent of the employees surveyed said they had been caught in a lie
while at work.

Some of the top reasons given for lying were:

To appease a customer;

To cover up a failed project, mistake or missed deadline;
To explain an unexcused absence or late arrival; to protect another employee;
and,

To get another employee in trouble or look better in
front of a supervisor.

Here are some of the top lies that employees use:

I don’t know how that happened;

I have another call to take or I’ll call you right back;

I’ve been out of town or out sick;

I like your outfit or you look great; and,

I didn’t get your email, voicemail or fax.

Rosemary Haefner, Vice President of
Human Resources at CareerBuilder.com sums it up by saying, “It may seem cliché, but honesty is the best policy. Even if you are
motivated by the best of intentions, being deceitful can seriously compromise
your credibility with colleagues and negatively impact your career progress.
The vast majority of hiring managers – 85 percent – say they are less likely to
promote an employee who has lied to them or other members of the organization.” (CareerBuilder.com is the
nation’s largest online job site with more than 20 million unique visitors and
over 1 million jobs.)

It has also been reported recently about the large number
of people who lie or deceive on their resumes. David Edmondson, former Radio
Shack CEO is perhaps one of the most glaring examples having stated on his
resume that he had two college degrees when he had none. Edmondson confesses, “I clearly misstated my academic record, and the responsibility for these
misstatements is mine alone.” What a
public humiliation that must have been! A mistake that will now always follow
him in his life.

In the movie “Liar Liar”, Fletcher Reede, (played
by Jim Carrey), is suddenly unable to tell a lie. As a result, his life as he
knows it falls apart, however, in the end he learns to be a better father and
that he really does not have to lie. I have wondered what would happen if no
one could lie to someone else? What would happen to you at work if you were no
longer able to lie about anything even little white lies? What would happen in
your marriage and in every relationship you have if you were unable lie?

As the apostle Paul relates in the letter to the Colossians we are to
put off our old way of living. That old way of living includes lying. We are
instead to live in the “image of Him who created” us. Paul states in Romans
8:29, “For whom He foreknew (All those
who have received or will receive Christ Jesus as their Savior.), He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might
be the firstborn among many brethren.” The
next time you are tempted to tell a lie or deceive think about the image of
Christ Jesus. There is no room for lies or deception in that image and you are
called to be conformed to that image. You are to be like Him, predestined to be
like Him. Isn’t it time to start acting like it?

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 theburningbushdevotional@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
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