BBD 09.30.14 No More Pain (Classic)

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Classic
from 2002

09.30.14

No More
Pain

And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more
death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be NO MORE PAIN, for the former
things have passed away. - Revelation 21:4 NKJV.

The headline says, “Breakthrough Pain Relief Therapy”
which for those suffering from pain sounds like great news indeed. There is an
emerging treatment for pain, which uses light therapy and this emerging pain
treatment appears to be a very new technology, but researchers have been
testing this approach for over 45 years. The therapy uses light emitting diode
technology to relieve Arthritis and pain that is non-specific. I’m personally
wondering if it will work on a toothache. The fact is that pain is a fact of
life for every human being to some degree. So many people bear an incredible
burden of pain every day from cancer pain to arthritis pain. From back pain to
cancer pain there is more than enough pain to go around and we would all
welcome any kind of relief from whatever pain we may be experiencing. Not only
do we experience physical pain, but also, there is emotional pain, and than
there are some people who just give us pain.

The saints of old were not immune from pain from the
boils of Job to the thorn of the apostle Paul to the torture of Christians,
which continues even today. Jabez prayed that he would be kept from evil so
that he would not cause pain. Jabez knew that would be hard for him because his
very name meant pain. There is so much evil and pain in this world from murder
to robbery and things so much worse that they are unspeakable and unprintable
and there seems to be more and more of it.

How can we go on in a world of pain? How can live when it hurts so much? The apostle
Paul was able to continue living with pain because God said to him, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in
weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9a).” Paul
responded by saying, “Therefore most gladly I
will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in
persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am
strong (2 Corinthians 12:9b-10).” The heroes
of the faith of Hebrews 11 were
able to endure through faith and we are told, “These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having
seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they
were strangers and pilgrims on the earth (Hebrews 11:13).”

All those saints of old who endured the pain of the world
knew that there was a better world ahead and as the writer of Hebrews puts it
so well, “God having provided something better for
us…(Hebrews 11:40a).” Through faith, we look
forward to that day when there will be “NO
MORE PAIN!” And there will be on that glorious day, “no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying” and the “former
things” will “have
passed away.” By faith let us endure and through our
weaknesses bring glory to our Lord.

Copyright © 2002-2014. 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.

Visit the
Burning Bush websites:

www.theburningbush.net

www.theburningbush.org

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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 www.theburningbush.net.

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pastoring full-time and has more time to pursue other ministry opportunities.
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head injury a couple of months ago in an accident. He had been recovering well
and was back at work but then began having confusion. It was first thought that
he had inflammation in his brain and was treated with steroids which made his
condition worse. Tests have ruled out inflammation and they are not sure what
is causing problem now. He has been hospitalized for a couple of weeks now and
is not speaking, but does appear to know people. Will soon move him to a care
center. Thank you for your prayers and support!! 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.).

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If for
some reason you do not receive your email version of the devotional please
check the Burning Bush website at http://www.theburningbush.net for the
“Devotional of the Day” and read the devotional there.

The Burning
Bush Devotional

Classic
from 2002

09.30.14

No More
Pain

And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more
death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be NO MORE PAIN, for the former
things have passed away. - Revelation 21:4 NKJV.

The headline says, “Breakthrough Pain Relief Therapy”
which for those suffering from pain sounds like great news indeed. There is an
emerging treatment for pain, which uses light therapy and this emerging pain
treatment appears to be a very new technology, but researchers have been
testing this approach for over 45 years. The therapy uses light emitting diode
technology to relieve Arthritis and pain that is non-specific. I’m personally
wondering if it will work on a toothache. The fact is that pain is a fact of
life for every human being to some degree. So many people bear an incredible
burden of pain every day from cancer pain to arthritis pain. From back pain to
cancer pain there is more than enough pain to go around and we would all
welcome any kind of relief from whatever pain we may be experiencing. Not only
do we experience physical pain, but also, there is emotional pain, and than
there are some people who just give us pain.

The saints of old were not immune from pain from the
boils of Job to the thorn of the apostle Paul to the torture of Christians,
which continues even today. Jabez prayed that he would be kept from evil so
that he would not cause pain. Jabez knew that would be hard for him because his
very name meant pain. There is so much evil and pain in this world from murder
to robbery and things so much worse that they are unspeakable and unprintable
and there seems to be more and more of it.

How can we go on in a world of pain? How can live when it hurts so much? The apostle
Paul was able to continue living with pain because God said to him, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in
weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9a).” Paul
responded by saying, “Therefore most gladly I
will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in
persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am
strong (2 Corinthians 12:9b-10).” The heroes
of the faith of Hebrews 11 were
able to endure through faith and we are told, “These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having
seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they
were strangers and pilgrims on the earth (Hebrews 11:13).”

All those saints of old who endured the pain of the world
knew that there was a better world ahead and as the writer of Hebrews puts it
so well, “God having provided something better for
us…(Hebrews 11:40a).” Through faith, we look
forward to that day when there will be “NO
MORE PAIN!” And there will be on that glorious day, “no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying” and the “former
things” will “have
passed away.” By faith let us endure and through our
weaknesses bring glory to our Lord.

Copyright © 2002-2014. 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.

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.

Ed Wrather has retired from
pastoring full-time and has more time to pursue other ministry opportunities.
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: Please
pray for our longtime friend Kenneth Brewer. He has a brain disorder caused by
head injury a couple of months ago in an accident. He had been recovering well
and was back at work but then began having confusion. It was first thought that
he had inflammation in his brain and was treated with steroids which made his
condition worse. Tests have ruled out inflammation and they are not sure what
is causing problem now. He has been hospitalized for a couple of weeks now and
is not speaking, but does appear to know people. Will soon move him to a care
center. Thank you for your prayers and support!! 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.).

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.

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burningbushdevo devotional group by sending a blank email to
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