BBD 10.07.13 Have No Fear (Classic)

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Classic from 2006

10.07.13

Have No Fear

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. - Romans 3:23.

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in
Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 6:23.

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still
sinners, Christ died for us. - Romans 5:8.

For forty years, I have had somewhat of an aversion to
the use of chewing gum. I used to enjoy it but I find no joy in chewing gum
now. It has probably come about from an incident I experienced in high school.
A teacher had a rule that there should be no chewing of gum in his class. One
day, I had forgotten about the rule until the class was already underway. I was
sitting almost in the front row and knew that the teacher would see me if I
took the gum out of my mouth. So, I tried not to move the gum around and
succeeded for some minutes. However, the teacher did finally notice the rule breaker
in his class and justice was administered very quickly. He told me to come with
him and he administered three licks with a wooden paddle that had holes drilled
in it to make it sting more. The punishment was effective for the teacher’s
purposes because it did strike fear into the hearts of all prospective gum
chewers in his class, including me.

Surprisingly, I read this morning that a man in Turkey
was arrested because he was chewing gum when he laid a wreath at the monument
to Kemal Ataturk who was the country’s founder. Chewing of gum, according to
the law, is disrespectful - at least in this instance. His excuse was that he
was trying to cover up his garlic breath. It is unknown what penalty he will
face for this breach of his country’s rules.

You may never have broken a rule of a teacher or of a
country by chewing gum but, you are still a rule breaker. Why do I say that?
Because we have all come short of the absolute holiness of God. The Bible tells
us that we have all sinned. You have sinned and I have sinned. We have all come
short of the holiness of God. It may have only been what in our eyes was a
little lie. But, we failed at that point to live perfectly. We were tempted at
all points and we failed.

If it were possible for us to live perfectly by never
breaking any of God’s rules, then, it would not have been necessary for Jesus
to come down from the glories of Heaven and suffer and die on the cross for our
sins. Jesus has done what we could not do. He lived a perfect life and became
the perfect sacrificial lamb dying in our place. In Hebrews 4:14-16 are told, "Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through
the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do
not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in
all points tempted as we are, yet without sin."

Unlike many human enforcers of human rules and laws, God
does have mercy and He has demonstrated the love from which that mercy flows.
We may have a fear of chewing gum or other things but, we should never be
afraid of approaching God in the Name of Jesus. In verse 17 of Hebrews
chapter four this is made very clear when we are told, "Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may
obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need."

Have no fear of approaching God for mercy when you
come in the Name of His beloved Son, Jesus Christ.

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
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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
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all of the pages.

The Burning Bush Devotional

14,000 Subscribers
to the Email Devotional

Classic from 2006

10.07.13

Have No Fear

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. - Romans 3:23.

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in
Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 6:23.

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still
sinners, Christ died for us. - Romans 5:8.

For forty years, I have had somewhat of an aversion to
the use of chewing gum. I used to enjoy it but I find no joy in chewing gum
now. It has probably come about from an incident I experienced in high school.
A teacher had a rule that there should be no chewing of gum in his class. One
day, I had forgotten about the rule until the class was already underway. I was
sitting almost in the front row and knew that the teacher would see me if I
took the gum out of my mouth. So, I tried not to move the gum around and
succeeded for some minutes. However, the teacher did finally notice the rule breaker
in his class and justice was administered very quickly. He told me to come with
him and he administered three licks with a wooden paddle that had holes drilled
in it to make it sting more. The punishment was effective for the teacher’s
purposes because it did strike fear into the hearts of all prospective gum
chewers in his class, including me.

Surprisingly, I read this morning that a man in Turkey
was arrested because he was chewing gum when he laid a wreath at the monument
to Kemal Ataturk who was the country’s founder. Chewing of gum, according to
the law, is disrespectful - at least in this instance. His excuse was that he
was trying to cover up his garlic breath. It is unknown what penalty he will
face for this breach of his country’s rules.

You may never have broken a rule of a teacher or of a
country by chewing gum but, you are still a rule breaker. Why do I say that?
Because we have all come short of the absolute holiness of God. The Bible tells
us that we have all sinned. You have sinned and I have sinned. We have all come
short of the holiness of God. It may have only been what in our eyes was a
little lie. But, we failed at that point to live perfectly. We were tempted at
all points and we failed.

If it were possible for us to live perfectly by never
breaking any of God’s rules, then, it would not have been necessary for Jesus
to come down from the glories of Heaven and suffer and die on the cross for our
sins. Jesus has done what we could not do. He lived a perfect life and became
the perfect sacrificial lamb dying in our place. In Hebrews 4:14-16 are told, "Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through
the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do
not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in
all points tempted as we are, yet without sin."

Unlike many human enforcers of human rules and laws, God
does have mercy and He has demonstrated the love from which that mercy flows.
We may have a fear of chewing gum or other things but, we should never be
afraid of approaching God in the Name of Jesus. In verse 17 of Hebrews
chapter four this is made very clear when we are told, "Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may
obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need."

Have no fear of approaching God for mercy when you
come in the Name of His beloved Son, Jesus Christ.

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
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