Wednesday September 17, 2014 thought for the day

 

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

1-Traditions and rituals are often substituted for heartfelt worship- 

2-You have to have Christmas in your heart before you can find it under a tree-

3-Selfishness makes Christmas a burden, love makes it a delight-

4-Christmas began in the heart of God.  It is complete only when it reaches the heart of man-

5-Christmas is God's love in Jesus-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT-If there was a pessimist's award, I doubt if I would get it-

 

I'VE LEARNED-You don't just reap what you sow, you always reap more than you sow-

 

DID YOU KNOW-Herbert Hoover was the first US president to have a telephone in his office-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Does God exist scientifically?

2-Does God exist philosophically?

3-Do all Christians consciously or unconsciously pick and choose the parts of the Bible that suit them?

4-Do all comments written in the Bible about how to live as a Christian apply to us today living in different cultures?

5-When did it stop being biblical for a man to take multiple wives?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA-Israel crossed the Red Sea on dry ground and also crossed a river on dry ground.  Which river?

Answer for today   The Jordan  Joshua 3

 

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY   Luke 6:9

⁹ Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath day: to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?”

 

 

PRAYER FOR TODAY 

Merciful Father of the second chances, thank You for seeing our plight and sending Your Holy Spirit to awaken us from our stupor of laziness, indifference, hardness and outright rebellion. It seems we slip into such a stupor without realizing how we even got there, but when we earnestly seek You we can rekindle the embers of trust and faith, servanthood and obedience. Just as the Psalmist found himself in the literal dry and weary desert of Judah where there was no water, we too can feel parched within our spirit. Yet deep within we know that You are our help; You will rescue us from the dryness of our spirit and refresh us with the dewdrops of Your Holy Spirit causing us to sing in the shadow of Your wings. Our soul will cling to You, while Your right hand upholds us strengthening that which remains which was about to die. We cling to You through Christ Jesus our Lord in whose name we pray. Amen.

 

 

LIVE SIMPLY! LOVE GENEROUSLY! CARE DEEPLY! SPEAK KINDLY! LEAVE THE REST WITH GOD!!