Monday February 3, 2014 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-Anger makes you smaller while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were-

2-God allows storms to prove he is the only shelter-

3-Never get tired of doing little thing for others, for sometimes those little things occupy the biggest part of their heart-

4-Anyone can hold a grudge, but it takes a person of character to forgive-

5-I will cast all my cares on God,they cannot burden him-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT-An adult is a person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle-

 

I'VE LEARNED-Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends-

 

DID YOU KNOW-The giant squid weighs up to two and a half tons and grows up to fifty five feet long-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-If the book of Esther is a religious book, intending to show God at work protecting the Jews, why would the writer down play the religious part?

2-Why would the king of Persia give Nehemiah a leave of absence, materials and armed escort to build a wall around Jerusalem, a place 1000 miles away?

3-Did the wall that Nehemiah built around Jerusalem surround all the the city or just part of it?

4-Is God's delay a test of our patience?

5-Is there anyone else in scripture whose name was Jesus?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA-Who confessed his remorse over betraying his master?

Answer for today     Judas  Matthew 27:4

 

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY   1 Corinthians 1:4-9

⁴ I always thank my God for you because of the grace God has given you in Christ Jesus. ⁵ I thank God because in Christ you have been made rich in every way, in all your speaking and in all your knowledge. ⁶ Just as our witness about Christ has been guaranteed to you, ⁷ so you have every gift from God while you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to come again. ⁸ Jesus will keep you strong until the end so that there will be no wrong in you on the day our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. ⁹ God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.

PRAYER FOR TODAY 

Our Father and God, help us to live our life in a way that does not gratify our flesh, but rather feeds our spirit that is redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. You have given us opportunity to make a positive difference in this degenerate world. May we, by exercising restraint bring light into this darkened, sin-indulged world. May the fruit of the spirit; love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, be evident in our lives so that these attitudes bring about good deeds which glorify You, Father. Others will look at our lives and see beyond our human frailties to recognize the Spirit of God at work in our lives providing example and stimulus to those seeking an alternative to the coarsening darkness of this troubled world.  We pray this in Jesus’ name.  Amen.


GREATLY BLESSED, HIGHLY FAVORED, IMPERFECT BUT FORGIVEN CHILD OF GOD!