BBD 11.03.17 Grasping (Classic)

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Classic from 2003

Burning Bush Devotional

03 November 2017

Grasping

Remember Lot's wife. Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and
whoever loses his life will preserve it. - Luke 17:32-33 NKJV.

Remember what happened to Lot's wife! If you grasp and cling to life on
your terms, you'll lose it, but if you let that life go, you'll get life on
God's terms. - Luke 17:32-33 (The
Message).

No one is exactly sure what happened, except Edwin
Galler, and he’s not talking about it. It happened in the Bronx on a
Metro-North train. Joe Veniscofski, a train foreman said, "I have never, in my 16 years on the railroad, seen
anything like this. This is the first." It happened during rush hour with a train filled with
commuters; shut the train down for two hours, and cost thousands of dollars. It
also must have been at least a little embarrassing for Galler. The train
foreman, Veniscofski, describes the scene, "He had to stick his hand inside of that loose
splash guard, into the holding basin. And that's when it got caught." Apparently, Galler dropped his cell phone into a toilet
while he was in the train’s restroom, and then tried to grab hold of it; but
got his hand stuck. The toilet was stainless steel, and had to be cut apart to
free Galler’s hand. Albert Cecere, facilities director said, "We did not recover the phone. I don't know if he
did or not."

When Lot and his family were fleeing Sodom and Gomorrah,
they were warned not to look back, as God rained fire and brimstone on those
evil cities. Lot and his family had lived in that place for many years, even
though Lot "vexed" his righteous soul by doing so. Apparently, Lot and his
wife enjoyed living there so much so, that Lot’s wife looked back with longing
toward their home, and turned into a "pillar
of salt (Genesis 19:26)." Lot longed
for his home in the city just as much as his wife (Genesis 19:17-20), but he did not look
back, and was able to survive. Lot’s wife sought to save her worldly life at
the expense of what was spiritually best for herself, and her family. As a
result, she lost her physical life, and risked spiritual destruction.

What is it that you are grasping for in this life? What
is it that you are risking? Are you just risking some embarrassment, or are you
risking more - physical and emotional pain for yourself and others? Perhaps you
are risking something even greater, such as spiritual destruction?

I am sure if Edwin Galler had it to do over again, he
would have just let his cell phone go down the drain. It would have been a
little thing, compared to all the trouble that resulted from his trying to keep
his grasp on the phone. If he had just let go…. Maybe you just need to let go….

Copyright © 2010 - 2017. 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
19 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.

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

Books now available at the Burning Bush website:

New Pastor's
Training Manual

Biblical Help
for Overcoming Substance Abuse

Biblical Help
for Overcoming Sexual Addictions In Times of
Trouble - Devotionals to Encourage and Strengthen You (Also available for
download on Amazon.)

You can leave comments/feedback
about the devotionals at 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.

Please continue to pray for
healing for Pastor Shane Hall, Michelle Abetz, Wesley Lewis, Brandy, Brad,
Damon D. & wife, Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), Brent Baker, Gary Kirk, and
Jeanie (who recently had two strokes).

Please also pray for my Aunt
Ellamae Dobbs, Aleesha McMillan, Amy
Carroll, and Vivian and Henry.

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
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
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Posted by: theburningbushdevotional <theburningbushdevotional@...>

Classic from 2003

Burning Bush Devotional

03 November 2017

Grasping

Remember Lot's wife. Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and
whoever loses his life will preserve it. - Luke 17:32-33 NKJV.

Remember what happened to Lot's wife! If you grasp and cling to life on
your terms, you'll lose it, but if you let that life go, you'll get life on
God's terms. - Luke 17:32-33 (The
Message).

No one is exactly sure what happened, except Edwin
Galler, and he’s not talking about it. It happened in the Bronx on a
Metro-North train. Joe Veniscofski, a train foreman said, "I have never, in my 16 years on the railroad, seen
anything like this. This is the first." It happened during rush hour with a train filled with
commuters; shut the train down for two hours, and cost thousands of dollars. It
also must have been at least a little embarrassing for Galler. The train
foreman, Veniscofski, describes the scene, "He had to stick his hand inside of that loose
splash guard, into the holding basin. And that's when it got caught." Apparently, Galler dropped his cell phone into a toilet
while he was in the train’s restroom, and then tried to grab hold of it; but
got his hand stuck. The toilet was stainless steel, and had to be cut apart to
free Galler’s hand. Albert Cecere, facilities director said, "We did not recover the phone. I don't know if he
did or not."

When Lot and his family were fleeing Sodom and Gomorrah,
they were warned not to look back, as God rained fire and brimstone on those
evil cities. Lot and his family had lived in that place for many years, even
though Lot "vexed" his righteous soul by doing so. Apparently, Lot and his
wife enjoyed living there so much so, that Lot’s wife looked back with longing
toward their home, and turned into a "pillar
of salt (Genesis 19:26)." Lot longed
for his home in the city just as much as his wife (Genesis 19:17-20), but he did not look
back, and was able to survive. Lot’s wife sought to save her worldly life at
the expense of what was spiritually best for herself, and her family. As a
result, she lost her physical life, and risked spiritual destruction.

What is it that you are grasping for in this life? What
is it that you are risking? Are you just risking some embarrassment, or are you
risking more - physical and emotional pain for yourself and others? Perhaps you
are risking something even greater, such as spiritual destruction?

I am sure if Edwin Galler had it to do over again, he
would have just let his cell phone go down the drain. It would have been a
little thing, compared to all the trouble that resulted from his trying to keep
his grasp on the phone. If he had just let go…. Maybe you just need to let go….

Copyright © 2010 - 2017. 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
19 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.

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

Books now available at the Burning Bush website:

New Pastor's
Training Manual

Biblical Help
for Overcoming Substance Abuse

Biblical Help
for Overcoming Sexual Addictions In Times of
Trouble - Devotionals to Encourage and Strengthen You (Also available for
download on Amazon.)

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.

Please continue to pray for
healing for Pastor Shane Hall, Michelle Abetz, Wesley Lewis, Brandy, Brad,
Damon D. & wife, Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), Brent Baker, Gary Kirk, and
Jeanie (who recently had two strokes).

Please also pray for my Aunt
Ellamae Dobbs, Aleesha McMillan, Amy
Carroll, and Vivian and Henry.

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
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.

You can help support this
ministry by using this link: http://www.paypal.me/EdWrather

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

You can unsubscribe to the burningbushdevo devotional group by
sending a blank email to burningbushdevo-leave@welovegod.org and then respond
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constraints the devotional is only being sent now in html format) by sending a
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