BBD 10.02.09 The Wrong and the Right

#1 · October 2, 2009, 12:37 pm

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10.02.09

The Wrong and the Right

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to
trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all
things to enjoy. Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to
give, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the
time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. - 1 Timothy 6:17-19.

Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and
the majesty; for all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the
kingdom, O LORD, and You are exalted as head over all.

Both riches and honor come from You, and You reign over all. In Your hand is
power and might; in Your hand it is to make great and to give strength to
all.

Now therefore, our God, we thank You and praise Your glorious name. But who
am I, and who are my people that we should be able to offer so willingly as
this? For all things come from You, and of Your own we have given You. - 1
Chronicles 29: 11-14.

Something is wrong with a 22-year-old Chinese woman, Dan Dan, having to sell
herself in marriage to raise the money for a classmate's surgery. About
$24,000 is needed to cover the treatment her friend needs for
encephalomyelitis. There is something wrong about the Sultan of Brunei
spending about $24,000 for a haircut when the money could be used in a much
better way. There is something wrong about anyone buying a $24,000 diamond
studded computer mouse offered by a Swiss company when the money could be
used to help some who are facing desperate situations. There is something
wrong about paying $24,000 for two melons at an auction in Japan even though
the melons were exquisite.

There is something right about a third-grader in Florida raising $24,000
selling lemonade to give to a cancer center. There is something right about
the Franklin Central High School students in Indiana, who raised $24,000 for
the Riley Hospital for Children. There is something right about the Arizona
IHOP's raising and giving $24,000 to the ChildHelp organization that is
dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect and at-risk
children. There is something right about the Naples Women's Club in Florida
raising and awarding $24,000 toward 18 college scholarships.

As David points out, "all things come from You, and of Your own we have
given You." We are only stewards of those material things that we have in
our possession. Everything that we have actually belongs to God. The apostle
Paul advises Timothy and us of how those who do have material things ought
to use them as he writes, "Let them do good, that they be rich in good
works, ready to give, willing to share."

We may not be rich, and we may never have $24,000 in our bank account or
even $24 in our bank account. However, even the dollar or the penny that we
have, and the clothes that we wear belongs ultimately not to us but to God.
We are to be good stewards of that penny, and of those clothes. As the
apostle James says, ".to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him
it is sin (James 4:17)."

Copyright © 2009. 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.

Prayer Requests: Malachi Struthers that we have been praying for passed away
early Saturday morning. He was a nine and a half year old boy who fought
cancer (neuroblastoma) for five years, and was our foster son for a brief
time. Malachi always began his prayers by saying, "Thank you Father for my
life." The funeral service for Malachi was very nice, and very sad but we
know that he is with the Lord and is no longer hurting. May the Lord bring
good out of this as His Word promises! Thank you again for all of your
prayers and support!! Please continue to pray for Cody, and Mica who are
young boys with cancer. 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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those who may not know the Lord or may have wandered away. You can help me
reach out to them.

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Church of Broken Bow, Oklahoma) live on Sunday mornings at 10:55am CST
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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 over 300 prayer warriors. Send prayer requests and receive prayer
requests. To join send an email to: bbpg-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

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

I'm now on twitter and you can find me by searching for my name or my email
address wrather@dobsonteleco.com.

The Burning Bush Devotional

Welcome to the 1066 new subscribers since January 1, 2009

10.02.09

The Wrong and the Right

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to
trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all
things to enjoy. Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to
give, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the
time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. - 1 Timothy 6:17-19.

Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and
the majesty; for all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the
kingdom, O LORD, and You are exalted as head over all.

Both riches and honor come from You, and You reign over all. In Your hand is
power and might; in Your hand it is to make great and to give strength to
all.

Now therefore, our God, we thank You and praise Your glorious name. But who
am I, and who are my people that we should be able to offer so willingly as
this? For all things come from You, and of Your own we have given You. - 1
Chronicles 29: 11-14.

Something is wrong with a 22-year-old Chinese woman, Dan Dan, having to sell
herself in marriage to raise the money for a classmate's surgery. About
$24,000 is needed to cover the treatment her friend needs for
encephalomyelitis. There is something wrong about the Sultan of Brunei
spending about $24,000 for a haircut when the money could be used in a much
better way. There is something wrong about anyone buying a $24,000 diamond
studded computer mouse offered by a Swiss company when the money could be
used to help some who are facing desperate situations. There is something
wrong about paying $24,000 for two melons at an auction in Japan even though
the melons were exquisite.

There is something right about a third-grader in Florida raising $24,000
selling lemonade to give to a cancer center. There is something right about
the Franklin Central High School students in Indiana, who raised $24,000 for
the Riley Hospital for Children. There is something right about the Arizona
IHOP's raising and giving $24,000 to the ChildHelp organization that is
dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect and at-risk
children. There is something right about the Naples Women's Club in Florida
raising and awarding $24,000 toward 18 college scholarships.

As David points out, "all things come from You, and of Your own we have
given You." We are only stewards of those material things that we have in
our possession. Everything that we have actually belongs to God. The apostle
Paul advises Timothy and us of how those who do have material things ought
to use them as he writes, "Let them do good, that they be rich in good
works, ready to give, willing to share."

We may not be rich, and we may never have $24,000 in our bank account or
even $24 in our bank account. However, even the dollar or the penny that we
have, and the clothes that we wear belongs ultimately not to us but to God.
We are to be good stewards of that penny, and of those clothes. As the
apostle James says, ".to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him
it is sin (James 4:17)."

Copyright © 2009. 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.

Prayer Requests: Malachi Struthers that we have been praying for passed away
early Saturday morning. He was a nine and a half year old boy who fought
cancer (neuroblastoma) for five years, and was our foster son for a brief
time. Malachi always began his prayers by saying, "Thank you Father for my
life." The funeral service for Malachi was very nice, and very sad but we
know that he is with the Lord and is no longer hurting. May the Lord bring
good out of this as His Word promises! Thank you again for all of your
prayers and support!! Please continue to pray for Cody, and Mica who are
young boys with cancer. 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.

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

Two videos of my sermons are posted on GodTube at:
http://www.godtube.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-unsubscribe@welovegod.org and then respond to
the confirmation email.

You may subscribe to the html text group by sending a blank email to
burningbushhtml-subscribe@welovegod.org and you may unsubscribe by sending a
blank email to burningbushhtml-unsubscribe@welovegod.org and then respond to
the confirmation email. If the link does not work, copy and paste the link.