BBD 09.20.16 Watch Out for the Zombies! (Classic)

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Classic from 2009

Burning Bush Devotional

20 September 2016

Watch
Out for the Zombies!

We look for light, but there is darkness! For brightness, but we walk in
blackness! We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no
eyes; we stumble at noonday as at twilight; we are as dead men in desolate
places. - Isaiah 59:9b-10 NKJV.

But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing,
whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light
of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on
them. For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves
your bondservants for Jesus’ sake. - 2 Corinthians 4:3-5 NKJV.

But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever
makes manifest is light. Therefore He says: "Awake, you who sleep, arise
from the dead, and Christ will give you light." - Ephesians 5:13-14 NKJV.

But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who
raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through
His Spirit who dwells in you. - Romans 8:11 NKJV.

Did you know that it is very likely that there are zombies you will encounter,
and that you will see walking around you every day? According to Dictionary dot com, one
definition of a zombie is “the body
of a dead person given the semblance of life, but mute and will-less, by a
supernatural force, usually for some evil purpose.” Now that would be somewhat frightening to think that
there may be dead people who look like they are alive, residing perhaps in the
home next to yours. Just how are you to determine when you go to the grocery
store, which checkout clerk is alive, and which one is dead - it is hard to
determine just by looking at someone.

In December of 1979, it was published in the Journal of the Tennessee Medical
Association that there is a “Walking Zombie Syndrome.” The condition was
defined as those in which depression and withdrawal lead these individuals to
unconsciously believe that they are dead. It is not really all that surprising
that when these zombies are told that they unconsciously believe themselves to
be dead, they persist in denying it even when their symptoms and behavior
affirm the diagnosis. It is strange, but there are apparently thousands, maybe
even millions of zombies walking around on the streets every day.

Even more strange than the Tennessee Medical Association’s zombie syndrome is
the spiritual fact of the walking dead who are spiritually blinded by the god
of this age (i.e. the devil - 2 Corinthians
4:3). Their condition is described very well by
the prophet Isaiah “We grope for the wall
like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes; we stumble at noonday as at
twilight; we are as dead men in desolate places.” These walking dead are those who are dead in their
trespasses and sins (Ephesians 2:1). In other words; they do not know Jesus Christ as their
personal Savior, they have not been born again (John 3:3), and Jesus has not made them alive (Ephesians 2:1).

The good news is that there is an effective treatment for the spiritually dead.
All that a spiritually dead person needs to do to be made alive, and have
eternal life, is simply to believe upon Jesus Christ as their Savior (John 3:16). So, if you have a zombie residing next door
to you, or even in the same home with you, why not tell them the good news?

Copyright © 2009-2016. 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 websites:

www.theburningbush.net

www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites are celebrating
18 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.

The Addictions Kit - Biblical Help for Addictions by Ed Wrather is now
available for download from Amazon. The Addictions Kit provides practical Biblical steps to defeat
your addiction that actually work.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VIYLNLM

The New Pastor's Training Manual is available for download on Amazon. Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PJ8UTGS If you prefer a paper copy of the book you can order it from
the Burning Bush website at http://bit.ly/1uXDBnk

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.

Prayer
Requests:
Please continue to pray for healing for Michelle Abetz,
Shane Hall, Brad, Damon D. & wife, Reta (my sister – she is currently in
hospital very ill), Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), Loretta Brewer, Gary Kirk, Lexi
McCalip and Jeanie.

Please pray for an end to the
racial hatred in the USA and that it will be replaced with peace and love. 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. My
prayer focus is now that God will give me opportunities to preach. As the
apostle Paul says, “…woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!”).

You can contact Ed Wrather at edwrather@yahoo.com or
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn profile with
endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

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

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Classic from 2009

Burning Bush Devotional

20 September 2016

Watch
Out for the Zombies!

We look for light, but there is darkness! For brightness, but we walk in
blackness! We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no
eyes; we stumble at noonday as at twilight; we are as dead men in desolate
places. - Isaiah 59:9b-10 NKJV.

But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing,
whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light
of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on
them. For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves
your bondservants for Jesus’ sake. - 2 Corinthians 4:3-5 NKJV.

But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever
makes manifest is light. Therefore He says: "Awake, you who sleep, arise
from the dead, and Christ will give you light." - Ephesians 5:13-14 NKJV.

But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who
raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through
His Spirit who dwells in you. - Romans 8:11 NKJV.

Did you know that it is very likely that there are zombies you will encounter,
and that you will see walking around you every day? According to Dictionary dot com, one
definition of a zombie is “the body
of a dead person given the semblance of life, but mute and will-less, by a
supernatural force, usually for some evil purpose.” Now that would be somewhat frightening to think that
there may be dead people who look like they are alive, residing perhaps in the
home next to yours. Just how are you to determine when you go to the grocery
store, which checkout clerk is alive, and which one is dead - it is hard to
determine just by looking at someone.

In December of 1979, it was published in the Journal of the Tennessee Medical
Association that there is a “Walking Zombie Syndrome.” The condition was
defined as those in which depression and withdrawal lead these individuals to
unconsciously believe that they are dead. It is not really all that surprising
that when these zombies are told that they unconsciously believe themselves to
be dead, they persist in denying it even when their symptoms and behavior
affirm the diagnosis. It is strange, but there are apparently thousands, maybe
even millions of zombies walking around on the streets every day.

Even more strange than the Tennessee Medical Association’s zombie syndrome is
the spiritual fact of the walking dead who are spiritually blinded by the god
of this age (i.e. the devil - 2 Corinthians
4:3). Their condition is described very well by
the prophet Isaiah “We grope for the wall
like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes; we stumble at noonday as at
twilight; we are as dead men in desolate places.” These walking dead are those who are dead in their
trespasses and sins (Ephesians 2:1). In other words; they do not know Jesus Christ as their
personal Savior, they have not been born again (John 3:3), and Jesus has not made them alive (Ephesians 2:1).

The good news is that there is an effective treatment for the spiritually dead.
All that a spiritually dead person needs to do to be made alive, and have
eternal life, is simply to believe upon Jesus Christ as their Savior (John 3:16). So, if you have a zombie residing next door
to you, or even in the same home with you, why not tell them the good news?

Copyright © 2009-2016. 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 websites:

http://www.theburningbush.net

http://www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites are celebrating
18 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.

The Addictions Kit - Biblical Help for Addictions by Ed Wrather is now
available for download from Amazon. The Addictions Kit provides practical Biblical steps to defeat
your addiction that actually work.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VIYLNLM

The New Pastor's Training Manual is available for download on Amazon. Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PJ8UTGS If you prefer a paper copy of the book you can order it from
the Burning Bush website at http://bit.ly/1uXDBnk

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.

Prayer
Requests:
Please continue to pray for healing for Michelle Abetz,
Shane Hall, Brad, Damon D. & wife, Reta (my sister – she is currently in
hospital very ill), Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), Loretta Brewer, Gary Kirk, Lexi
McCalip and Jeanie.

Please pray for an end to the
racial hatred in the USA and that it will be replaced with peace and love. 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. My
prayer focus is now that God will give me opportunities to preach. As the
apostle Paul says, “…woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!”).

You can contact Ed Wrather at edwrather@yahoo.com or
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn profile with
endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

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.

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