BBD 11.01.07 Something is Wrong

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11.01.07

Something is Wrong

Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into
this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and
clothing, with these we shall be content. But those who desire to be rich
fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts
which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a
root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in
their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. But you,
O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith,
love, patience, gentleness. - 1 Timothy 6:6-11.

Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone
thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. -
Galatians 6:2-3.

In Las Vegas, there is a new deal in town. No, it is not in a casino instead
this unique for life deal is to be found at a tire showroom. Dunlop Tires is
offering a lifetime deal or is it a deal of a lifetime? You decide. Dunlop
Tires is offering four free new tires and all you have to do is sell your
soul. Well, it is not quite that bad - you just have to let them tattoo your
body with either the Dunlop logo or the tire tread pattern. No word about
where the tattoo is to be placed on the body. You would think that the
tattoo would have to be in a visible location as in on your forehead, on
your neck, or arms - but I am just guessing. Officials for the company say
the line starts at 8am and they expect to tattoo 20 people a day, which is
all their tattoo artists can handle at the present time.

Something is wrong with this and I have been trying to understand what it is
that is wrong. Is it wrong for someone to do what is necessary so that their
family will have transportation to and from work and school? I have worked
at some jobs that were far from pleasant and were in fact dangerous because
I had to provide for my family. Would I have gotten a tattoo on my neck or
my arm or my forehead to take better care of my family? It would have
depended upon how desperate the situation. Many people have teeth pulled
when if there had been enough money they could have had crowns put on them,
or had a root canal and saved them. Many people do not go to a doctor and
receive the medical care that they so very much need because the family
comes first.

It may be that what is wrong here is not so much that someone is willing to
have a tattoo put on their body for some tires but instead it is a warped
sense of corporate responsibility. The corporation, Dunlop Tires, in this
situation sees the instant media attention that is possible through this
stunt. Are they considering the individuals that are receiving the tattoos?
No, they could care less. The corporation it appears just wants some free
advertising dollars or cheap advertising dollars because they are giving
away some tires. Greed and a lack of concern for people, is the problem
here. A lack of compassion. A lack of decency. A lack of caring about what
anyone may think.

It is sad that it has come to this point in this society because the
corporation could have still had their cheap advertising dollars without
resorting to this type of grandstanding, this type of devaluing of human
dignity. Instead of all of this they could have given away, twenty sets of
tires for a week or two weeks to families in need. Perhaps even better would
have been a donation of the approximate value of the advertising that they
would receive, a donation to a homeless shelter, or to others that are
hurting and in great need. Maybe they could have given some jobs to people
that are qualified but have great needs like a single mother with five
children who is handicapped. Maybe they could have done something like that.
The current state of corporate responsibility, at least for one corporation
that I know of, appears to be.sickening.

In the words of the apostle Paul, "But you, O man of God, flee these things
and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness."

Copyright © 2007. 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: Please pray for Malachi a young boy with cancer. The cancer
in Malachi's bone marrow has reoccurred. Malachi is now in San Francisco for
additional treatment.

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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Posted by: wrather <wrather@...>

Visit the Burning Bush websites:

http://www.theburningbush.net

http://www.theburningbush.org

Join the Burning Bush Prayer Group! Send and receive prayer requests and be
a part of a great ministry. More than 300 wonderful people make up this
group. To join send an email to: BBPG-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Be a part of the Burning Bush Community! Share prayer requests,
inspirational material, find help for addictions, and help others. Find out
more at the Burning Bush Community webpage:
http://www.theburningbush.net/pages.asp?pageid=37647

Several devotional booklets are available for free download in PDF format at
the new site. Just click on the "Free Book Downloads" link.

Join facebook.com and be my friend. Use the facebook search feature to find
me (Ed Wrather) and then add me as your friend (Click the link on the right
hand side.). So far through this effort at least one person has been saved
and God has had the opportunity to touch lives that would not otherwise have
been possible.

The Burning Bush Devotional

Welcome to the 1461 new subscribers since January 1, 2007!!

11.01.07

Something is Wrong

Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into
this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and
clothing, with these we shall be content. But those who desire to be rich
fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts
which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a
root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in
their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. But you,
O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith,
love, patience, gentleness. - 1 Timothy 6:6-11.

Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone
thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. -
Galatians 6:2-3.

In Las Vegas, there is a new deal in town. No, it is not in a casino instead
this unique for life deal is to be found at a tire showroom. Dunlop Tires is
offering a lifetime deal or is it a deal of a lifetime? You decide. Dunlop
Tires is offering four free new tires and all you have to do is sell your
soul. Well, it is not quite that bad - you just have to let them tattoo your
body with either the Dunlop logo or the tire tread pattern. No word about
where the tattoo is to be placed on the body. You would think that the
tattoo would have to be in a visible location as in on your forehead, on
your neck, or arms - but I am just guessing. Officials for the company say
the line starts at 8am and they expect to tattoo 20 people a day, which is
all their tattoo artists can handle at the present time.

Something is wrong with this and I have been trying to understand what it is
that is wrong. Is it wrong for someone to do what is necessary so that their
family will have transportation to and from work and school? I have worked
at some jobs that were far from pleasant and were in fact dangerous because
I had to provide for my family. Would I have gotten a tattoo on my neck or
my arm or my forehead to take better care of my family? It would have
depended upon how desperate the situation. Many people have teeth pulled
when if there had been enough money they could have had crowns put on them,
or had a root canal and saved them. Many people do not go to a doctor and
receive the medical care that they so very much need because the family
comes first.

It may be that what is wrong here is not so much that someone is willing to
have a tattoo put on their body for some tires but instead it is a warped
sense of corporate responsibility. The corporation, Dunlop Tires, in this
situation sees the instant media attention that is possible through this
stunt. Are they considering the individuals that are receiving the tattoos?
No, they could care less. The corporation it appears just wants some free
advertising dollars or cheap advertising dollars because they are giving
away some tires. Greed and a lack of concern for people, is the problem
here. A lack of compassion. A lack of decency. A lack of caring about what
anyone may think.

It is sad that it has come to this point in this society because the
corporation could have still had their cheap advertising dollars without
resorting to this type of grandstanding, this type of devaluing of human
dignity. Instead of all of this they could have given away, twenty sets of
tires for a week or two weeks to families in need. Perhaps even better would
have been a donation of the approximate value of the advertising that they
would receive, a donation to a homeless shelter, or to others that are
hurting and in great need. Maybe they could have given some jobs to people
that are qualified but have great needs like a single mother with five
children who is handicapped. Maybe they could have done something like that.
The current state of corporate responsibility, at least for one corporation
that I know of, appears to be.sickening.

In the words of the apostle Paul, "But you, O man of God, flee these things
and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness."

Copyright © 2007. 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: Please pray for Malachi a young boy with cancer. The cancer
in Malachi's bone marrow has reoccurred. Malachi is now in San Francisco for
additional treatment.

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

Streaming Videos of some of my sermons are posted at:
http://www.theburningbush.org/fbcswvideo.html

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.

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