BBD 10.18.16 Twisting Off (Classic)

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Classic from 2009

Burning Bush Devotional

18 October 2016

Twisting Off

Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the
flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ; not with
eye service, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of
God from the heart, with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to
men, knowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the
Lord, whether he is a slave or free. And you, masters, do the same things to
them, giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master also is in heaven,
and there is no partiality with Him. - Ephesians 6:5-9 NKJV.

Masters, give your bondservants what is just and fair, knowing that you also
have a Master in heaven. - Colossians 4:1 NKJV.

During these difficult economic times (2009) there has been a wave of “bossnappings”
in France. There is a previous history of bossnapping in France dating
back to 1968 and into the 1970s. A bossnapping usually involves
desperate workers being laid off, holding the boss hostage, demanding better
terms. The bossnappers usually want guarantees of jobs, no sudden layoffs,
and reasonable pay.

Long before the current economic problems there have been problems between
employees and their supervisors. Thankfully (and hopefully), there are no
longer bondservants or slaves in most modernized countries. Problems often
arise in employee supervisor relationships when the employee is viewed as an
object, a tool, or even as a slave by the supervisor. Often the employee feels
trapped, and because of their financial situation is unable to simply quit and
walk away from their job; which results in increasingly adverse workplace
conditions.

While I was working in the oilfield, there was a term for those who suddenly
quit or walked off from their employment usually because of poor working
conditions and the relationship with their supervisor. The term used for that
kind of behavior was for someone to “twist off.” The term came from when
a string of drill pipe was lost in a hole when the pipe “twisted off.” I
once twisted off after being cussed out in front of my crew for nothing that I
had done, or that my crew had done. Two of my crewmembers after I had left then
participated in a bossbeating. That is what happens in the real world
when people are treated like slaves. People can be pushed to a point where it
does not matter what the financial or other consequences may be, they simply
will not take that kind of treatment any longer and there will be a rebellion.
You could think of a group of people going out on strike as a more formalized
form of this kind of behavior, and in France, they have bossnappings. So
far, I have not heard of any bossbeatings, but that may be coming if
things do not improve.

Having supervised large groups of men during sometimes very difficult
conditions in the oilfield I know that the best way to keep operations running
smoothly is to treat your employees as you would want to be treated yourself. I
never asked anyone to do anything that I would not have been willing to do
myself. The Golden Rule as stated by Jesus in Matthew 7:12 should be the Golden Rule not just in life,
but also for employees, employers, and supervisors. Jesus says, “…whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law
and the Prophets.”

Here is an additional reason for employers and supervisors to observe the
Golden Rule in their relationships with their employees: “…you also have a Master in heaven.”

Copyright © 2009-2016. 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 those
first devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent to
prison facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Visit the
Burning Bush websites:

www.theburningbush.net

www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites are celebrating
18 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 12,000
subscribers across the world. (At one time there were 18,000 subscribers to the
email devotional. Email has become less important as many are using the social
platforms like facebook and twitter more frequently.)

The Addictions Kit - Biblical Help for Addictions by Ed Wrather is now
available for download from Amazon. The Addictions Kit provides practical Biblical steps to defeat
your addiction that actually work.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VIYLNLM

The New Pastor's Training Manual is available for download on Amazon. Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PJ8UTGS If you prefer a paper copy of the book you can order it from
the Burning Bush website at http://bit.ly/1uXDBnk

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Check out the Scripture Index being constructed for the
Devotionals at the Burning Bush website. The Links are in about the middle of
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Prayer
Requests:
Please continue to pray for healing for Michelle Abetz,
Shane Hall, Brad, Damon D. & wife, Will J, Reta (my sister – she is
currently in hospital very ill), Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), Lexi McCalip and
Jeanie.

Please pray for God’s will to be
done in the upcoming election in the USA. Please pray for an end to the racial
hatred in the USA and that it will be replaced with peace and love. 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. My prayer focus is
now that God will give me opportunities to preach. As the apostle Paul says, “…woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!”).

You can contact Ed Wrather at edwrather@yahoo.com or
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn profile with
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Posted by: theburningbushdevotional <theburningbushdevotional@...>

Classic from 2009

Burning Bush Devotional

18 October 2016

Twisting Off

Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the
flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ; not with
eye service, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of
God from the heart, with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to
men, knowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the
Lord, whether he is a slave or free. And you, masters, do the same things to
them, giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master also is in heaven,
and there is no partiality with Him. - Ephesians 6:5-9 NKJV.

Masters, give your bondservants what is just and fair, knowing that you also
have a Master in heaven. - Colossians 4:1 NKJV.

During these difficult economic times (2009) there has been a wave of “bossnappings”
in France. There is a previous history of bossnapping in France dating
back to 1968 and into the 1970s. A bossnapping usually involves
desperate workers being laid off, holding the boss hostage, demanding better
terms. The bossnappers usually want guarantees of jobs, no sudden layoffs,
and reasonable pay.

Long before the current economic problems there have been problems between
employees and their supervisors. Thankfully (and hopefully), there are no
longer bondservants or slaves in most modernized countries. Problems often
arise in employee supervisor relationships when the employee is viewed as an
object, a tool, or even as a slave by the supervisor. Often the employee feels
trapped, and because of their financial situation is unable to simply quit and
walk away from their job; which results in increasingly adverse workplace
conditions.

While I was working in the oilfield, there was a term for those who suddenly
quit or walked off from their employment usually because of poor working
conditions and the relationship with their supervisor. The term used for that
kind of behavior was for someone to “twist off.” The term came from when
a string of drill pipe was lost in a hole when the pipe “twisted off.” I
once twisted off after being cussed out in front of my crew for nothing that I
had done, or that my crew had done. Two of my crewmembers after I had left then
participated in a bossbeating. That is what happens in the real world
when people are treated like slaves. People can be pushed to a point where it
does not matter what the financial or other consequences may be, they simply
will not take that kind of treatment any longer and there will be a rebellion.
You could think of a group of people going out on strike as a more formalized
form of this kind of behavior, and in France, they have bossnappings. So
far, I have not heard of any bossbeatings, but that may be coming if
things do not improve.

Having supervised large groups of men during sometimes very difficult
conditions in the oilfield I know that the best way to keep operations running
smoothly is to treat your employees as you would want to be treated yourself. I
never asked anyone to do anything that I would not have been willing to do
myself. The Golden Rule as stated by Jesus in Matthew 7:12 should be the Golden Rule not just in life,
but also for employees, employers, and supervisors. Jesus says, “…whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law
and the Prophets.”

Here is an additional reason for employers and supervisors to observe the
Golden Rule in their relationships with their employees: “…you also have a Master in heaven.”

Copyright © 2009-2016. 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 those
first devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent to
prison facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Visit the
Burning Bush websites:

http://www.theburningbush.net

http://www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites are celebrating
18 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 12,000
subscribers across the world. (At one time there were 18,000 subscribers to the
email devotional. Email has become less important as many are using the social
platforms like facebook and twitter more frequently.)

The Addictions Kit - Biblical Help for Addictions by Ed Wrather is now
available for download from Amazon. The Addictions Kit provides practical Biblical steps to defeat
your addiction that actually work.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VIYLNLM

The New Pastor's Training Manual is available for download on Amazon. Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PJ8UTGS If you prefer a paper copy of the book you can order it from
the Burning Bush website at http://bit.ly/1uXDBnk

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 right hand corner of all of the pages.

Check out the Scripture Index being constructed for the
Devotionals at the Burning Bush website. The Links are in about the middle of
the home page. Topics for each devotional are now being added to the Index.

Prayer
Requests:
Please continue to pray for healing for Michelle Abetz,
Shane Hall, Brad, Damon D. & wife, Will J, Reta (my sister – she is
currently in hospital very ill), Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), Lexi McCalip and
Jeanie.

Please pray for God’s will to be
done in the upcoming election in the USA. Please pray for an end to the racial
hatred in the USA and that it will be replaced with peace and love. 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. My prayer focus is
now that God will give me opportunities to preach. As the apostle Paul says, “…woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!”).

You can contact Ed Wrather at edwrather@yahoo.com or
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn profile with
endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

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/DevotionalArchive.html.

Devotion vs Devotional: We do our
devotions, we read devotionals.

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