Sunday September 4, 2011 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-Your choices determine your level of success-

2-Your road to success is paved by your own determination-

3-A happy life is about making wise choices-

4-It is not how you start out, it is what you become-

5-Freedom doesn't guarantee success, it only guarantees your right to make choices-

STRANGE THOUGHT-If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade-

I'VE LEARNED-What chance gathers it easily scatters-

DID YOU KNOW-Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing gas in a space suit damages it-

(some things I really don't need to know)

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-What does the Bible mean by "heart"?

2-Could the word demon as used in the New Testament have been normal human illness?

3-Can you ever reason with God?

4-When was it evident to the disciples that there was more bread and fish to feed the multitude than the 5 and 2 they started out with?

5-Why don't we know the reaction of the disciples to Jesus feeding the multitude with 5 loaves and 2 fish?

BIBLE TRIVIA-Where did God speak to Moses in a voice like thunder?

Yesterday's answer-John Revelation 1:10

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY Romans 11:7-12

⁷ So this is what has happened: Although the Israelites tried to be right with God, they did not succeed, but the ones God chose did become right with him. The others were made stubborn and refused to listen to God. ⁸ As it is written in the Scriptures:

"God gave the people a dull mind so they could not understand." — Isaiah 29:10
"He closed their eyes so they could not see
And their ears so they could not hear.
This continues until today." — Deuteronomy 29:4
⁹ And David says:
"Let their own feasts trap them and cause their ruin;
Let their feasts cause them to stumble and be paid back.
¹⁰ Let their eyes be closed so they cannot see
And their backs be forever weak from troubles." — Psalm 69:22–23

¹¹ So I ask: When the Jews fell, did that fall destroy them? No! But their failure brought salvation to those who are not Jews, in order to make the Jews jealous. ¹² The Jews' failure brought rich blessings for the world, and the Jews' loss brought rich blessings for the non-Jewish people. So surely the world will receive much richer blessings when enough Jews become the kind of people God wants.

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Daily prayer: Father, from the time of creation generation after generation have proclaimed the truths passed down to them from the prophets to their own people. It is our turn, in the 21st century, to boldly proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost and dying world, to give them hope beyond their present circumstances and eternal hope beyond the grave. We want to be a solid link in the transmission of truth and salvation to all who will receive through Jesus Christ in whose Name we pray. Amen.

I WISH YOU ENOUGH-