Saturday February 1, 2014 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-Love is an act of endless forgiveness-

2-Love at first sight is easy to understand.  It is when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle-

3-Love is like a Rubik's Cube.  There are countless wrong twists and turns, but when you get it right it looks perfect no matter what way you look at it-

4-You can't change the past but you can ruin the present by worrying over the future-

5-Genuine love is valuing your spouse as God does-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT-The more important your e mail, the worse your e mail program will screw it up-

 

I'VE LEARNED-Life is not what we make but what we give away-

 

DID YOU KNOW-The giant Pacific octopus can fit its entire body through an opening no bigger than the size of its beak-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Did any of the Jews die from the degree issued by king Xerxes that all Jews were to be killed on a given day?

2-Who wrote the book Esther?

3-What kind of position did Esther's cousin Mordecai have in King Xerxes palace?

4-What made Esther so attractive to King Xerxes?

5-Why did Mordecai refuse to bow to Haman?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA-Who confessed his sexual immorality with his daughter in law, Tamar?

Answer for today   Judah   Genesis 38:26

 

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY    Psalm 131

Lord my heart is not proud I don’t look down on others.
I don’t do great things and I can’t do miracles.
2 But I am calm and quiet like a baby with its mother.
    I am at peace like a baby with its mother.

 

3 People of Israel put your hope in the Lord
    Now and forever.

 

PRAYER FOR TODAY

 Father we know that none of us are 100% humble for we are clothed in these mortal fallible bodies. But we do know that Jesus is the model of One completely humble in His humanity and divinity. He did not consider equality with You our Father something to be grasped but took on His person hood as a man and became obedient to death on the cross. We look to Him as the supreme example of humility and obedience. As we clothe ourselves in Your righteousness we can overcome the pride that is ever before us. We recognize that no good thing can come from us but all that is good comes from You. Remind us daily that the attitude of gratitude is the antidote for feelings of pride. When we acknowledge that everything we have and all that we are is due to Your merciful blessings we are humbled and grateful to You the Giver of every good and perfect gift. 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!