BBD 12.01.14 No Fear (Classic)

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If for
some reason you do not receive your email version of the devotional please
check the Burning Bush website at www.theburningbush.net for the “Devotional of the Day”
and read the devotional there.

The Burning
Bush Devotional

Classic
from 2008

12.01.14

No Fear

Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no
authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.
Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those
who resist will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers are not a terror to
good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what
is good, and you will have praise from the same. For he is God’s minister to
you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in
vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who
practices evil. Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but
also for conscience’ sake. - Romans 13:1-5.

In Hempstead, New York a strange thing occurred. When
police officers tried to stop a car for committing a traffic violation the
driver tried to out run the officers. Now, that is not that unusual but read
on. The man did stop though after having an accident and then he tried to out
run officers on foot. The man even left his two-year-old son in the car but
thankfully, the boy was not injured. Here is the strange thing, the man was not
in possession of any alcohol or illegal substances and did not have a criminal
record. Police are puzzled by the actions of this individual.

Can you imagine being afraid, so afraid of being stopped
for even a minor traffic offense that you have to try to run away leaving your
two-year-old child behind? What a sad way to live! Herein we find the benefit
of living in accordance with the dictates of the government of the country
where we reside. The apostle Paul writes, “For
rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid
of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same.” Living an upright life according to the laws of the land
pays great benefits. The benefits include a lack of fear when a police vehicle
or an officer comes near, and a sense of peace knowing you have not committed
some criminal act that would subject you to sudden arrest and imprisonment.

The Roman Empire during the time of Christ and of the
early church was at times very brutal. However, it was an institution that God
allowed to exist as it brought stability to the known world. That stability
provided for a relative ease of travel and communication. The ease of travel
and communication facilitated the spread of the Gospel through the known world
and beyond. The governments of our time can also work to our benefit and
benefit the spread of the Gospel by preventing chaos and uncertainty thereby
providing stability.

Fear is a terrible thing, which strikes at the very heart
of a person. But we do not have to live in fear of our governmental officials.
We can live upright lives obeying the laws of the land (So long as those laws
are not in clear contradiction with the Word of God.) and by doing so eliminate
that source of fear from our lives.

Copyright © 2014. 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.

Visit the
Burning Bush websites:

www.theburningbush.net

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 leave comments/feedback
about the devotionals at www.theburningbush.net.

There is a translation tool on
theburningbush.net website in the top left hand corner of all of the pages.

Ed Wrather has retired from
pastoring full-time and has more time to pursue other ministry opportunities.
You can make contact at theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn profile with
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love. Please pray for Justin Lewis who is battling cancer. He is a young
Christian man with a wife and two children. Unless God intervenes there is
little hope for him. Please also pray for Shane Hall who has cancer and for all
those afflicted with this terrible disease. 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.).

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please recommend it to your friends. They may subscribe by sending a blank
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The New Pastor's Training Manual is now available for download on Amazon. You can DOWNLOAD for FREE a LARGE SAMPLE (approx. 17 pages) which includes how God worked in my life to Call me to Preach and other material. If you do buy the 216 page eBook please write a review. Thanks! Here is the link:

http://amzn.to/1ufa1ov If you prefer a paper copy of the book you can order it from the Burning Bush website at http://bit.ly/1uXDBnk So far four ebooks have been sold and one paper copy. Hundreds of these books would need to be sold to even pay for the cost involved so this is far from being an effort to make money. Hopefully and prayerfully, the book can be a source of encouragement to those who receive it.

If for
some reason you do not receive your email version of the devotional please
check the Burning Bush website at http://www.theburningbush.net for the “Devotional of the Day”
and read the devotional there.

The Burning
Bush Devotional

Classic
from 2008

12.01.14

No Fear

Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no
authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.
Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those
who resist will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers are not a terror to
good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what
is good, and you will have praise from the same. For he is God’s minister to
you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in
vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who
practices evil. Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but
also for conscience’ sake. - Romans 13:1-5.

In Hempstead, New York a strange thing occurred. When
police officers tried to stop a car for committing a traffic violation the
driver tried to out run the officers. Now, that is not that unusual but read
on. The man did stop though after having an accident and then he tried to out
run officers on foot. The man even left his two-year-old son in the car but
thankfully, the boy was not injured. Here is the strange thing, the man was not
in possession of any alcohol or illegal substances and did not have a criminal
record. Police are puzzled by the actions of this individual.

Can you imagine being afraid, so afraid of being stopped
for even a minor traffic offense that you have to try to run away leaving your
two-year-old child behind? What a sad way to live! Herein we find the benefit
of living in accordance with the dictates of the government of the country
where we reside. The apostle Paul writes, “For
rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid
of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same.” Living an upright life according to the laws of the land
pays great benefits. The benefits include a lack of fear when a police vehicle
or an officer comes near, and a sense of peace knowing you have not committed
some criminal act that would subject you to sudden arrest and imprisonment.

The Roman Empire during the time of Christ and of the
early church was at times very brutal. However, it was an institution that God
allowed to exist as it brought stability to the known world. That stability
provided for a relative ease of travel and communication. The ease of travel
and communication facilitated the spread of the Gospel through the known world
and beyond. The governments of our time can also work to our benefit and
benefit the spread of the Gospel by preventing chaos and uncertainty thereby
providing stability.

Fear is a terrible thing, which strikes at the very heart
of a person. But we do not have to live in fear of our governmental officials.
We can live upright lives obeying the laws of the land (So long as those laws
are not in clear contradiction with the Word of God.) and by doing so eliminate
that source of fear from our lives.

Copyright © 2014. 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.

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 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 leave comments/feedback
about the devotionals at http://www.theburningbush.net.

There is a translation tool on
theburningbush.net website in the top left hand corner of all of the pages.

Ed Wrather has retired from
pastoring full-time and has more time to pursue other ministry opportunities.
You can make contact at theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn profile with
endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

Prayer Requests: Please pray for
an end to the racial hatred in the USA and that it be replaced with peace and
love. Please pray for Justin Lewis who is battling cancer. He is a young
Christian man with a wife and two children. Unless God intervenes there is
little hope for him. Please also pray for Shane Hall who has cancer and for all
those afflicted with this terrible disease. 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.).

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.

You can unsubscribe to the
burningbushdevo devotional group 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 (Because of time constraints the devotional is only being sent now
in html format) 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.

To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: burningbushdevo-leave@welovegod.org