BBD 10.01.10 Still Here (New)

#1 · October 1, 2010, 7:12 pm

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10.01.10

Still Here

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the
power may be of God and not of us. We are hard-pressed on every side, yet
not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not
forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed - always carrying about in the body
the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested
in our body. For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake,
that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So then
death is working in us, but life in you. - 2 Corinthians 4:7-12.

Edward Rosenthal went for a little hike in Joshua Tree National Park in
California. It was supposed to be just a one day kind of a hike but it
lasted six days, because he got lost. Edward had made some good progress
making it six to seven miles outside of the original search area. He made
good progress but he just kept going in the wrong direction. When searchers
found Edward he did have some injuries and was suffering somewhat from
exposure. He had become so sure that he would not ever make it back home
that he began to write notes on his hat to his family and business partners.
His last entry prior to being found was, "Still here." Edward's wife Nicole
believes that his rescue and survival is miraculous.

Some of our lives are a little like Edward Rosenthal's six day ordeal. How
is that? We think we are making good progress although we have no idea where
we are headed or when we will arrive. If someone charted our lives it might
look like a large fish that has been thrown up on a beach or pulled into a
fishing boat; still alive, but flopping around all over the place. We are
still here, still alive, still kicking as some would say, but what are we
doing with our lives?

The Bible tells us in 2 Corinthians 4 that "we have this treasure in earthen
vessels.." We need to ask ourselves what we are doing with this treasure,
which is our lives. Are we frittering it away using up the time on things of
absolutely no eternal value? Even worse, are we using our time hindering
those who would live their lives in a meaningful way?

If we have lived very long upon this earth, no matter who we are, or where
we live, we have gone through some difficult times of one kind or another.
Edward Rosenthal went through a horrific six days of being lost and when he
wrote he was "Still here" it meant something. I don't know what Edward is
going to do with the rest of his life; however, I do know that he and his
wife will treasure the remaining time that they do have together. Does it
mean anything to you that you are still here? Is that of any value to you?
It ought to mean something that you have lived life for the years that you
have lived. It ought to mean something that you have survived all this time.
Life is a gift. A gift that is cut short for countless people every year
through illness, injuries, accidents, even by being lost out in a wilderness
area.

Tomorrow when you wake up make a fresh start. Praise God for giving you your
life and for all He has brought you through. Then, sit down and talk to your
God about how He wants you to use the incredible treasure that your life is,
while you are still here on this earth.

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: 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
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 2148 new subscribers since January 1, 2010!!
There were 1367 new subscribers during 2009!!

10.01.10

Still Here

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the
power may be of God and not of us. We are hard-pressed on every side, yet
not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not
forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed - always carrying about in the body
the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested
in our body. For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake,
that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So then
death is working in us, but life in you. - 2 Corinthians 4:7-12.

Edward Rosenthal went for a little hike in Joshua Tree National Park in
California. It was supposed to be just a one day kind of a hike but it
lasted six days, because he got lost. Edward had made some good progress
making it six to seven miles outside of the original search area. He made
good progress but he just kept going in the wrong direction. When searchers
found Edward he did have some injuries and was suffering somewhat from
exposure. He had become so sure that he would not ever make it back home
that he began to write notes on his hat to his family and business partners.
His last entry prior to being found was, "Still here." Edward's wife Nicole
believes that his rescue and survival is miraculous.

Some of our lives are a little like Edward Rosenthal's six day ordeal. How
is that? We think we are making good progress although we have no idea where
we are headed or when we will arrive. If someone charted our lives it might
look like a large fish that has been thrown up on a beach or pulled into a
fishing boat; still alive, but flopping around all over the place. We are
still here, still alive, still kicking as some would say, but what are we
doing with our lives?

The Bible tells us in 2 Corinthians 4 that "we have this treasure in earthen
vessels.." We need to ask ourselves what we are doing with this treasure,
which is our lives. Are we frittering it away using up the time on things of
absolutely no eternal value? Even worse, are we using our time hindering
those who would live their lives in a meaningful way?

If we have lived very long upon this earth, no matter who we are, or where
we live, we have gone through some difficult times of one kind or another.
Edward Rosenthal went through a horrific six days of being lost and when he
wrote he was "Still here" it meant something. I don't know what Edward is
going to do with the rest of his life; however, I do know that he and his
wife will treasure the remaining time that they do have together. Does it
mean anything to you that you are still here? Is that of any value to you?
It ought to mean something that you have lived life for the years that you
have lived. It ought to mean something that you have survived all this time.
Life is a gift. A gift that is cut short for countless people every year
through illness, injuries, accidents, even by being lost out in a wilderness
area.

Tomorrow when you wake up make a fresh start. Praise God for giving you your
life and for all He has brought you through. Then, sit down and talk to your
God about how He wants you to use the incredible treasure that your life is,
while you are still here on this earth.

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.