Monday September 6, 2010 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-The trouble with learning from experience is that you never graduate-

2-You can't love without forgiving-

3-Hate is not the opposite of love, it is the absence of love-

4-Sin is missing the mark, not breaking the rules-

5-Commitment is-I will do it, surrender is-I can't do it but you can-

STRANGE THOUGHT-Make the most of yourself for that is all there is of you-

I'VE LEARNED-Success is more permanent when you achieve it without destroying your principles-

DID YOU KNOW-telephonophobian is the fear of telephones-

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Why didn't God create all people with an innate desire to worship him?

2-Is all sin a choice?

3-Are all the unsaved in rebellion against God?

4-If sinning is a choice, can the unsaved chose not to sin?

5-Can a non Christian have agape love?

BIBLE TRIVIA-What Midianite woman was slain by the priest Phinehas for marrying an Israelite?

Yesterday's answer-Hagar

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY LUKE 8:3-15

A Story About Planting Seed

⁴ When a great crowd was gathered, and people were coming to Jesus from every town, he told them this story:

⁵ "A farmer went out to plant his seed. While he was planting, some seed fell by the road. People walked on the seed, and the birds ate it up. ⁶ Some seed fell on rock, and when it began to grow, it died because it had no water.⁷ Some seed fell among thorny weeds, but the weeds grew up with it and choked the good plants. ⁸ And some seed fell on good ground and grew and made a hundred times more."

As Jesus finished the story, he called out, "Let those with ears use them and listen!"

⁹ Jesus' followers asked him what this story meant.

¹⁰ Jesus said, "You have been chosen to know the secrets about the kingdom of God. But I use stories to speak to other people so that:
'They will look, but they may not see.
They will listen, but they may not understand.' — Isaiah 6:9

¹¹ "This is what the story means: The seed is God's message. ¹² The seed that fell beside the road is like the people who hear God's teaching, but the devil comes and takes it away from them so they cannot believe it and be saved.¹³ The seed that fell on rock is like those who hear God's teaching and accept it gladly, but they don't allow the teaching to go deep into their lives. They believe for a while, but when trouble comes, they give up.¹⁴ The seed that fell among the thorny weeds is like those who hear God's teaching, but they let the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life keep them from growing and producing good fruit. ¹⁵ And the seed that fell on the good ground is like those who hear God's teaching with good, honest hearts and obey it and patiently produce good fruit.

I WISH YOU A DAY FILLED WITH LOVE, LAUGHTER, FORGIVENESS AND THANKSGIVING-JASPER