Thursday July 5, 2012 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-Don't expect to understand everything that happens when it occurs-

2-God never promised to inform us ahead of time all about his plan for us-

3-The basic fundamental of Christianity--Jesus is the only mediator between God and man-

4-Guard your heart against judgmental generalizations-

5-When misery and pain overwhelm us, philosophical words don't help us cope-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT-Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday-

 

I'VE LEARRNED-You are rich by what you are, not what you have-

 

DID YOU KNOW-It takes about 63 thousand trees to make the newsprint for the average Sunday edition of the New York times-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Is baptism a part of repentance?

2-Why was Jesus baptized?  Was it simply symbolic since he had nothing to repent of-

3-Did the crowd recognize Jesus' baptism as anything special?

4-Did the crowd at Jesus' baptism see or hear the holy spirit speak as he settled on Jesus in the form of a dove?

5-Did John keep baptizing other people after he baptized Jesus?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA-What doting mother lied to procure a blessing for her favorite son?

Yesterday's answer-Laban, father in law of Jacob    Genesis 29

 

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY     Matthew 21:6-11

⁶ The followers went and did what Jesus told them to do.⁷ They brought the donkey and the colt to Jesus and laid their coats on them, and Jesus sat on them.⁸ Many people spread their coats on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. ⁹The people were walking ahead of Jesus and behind him, shouting,
    "Praise^[a] to the Son of David!
    God bless the One who comes in the name of the Lord! — Psalm 118:26
    Praise to God in heaven!"

 ¹⁰ When Jesus entered Jerusalem, all the city was filled with excitement. The people asked, "Who is this man?"

 ¹¹ The crowd said, "This man is Jesus, the prophet from the town of Nazareth in Galilee."

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father, You teach us that we are to love one another unreservedly. The love You give us for others goes beyond our own natural inclinations. It is a love that motivates us to give without expecting anything in return. More often than not we fall short of extending this kind of love to our spouse and other loved ones. Only with Your continued help can we set aside our own expectations and learn to love the way You intend by always protecting, always trusting, always hoping, and always persevering with those You’ve brought into our lives. Amen.

MAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE LOVE TO SHARE, HEALTH TO SPARE AND FRIENDS THAT CARE!