Friday May 10, 2013 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-The times Jesus feels absent from your faith is intended for the development of your faith-

2-Seeking a feeling of closeness to God is not worship-

3-A mistake we make is seeking an experience with rather than seeking God-

4-God is always present even when you don't feel him-

5-Faith in, not feeling for, pleases God-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT-The perfect couple-he is a hypochondriac and she is a pill-

 

I'VE LEARNED-God is rich in kindness, patience and forgiveness-

 

DID YOU KNOW-To warn off other males, the orangutans of Southeast Asia burp loudly to declare their territory-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Is it possible to live a completely sin free life?

2-How are we to be "perfect" even as our father in heaven is perfect?

3-Can "sinless perfection" ever be attained in this life?

4-In it's simplest form, what is "holiness"?

5-Can people as well as things be holy?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA-What reform priest was killed by the orders of King Joash, a pupil of his father?

Yesterday's answer-Hophni and Phinehas   1 Samuel 2:17

 

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY    Acts 4:5-12

⁵ The next day the rulers, the elders, and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem. ⁶ Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander were there, as well as everyone from the high priest’s family. ⁷ They made Peter and John stand before them and then asked them, “By what power or authority did you do this?”
⁸ Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and you elders, ⁹ are you questioning us about a good thing that was done to a crippled man? Are you asking us who made him well? ¹⁰ We want all of you and all the people to know that this man was made well by the power of Jesus Christ from Nazareth. You crucified him, but God raised him from the dead. This man was crippled, but he is now well and able to stand here before you because of the power of Jesus. ¹¹ Jesus is

‘the stone^[a] that you builders rejected,
    Which has become the cornerstone.’ Psalm 118:22

¹² Jesus is the only One who can save people. No one else in the world is able to save us.”

Footnotes:

1. 4:11 stone A symbol meaning Jesus.

PRAYER FOR TODAY

 

Father, You never tried to pull the wool over our eyes, but clearly presented the harsh reality that we will have troubles in this life. This resounding message was spoken through the many prophets, the disciples, by Jesus Himself and was portrayed plentifully in the lives of those who walked in Your ways. Help us not to be surprised or frightened when trouble comes knocking at our door, for it is evidence that Your Word is truth and it gives us opportunity to trust and rely upon You in the good and the bad, in that which is known and that which is uncertain. Faith that is not tested is faith that cannot be trusted, so we pray that we will remain faithful in the testing of our faith, in Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

SMILE, LAUGH, FORGIVE, BELIEVE AND LOVE, OVER AND OVER AGAIN!