BBD 09.23.10 Saints (New)

#1 · September 23, 2010, 3:10 am

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09.23.10

Saints

For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches
of the saints. - 1 Corinthians 14:3

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are
in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus. - Ephesians 1:1.

Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ,
to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and
deacons. - Philippians 1:1.

the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is
the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance
in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us
who believe, according to the working of His mighty power. - Ephesians
1:18-19.

Shelby Heggs who lives in Macon, Georgia is trying to change his name along
with his life. Shelby wants to change his name to Saint Jody Almighty
Bedrock. In the past, he has been convicted of drunk driving and possession
of marijuana. He also has a pending charge of Aggravated Battery but claims
that was simply a case of self-defense. A name change can be denied if a
person is trying to hide their previous criminal record and the District
Attorney is opposing the new name on that basis. Shelby says about his
reason for the new name that ""I wanted a name that everybody would know
when they were talking to me that they were talking to a man of God. I
wanted that to be expressed in my name. I wanted to start fresh." Shelby's
family and friends are already calling him, Saint Jody.

There is no doubt that some in the Bible are saints, as in Saint Paul, Saint
Peter, and all of the apostles. However, it appears from how the Holy Spirit
moved the apostle Paul to write that every child of God is a saint. If
Shelby Heggs is a believer i.e. he knows Jesus as his Savior, then he is
already a saint, and it is unnecessary to change his name to show that he is
a new creation in Christ (1 Corinthians 5:17). As we see written in the
epistle to the Ephesians, Paul identifies the "saints" as those "who
believe" in Ephesians 1:19. Further evidence that all who believe are
saints is seen in how the epistles of Paul are addressed: "to the saints who
are in Ephesus" and "to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi."

There is, however, something more important for the believer than being
called a saint and recognized legally as a saint. The more important thing
is whether we are living like a saint or not. As a believer it is still so
very true that your life, how you are living it, may be the only Bible that
many ever read.

Would you have to have your name legally changed to "Saint" before anyone
would begin to think of your life as being saint like? What needs to be
changed in your life before non-Christians would begin to associate you with
being saintly? If someone reading your life story would never know that you
are a saint? If those who know you would not find enough evidence in the way
that you have been living to convict you of being a saint? Why waste any
more time, drop to your knees and confess your sins to your Savior and Lord
(1 John 1:9). Rise up and walk with Him, living like a saint ought to live.

Copyright © 2010. Ed Wrather. Permission is given for use of the devotionals
on a non-profit basis with source credited. 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.

Many prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer
Request page. You can also post your prayer requests there and they will be
forwarded to the Burning Bush Prayer Group (Of course, I am always in need
of prayer - please pray for me.).

If you are not my friend on facebook or myspace you can be, just add me. The
devotionals are posted in my blogs on those two social networks and you can
leave comments, feedback about them there. There are other social networks
designed just for Christians, however, this is an outreach project to reach
those who may not know the Lord or may have wandered away. You can help me
reach out to them.

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link: www.theburningbush.net/pages.asp?pageid=22160

If you enjoy the devotional please recommend it to your friends. They may
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Two videos of my sermons are posted on GodTube (now Tangle) at:
connect.tangle.com/Wrather

You can listen to services at my son, Clark Wrather's church (First Baptist
Church of Broken Bow, Oklahoma) live on Sunday mornings at 10:55am CST
www.kkbifm.com/

There is a complete devotional archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here
is the URL: www.theburningbush.org/33.html.

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Posted by: wrather <wrather@...>

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 11 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 11,000 subscribers across the world.

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

If you love to send and receive inspirational emails the Burning Bush
Inspirational Group is for you. To join send an email to
bbinspire-join@welovegod.org

You can now leave comments/feedback about the devotionals at
http://www.theburningbush.net.

The Burning Bush Devotional
Welcome to the 1615 new subscribers since January 1, 2010!!
There were 1367 new subscribers during 2009!!

09.23.10

Saints

For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches
of the saints. - 1 Corinthians 14:3

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are
in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus. - Ephesians 1:1.

Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ,
to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and
deacons. - Philippians 1:1.

the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is
the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance
in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us
who believe, according to the working of His mighty power. - Ephesians
1:18-19.

Shelby Heggs who lives in Macon, Georgia is trying to change his name along
with his life. Shelby wants to change his name to Saint Jody Almighty
Bedrock. In the past, he has been convicted of drunk driving and possession
of marijuana. He also has a pending charge of Aggravated Battery but claims
that was simply a case of self-defense. A name change can be denied if a
person is trying to hide their previous criminal record and the District
Attorney is opposing the new name on that basis. Shelby says about his
reason for the new name that ""I wanted a name that everybody would know
when they were talking to me that they were talking to a man of God. I
wanted that to be expressed in my name. I wanted to start fresh." Shelby's
family and friends are already calling him, Saint Jody.

There is no doubt that some in the Bible are saints, as in Saint Paul, Saint
Peter, and all of the apostles. However, it appears from how the Holy Spirit
moved the apostle Paul to write that every child of God is a saint. If
Shelby Heggs is a believer i.e. he knows Jesus as his Savior, then he is
already a saint, and it is unnecessary to change his name to show that he is
a new creation in Christ (1 Corinthians 5:17). As we see written in the
epistle to the Ephesians, Paul identifies the "saints" as those "who
believe" in Ephesians 1:19. Further evidence that all who believe are
saints is seen in how the epistles of Paul are addressed: "to the saints who
are in Ephesus" and "to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi."

There is, however, something more important for the believer than being
called a saint and recognized legally as a saint. The more important thing
is whether we are living like a saint or not. As a believer it is still so
very true that your life, how you are living it, may be the only Bible that
many ever read.

Would you have to have your name legally changed to "Saint" before anyone
would begin to think of your life as being saint like? What needs to be
changed in your life before non-Christians would begin to associate you with
being saintly? If someone reading your life story would never know that you
are a saint? If those who know you would not find enough evidence in the way
that you have been living to convict you of being a saint? Why waste any
more time, drop to your knees and confess your sins to your Savior and Lord
(1 John 1:9). Rise up and walk with Him, living like a saint ought to live.

Copyright © 2010. Ed Wrather. Permission is given for use of the devotionals
on a non-profit basis with source credited. 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.

Many prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer
Request page. You can also post your prayer requests there and they will be
forwarded to the Burning Bush Prayer Group (Of course, I am always in need
of prayer - please pray for me.).

If you are not my friend on facebook or myspace you can be, just add me. The
devotionals are posted in my blogs on those two social networks and you can
leave comments, feedback about them there. There are other social networks
designed just for Christians, however, this is an outreach project to reach
those who may not know the Lord or may have wandered away. You can help me
reach out to them.

For information about how to hear my testimony in your church visit this
link: http://www.theburningbush.net/pages.asp?pageid=22160

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

Two videos of my sermons are posted on GodTube (now Tangle) at:
connect.tangle.com/Wrather

You can listen to services at my son, Clark Wrather's church (First Baptist
Church of Broken Bow, Oklahoma) live on Sunday mornings at 10:55am CST
http://www.kkbifm.com/

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 pure text version of the devotional 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 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.