BBD 09.24.10 Priceless (New)

#1 · September 24, 2010, 2:27 pm

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09.24.10

Priceless

How precious (priceless - NIV) is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the
children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings. They are
abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, and You give them
drink from the river of Your pleasures. - Psalm 36:7-8.

The Sanchez family of Las Cruces, New Mexico is having a very public
disagreement over their family finances. It was not so public until, Regina
attacked her husband during an argument over recent expenses and the amount
he had paid for her wedding ring. Regina punched and scratched her husband
with the wounds visible enough that she was arrested and charged with a
misdemeanor. Mr. Sanchez was in trouble with his wife because Regina
believes he is not making enough money, spent $1300 on a vet bill for their
dog's broken leg, and had no gas in the car. In addition, Regina found out
that her husband had only paid $200 for the wedding ring she has compared to
the $3200 he paid for his first wife's ring.

Some things are priceless, or at least they should be, like the cost of
wedding rings. The first wedding rings that Jeanie and I wore cost less than
$130 and the ones we wear now cost less than $1000. Somehow money paid for a
ring has become the equivalent of saying how much you love or do not love
your wife. Some things, as in the love a husband and a wife have for each
other, should be considered priceless.

For the average couple beginning their married life today it would be better
to pay $200 for rings, and if they have $3000 more, to use that to establish
their household and for unexpected expenses that will be sure to come. I
feel the same way about exorbitantly expensive weddings. For most couples
the money used for a huge wedding would be better used to secure the future
of the family. Jeanie and I were married in her parent's home with a few
family members present, and if we had it to do again we would definitely do
the same thing. Our love for each other is not defined by the price of our
wedding rings or the size of our wedding. If you feel that your love for
your husband-to-be or wife-to-be is defined by those things; you should take
time to think seriously about whether you are making a lifetime commitment,
or if you are really just in it for the money.

God's love is and should be considered not only precious but priceless. Much
as some place a monetary value on things like human love they sometimes do
the same with the love of God. If God doesn't give them the great job that
they believe they should have then they are angry with Him. If God doesn't
provide the wonderful house that they believe they should be living in then
God must not be real and on and on. As with human relationships if that is
how we see God as only one who can provide material things for us then we
need to examine our relationship with Him. Is there a relationship? If it is
only based upon those kinds of things it is unlikely.

Whether it is the love of a husband and a wife, or the love of a believer
for His God, that love should be priceless. As the Psalmist says we should
be "satisfied" with that love. Knowing that we have the love of our husband
or our wife should be enough for us to be satisfied in our relationship with
them. Knowing that our God loves us should be enough too for us to be
"satisfied" in our relationship with Him.

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.).

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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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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
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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 2132 new subscribers since January 1, 2010!!
There were 1367 new subscribers during 2009!!

09.24.10

Priceless

How precious (priceless - NIV) is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the
children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings. They are
abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, and You give them
drink from the river of Your pleasures. - Psalm 36:7-8.

The Sanchez family of Las Cruces, New Mexico is having a very public
disagreement over their family finances. It was not so public until, Regina
attacked her husband during an argument over recent expenses and the amount
he had paid for her wedding ring. Regina punched and scratched her husband
with the wounds visible enough that she was arrested and charged with a
misdemeanor. Mr. Sanchez was in trouble with his wife because Regina
believes he is not making enough money, spent $1300 on a vet bill for their
dog's broken leg, and had no gas in the car. In addition, Regina found out
that her husband had only paid $200 for the wedding ring she has compared to
the $3200 he paid for his first wife's ring.

Some things are priceless, or at least they should be, like the cost of
wedding rings. The first wedding rings that Jeanie and I wore cost less than
$130 and the ones we wear now cost less than $1000. Somehow money paid for a
ring has become the equivalent of saying how much you love or do not love
your wife. Some things, as in the love a husband and a wife have for each
other, should be considered priceless.

For the average couple beginning their married life today it would be better
to pay $200 for rings, and if they have $3000 more, to use that to establish
their household and for unexpected expenses that will be sure to come. I
feel the same way about exorbitantly expensive weddings. For most couples
the money used for a huge wedding would be better used to secure the future
of the family. Jeanie and I were married in her parent's home with a few
family members present, and if we had it to do again we would definitely do
the same thing. Our love for each other is not defined by the price of our
wedding rings or the size of our wedding. If you feel that your love for
your husband-to-be or wife-to-be is defined by those things; you should take
time to think seriously about whether you are making a lifetime commitment,
or if you are really just in it for the money.

God's love is and should be considered not only precious but priceless. Much
as some place a monetary value on things like human love they sometimes do
the same with the love of God. If God doesn't give them the great job that
they believe they should have then they are angry with Him. If God doesn't
provide the wonderful house that they believe they should be living in then
God must not be real and on and on. As with human relationships if that is
how we see God as only one who can provide material things for us then we
need to examine our relationship with Him. Is there a relationship? If it is
only based upon those kinds of things it is unlikely.

Whether it is the love of a husband and a wife, or the love of a believer
for His God, that love should be priceless. As the Psalmist says we should
be "satisfied" with that love. Knowing that we have the love of our husband
or our wife should be enough for us to be satisfied in our relationship with
them. Knowing that our God loves us should be enough too for us to be
"satisfied" in our relationship with Him.

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.