BBD 10.05.11 The Need for Wisdom (Classic)

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10.05.11

The Need for Wisdom

My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. - Proverbs 1:10.

Cast in your lot among us, let us all have one purse - My son, do not walk in the way with them, keep your foot from their path; for their feet run to evil. - Proverbs 1:14-16a.

To do evil is like sport to a fool, but a man of understanding has wisdom. The fear of the wicked will come upon him, and the desire of the righteous will be granted. When the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more, but the righteous has an everlasting foundation. - Proverbs 10:23-25.

The seniors on the New Britain High School all-girl marching band drill team (The Canettes) had some fun at the expense of the newest members of the drill team. The seniors sent the new members on a scavenger hunt for such things as a mailbox. All of the items that were found by the drill team were stolen. In fact, police officers found a 50-foot-long pile of stolen items in November that the drill team had taken. Of course, their parents, along with police and school officials were shocked that these normally law-abiding young girls would do such a thing. For the girls, it was difficult for them to understand that they had done anything wrong. One of the girls said, "I just thought it was a custom kind of like a camaraderie thing. If the seniors said it was OK and they were in charge, then it was OK."

The really sad thing is that there are many who are not naïve young girls who are deceived, tricked and taken advantage of by those who view evil as fun. There are others who know it is wrong, but still listen to the voices of their friends and do it anyway. Because "everyone else is doing it" has become a mantra for young people, which can lead to some very serious trouble. For adults, it can lead to very serious trouble, as well. Many adults have been led to believe that there is a way to escape the payment of income taxes. But that fairy tale is simply not legally true. Others have been led to believe that the use of illegal substances such as marijuana or MDMA (Adam, ecstasy, XTC) is without any dangerous effects. But that is just another fairy tale. How many people, because everyone else was doing, it have an addiction today that controls everything in their lives?

How can you avoid being tricked, deceived, and manipulated by those who see evil as fun or as a sport? Solomon indicates that a man of understanding is able to see through those things. How can you have understanding? The beginning point is righteousness. Solomon says that the wicked will be destroyed "but the righteous has an everlasting foundation." We can only become righteous through Jesus (John 14:6; Romans 5:19). Once we have the right foundation, there is some building that needs to be done. Using the right materials will result in the growth of wisdom and understanding. Jesus says, "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock (Matthew 7:24)." Jude sums it all up by saying, "But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life (Jude 1:20-21)."

The next time someone tells you that "everyone else is doing it" or "its okay because of who else has done it" pause for a moment and think - ask yourself what Jesus would think about it. We must allow God to develop in us as the apostle Paul puts it, the "mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16c)."

Copyright © 2003-2011. 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.

For information about how to hear my testimony in your church visit this link: www.theburningbush.net/pages.asp?pageid=22160

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.). Please pray for our grandson, Mason Wrather, as he recovers from surgery. Please pray for a member of our church who is battling cancer, Connie Bryan.

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 burningbushhtml-join@welovegod.org

Two videos of my sermons are posted on Godtube 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/
Several videos of Clarks sermons can be found at his church website: www.fbcbrokenbow.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: edwrather <edwrather@...>

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 13 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the Burning Bush Devotional has been spreading the truth of Gods Word to more than 18,000 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

If you love to send and receive inspirational emails then 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.

Forwarding of this email is encouraged and appreciated!!

There is new translation tool on theburningbush.net website in the top right hand corner of all of the pages.

The Burning Bush Devotional
Welcome to the 7617 new subscribers since January 1, 2011!!
There were 4010 new subscribers during 2010!!
Classic from 2003

10.05.11

The Need for Wisdom

My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. - Proverbs 1:10.

Cast in your lot among us, let us all have one purse - My son, do not walk in the way with them, keep your foot from their path; for their feet run to evil. - Proverbs 1:14-16a.

To do evil is like sport to a fool, but a man of understanding has wisdom. The fear of the wicked will come upon him, and the desire of the righteous will be granted. When the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more, but the righteous has an everlasting foundation. - Proverbs 10:23-25.

The seniors on the New Britain High School all-girl marching band drill team (The Canettes) had some fun at the expense of the newest members of the drill team. The seniors sent the new members on a scavenger hunt for such things as a mailbox. All of the items that were found by the drill team were stolen. In fact, police officers found a 50-foot-long pile of stolen items in November that the drill team had taken. Of course, their parents, along with police and school officials were shocked that these normally law-abiding young girls would do such a thing. For the girls, it was difficult for them to understand that they had done anything wrong. One of the girls said, "I just thought it was a custom kind of like a camaraderie thing. If the seniors said it was OK and they were in charge, then it was OK."

The really sad thing is that there are many who are not naïve young girls who are deceived, tricked and taken advantage of by those who view evil as fun. There are others who know it is wrong, but still listen to the voices of their friends and do it anyway. Because "everyone else is doing it" has become a mantra for young people, which can lead to some very serious trouble. For adults, it can lead to very serious trouble, as well. Many adults have been led to believe that there is a way to escape the payment of income taxes. But that fairy tale is simply not legally true. Others have been led to believe that the use of illegal substances such as marijuana or MDMA (Adam, ecstasy, XTC) is without any dangerous effects. But that is just another fairy tale. How many people, because everyone else was doing, it have an addiction today that controls everything in their lives?

How can you avoid being tricked, deceived, and manipulated by those who see evil as fun or as a sport? Solomon indicates that a man of understanding is able to see through those things. How can you have understanding? The beginning point is righteousness. Solomon says that the wicked will be destroyed "but the righteous has an everlasting foundation." We can only become righteous through Jesus (John 14:6; Romans 5:19). Once we have the right foundation, there is some building that needs to be done. Using the right materials will result in the growth of wisdom and understanding. Jesus says, "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock (Matthew 7:24)." Jude sums it all up by saying, "But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life (Jude 1:20-21)."

The next time someone tells you that "everyone else is doing it" or "its okay because of who else has done it" pause for a moment and think - ask yourself what Jesus would think about it. We must allow God to develop in us as the apostle Paul puts it, the "mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16c)."

Copyright © 2003-2011. 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.

For information about how to hear my testimony in your church visit this link: http://www.theburningbush.net/pages.asp?pageid=22160

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.). Please pray for our grandson, Mason Wrather, as he recovers from surgery. Please pray for a member of our church who is battling cancer, Connie Bryan.

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 burningbushhtml-join@welovegod.org

Two videos of my sermons are posted on Godtube 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/
Several videos of Clarks sermons can be found at his church website: http://www.fbcbrokenbow.com

There is a complete devotional archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here is the URL: http://www.theburningbush.org/33.html.

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.

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