Saturday December 15, 2012 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-The race isn't over until you cross the finish line-

2-Home is where the heart can laugh without shyness and the heart's tears can dry at their own pace-

3-All is well that ends well-

4-A sure fire way to avoid mistakes-don't do anything-

5-If you can drive yourself crazy, you can drive yourself happy-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT-The quickest way to double your money is to fold it and put it back in your pocket-

 

I'VE LEARNED-Treat yourself-generously-

 

DID YOU KNOW-India has the world's largest stock of privately hoarded gold-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Where did the oxygen come from to keep Jonah alive in the great fish?

2-Was Jonah  in the stomach of the great fish or someplace else?

3-Why wasn't Jonah digested  in the great fish's stomach?

4-How did Jonah look when the great fish vomited him up on dry ground?

5-Was Jonah awake all the time while inside the great fish?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA-What Assyrian field commander tried to intimidate King Hezekiah by speaking propaganda to the people of Jerusalem?   Omri  1 Kings 16:16

 

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY   John 9:1-7

As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been born blind. ² His followers asked him, “Teacher, whose sin caused this man to be born blind—his own sin or his parents’ sin?”

³ Jesus answered, “It is not this man’s sin or his parents’ sin that made him blind. This man was born blind so that God’s power could be shown in him. ⁴ While it is daytime, we must continue doing the work of the One who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. ⁵ While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

⁶ After Jesus said this, he spit on the ground and made some mud with it and put the mud on the man’s eyes. ⁷ Then he told the man, “Go and wash in the Pool of Siloam.” (Siloam means Sent.) So the man went, washed, and came back seeing.

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father, so many of us live in a state of discontent when the desire for things consumes our thoughts and actions. We enjoy material things and their day to day function in our lives, but we want to place a higher value on greater pursuits such as growing friendships, solidifying marriage relations, developing godly character, giving without expecting to receive, standing for and giving to worthy causes, especially those of eternal value. On and on the list goes. We will be content as we rejoice in the fact that whether we are in want or whether we have plenty You have promised that You will never leave us nor forsake us. What a treasured promise for the believer at all times. We are content when we realize our all-sufficiency is in You, Lord. And You will meet all our needs according to Your riches in glory. Amen.

-TODAY WILL NEVER COME AGAIN. BE A BLESSING. BE A FRIEND. ENCOURAGE SOMEONE. TAKE TIME TO CARE. LET YOUR WORDS AND ACTIONS HEAL AND NOT WOUND.