BBD 10.03.13 Out of the Haze (Classic)

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Classic from 2006

10.03.13

Out of the Haze

Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such
a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit"; whereas you
do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a
vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Instead you ought
to say, "If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that." But
now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. Therefore, to him
who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin. - James 4:13-14.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present
your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your
reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed
by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and
acceptable and perfect will of God. - Romans 12:1-2.

If you woke up one morning and suddenly remembered, you
had a court date what would you do?
Let’s say the court date was in regard to your stealing a car and attacking
someone. Now you remember you are supposed to be in court, but you do not have
a car or any available transportation. How would you handle the situation?
Thomas Mink was faced with this very type of thing and he handled it by
stealing a Mercedes. Mink did make it to court on time; however, unknown to him
the stolen vehicle had a GPS locator. As a result, police officers blocked his
exit from the courthouse. Mink now has an additional charge of grand theft
auto. He has also been charged with aggravated assault, because he tried to run
down two officers along with charges of fleeing and eluding.

It could be that Thomas Mink’s reasoning ability was
somewhat impaired the morning he made it to court in a stolen Mercedes. You see,
Mink had
been in a crack house that morning and as he tells it, "I'm still halfway cracked up when I got here." That meant he was still under the influence of the crack
when he arrived at the courthouse. It all happened in Miami, Florida.

How would you ever recover from something like that? Only through the power of God. God could salvage this
situation to the point of Thomas Mink still having an opportunity to live a
productive and meaningful life; after he is released from prison. He does not
have to continue down the path he has embarked upon. No, he can turn to God and
ask for help. Will Mink do that? I have my doubts but I pray that he
will.

What about you? Just
because you are not driving around in a stolen Mercedes in a crack haze does
not necessarily mean that you are in God’s will. Are you headed down the
path of life that God wants you to go down? If you are not sure - ask Him. If
you are headed down the wrong path, will you turn around? Will you turn to the
path that God wants for your life?

Sadly, for too many people the will of God is a vast and
mysterious thing. It is vast and mysterious, because there is so much
distortion and interference between God and them. We can only know God’s will
and do God’s will by presenting ourselves to God as a living sacrifice. I
sacrifice my will to God’s will. No longer will I do what the world wants, I
will not be conformed any longer to the world; but will be conformed to what
God wants. How do we know what God wants? Through His Word and prayer.
Come out of the haze of the world and into His will.

Copyright © 2006-2013. 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.

Ed Wrather has retired from
pastoring full-time and has more time to pursue other ministry opportunities.
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a revival or to share his testimony in the continental United States. You can
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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.

The Burning Bush Devotional

14,000 Subscribers
to the Email Devotional

Classic from 2006

10.03.13

Out of the Haze

Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such
a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit"; whereas you
do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a
vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Instead you ought
to say, "If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that." But
now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. Therefore, to him
who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin. - James 4:13-14.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present
your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your
reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed
by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and
acceptable and perfect will of God. - Romans 12:1-2.

If you woke up one morning and suddenly remembered, you
had a court date what would you do?
Let’s say the court date was in regard to your stealing a car and attacking
someone. Now you remember you are supposed to be in court, but you do not have
a car or any available transportation. How would you handle the situation?
Thomas Mink was faced with this very type of thing and he handled it by
stealing a Mercedes. Mink did make it to court on time; however, unknown to him
the stolen vehicle had a GPS locator. As a result, police officers blocked his
exit from the courthouse. Mink now has an additional charge of grand theft
auto. He has also been charged with aggravated assault, because he tried to run
down two officers along with charges of fleeing and eluding.

It could be that Thomas Mink’s reasoning ability was
somewhat impaired the morning he made it to court in a stolen Mercedes. You see,
Mink had
been in a crack house that morning and as he tells it, "I'm still halfway cracked up when I got here." That meant he was still under the influence of the crack
when he arrived at the courthouse. It all happened in Miami, Florida.

How would you ever recover from something like that? Only through the power of God. God could salvage this
situation to the point of Thomas Mink still having an opportunity to live a
productive and meaningful life; after he is released from prison. He does not
have to continue down the path he has embarked upon. No, he can turn to God and
ask for help. Will Mink do that? I have my doubts but I pray that he
will.

What about you? Just
because you are not driving around in a stolen Mercedes in a crack haze does
not necessarily mean that you are in God’s will. Are you headed down the
path of life that God wants you to go down? If you are not sure - ask Him. If
you are headed down the wrong path, will you turn around? Will you turn to the
path that God wants for your life?

Sadly, for too many people the will of God is a vast and
mysterious thing. It is vast and mysterious, because there is so much
distortion and interference between God and them. We can only know God’s will
and do God’s will by presenting ourselves to God as a living sacrifice. I
sacrifice my will to God’s will. No longer will I do what the world wants, I
will not be conformed any longer to the world; but will be conformed to what
God wants. How do we know what God wants? Through His Word and prayer.
Come out of the haze of the world and into His will.

Copyright © 2006-2013. 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.

Ed Wrather has retired from
pastoring full-time and has more time to pursue other ministry opportunities.
No matter what the size your church, Ed will come on a love offering basis for
a revival or to share his testimony in the continental United States. 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: 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.).

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

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/33.html.

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