BBD 11.16.10 Falling Back - Part 2 (New)

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11.16.10

Falling Back - Part 2

Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. - 1
Corinthians 10:12.

We know of some things now that are not pleasing to God. But what is it that
pleases God? Here are a few:

First, To receive Jesus as our personal Savior pleases God. The angels in
Heaven rejoice whenever someone is born again. "...there is joy in the
presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repents (Luke 15:10)."

Second, we please God through faith. In Hebrews 11:6 we are told, "But
without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must
believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek
Him."

Third, we please God by growing in wisdom. In Luke 2:52 the Bible says,
"...Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man."
We should seek the wisdom that comes from God.

Fourth, we can please God by walking in righteousness. In John 14:21 Jesus
says, "He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And
he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest
Myself to him."

Fifth, we can please God by praising Him. The Psalmist says in Psalm
69:30-31, "I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him
with thanksgiving. This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or
bullock that has horns and hoofs."

So, what if you have a desire to please God, you know some of things to
please God, but still you are having problems actually doing what you know
you need to do? The Bible does give us some instructions, some guidance,
about how to actually live a God pleasing life. In 1 Corinthians 10:11-13 we
are told, "No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man;
but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you
are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you
may be able to bear it." When you are tempted to do what you know will not
please God, look for the way of escape. Ask God to show you the way of
escape. There will be one.

What does Paul say in Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ
who strengthens me." How is it that Paul can do all things? What is it that
strengthens Paul? He says, "through Christ." Paul does not say that he is
such a strong, wise person that he can do everything in his own strength.
The apostle Paul could not do all things in his own strength, and we can't
either. We need the empowerment of Christ, to live a life pleasing to God.

How do we get it? How do receive the empowerment of Christ to live God
pleasing lives? We get it by taking advantage of, and using God's resources.
We must pray - Jesus says, "Men ought to always pray and not faint." We must
read, study, memorize, meditate upon the Word of God. The Psalmist says in
Psalm 119:9-11, "How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed
according to Your word. Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might
not sin against You."

If we want live lives pleasing to God we must pray, we must have God's Word
in our lives, and we need the church - we need each other. Hebrews 10:24-25
says, "And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good
works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together.."

So, if you have been falling back, stop it! Turn back to God, ask for His
help. Pray, read God's Word, assemble with other believers; and you will
find yourself empowered, enabled to live a life that is pleasing to God.

Copyright © 2010. 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.

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 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.

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

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

Two videos of my sermons are posted on GodTube (now Tangle) 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/

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 11 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 11,000 subscribers across the world.

Please join the Burning Bush Prayer Group. The group began in 1998 and is
made up of more than 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 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.

The Burning Bush Devotional
Welcome to the 2686 new subscribers since January 1, 2010!!
There were 1367 new subscribers during 2009!!

11.16.10

Falling Back - Part 2

Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. - 1
Corinthians 10:12.

We know of some things now that are not pleasing to God. But what is it that
pleases God? Here are a few:

First, To receive Jesus as our personal Savior pleases God. The angels in
Heaven rejoice whenever someone is born again. "...there is joy in the
presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repents (Luke 15:10)."

Second, we please God through faith. In Hebrews 11:6 we are told, "But
without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must
believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek
Him."

Third, we please God by growing in wisdom. In Luke 2:52 the Bible says,
"...Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man."
We should seek the wisdom that comes from God.

Fourth, we can please God by walking in righteousness. In John 14:21 Jesus
says, "He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And
he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest
Myself to him."

Fifth, we can please God by praising Him. The Psalmist says in Psalm
69:30-31, "I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him
with thanksgiving. This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or
bullock that has horns and hoofs."

So, what if you have a desire to please God, you know some of things to
please God, but still you are having problems actually doing what you know
you need to do? The Bible does give us some instructions, some guidance,
about how to actually live a God pleasing life. In 1 Corinthians 10:11-13 we
are told, "No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man;
but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you
are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you
may be able to bear it." When you are tempted to do what you know will not
please God, look for the way of escape. Ask God to show you the way of
escape. There will be one.

What does Paul say in Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ
who strengthens me." How is it that Paul can do all things? What is it that
strengthens Paul? He says, "through Christ." Paul does not say that he is
such a strong, wise person that he can do everything in his own strength.
The apostle Paul could not do all things in his own strength, and we can't
either. We need the empowerment of Christ, to live a life pleasing to God.

How do we get it? How do receive the empowerment of Christ to live God
pleasing lives? We get it by taking advantage of, and using God's resources.
We must pray - Jesus says, "Men ought to always pray and not faint." We must
read, study, memorize, meditate upon the Word of God. The Psalmist says in
Psalm 119:9-11, "How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed
according to Your word. Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might
not sin against You."

If we want live lives pleasing to God we must pray, we must have God's Word
in our lives, and we need the church - we need each other. Hebrews 10:24-25
says, "And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good
works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together.."

So, if you have been falling back, stop it! Turn back to God, ask for His
help. Pray, read God's Word, assemble with other believers; and you will
find yourself empowered, enabled to live a life that is pleasing to God.

Copyright © 2010. 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.

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 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.

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

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

Two videos of my sermons are posted on GodTube (now Tangle) 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/

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-leave@welovegod.org and then respond to the
confirmation email.

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.