Thursday December 18, 2014 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

1-I have a lot of unanswered questions and many of them come from unanswered prayers-

2-By definition, praying hard is praying when it is hard to pray and it is the hard times that teach us to pray hard-

3-What we perceive as unanswered prayers are often God's greatest answers-

4-Our heavenly father is far too wise and loves us far too much to give us everything we ask for-

5-Sometimes God gets in the way to show us the right way-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT-Psychiatrist-Someone who asks you a lot of expensive questions your spouse asks you for nothing-

 

I'VE LEARNED-No one can be salt and light for you-

 

DID YOU KNOW-Every episode of Seinfeld contains a Superman reference somewhere-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-When you repent of your sins and are baptized in Jesus name, is the Holy Spirit automatically in you then?

2-When you say "The Holy Spirit is in you," where is he?

3-Is receiving the Holy Spirit as a gift after repentance and baptism the same as being baptized in the Holy Spirit?

4-After the Holy Spirit came upon the people at Pentecost, how long did they stay in Jerusalem?

5-The early church grew astonishingly fast.  Why does it not do so today?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA-Who announced Jesus' conception to Mary?

Answer for today    The angel Gabriel     Luke 1:26-38

 

SCRIPTURE FOR THE DAY    Mark 4:30-34

³⁰ Then Jesus said, “How can I show you what the kingdom of God is like? What story can I use to explain it? ³¹ The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed, the smallest seed you plant in the ground. ³² But when planted, this seed grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants. It produces large branches, and the wild birds can make nests in its shade.”

³³ Jesus used many stories like these to teach the crowd God’s message—as much as they could understand. ³⁴ He always used stories to teach them. But when he and his followers were alone, Jesus explained everything to them.

 

PRAYER FOR THE DAY

 Father, we seek to be alert and sober-minded in this generation where messages come from every direction seeking to confuse, delude, and undermine that which we learn from Your holy Scriptures. Instead of feeling despair help us to see it as a challenge to more deeply embrace and live the ancient Holy Word. Its truth does not change according to the whim of society. We resolve not to interpret Scripture in light of our generation, but instead we interpret our generation in light of Scripture, clearly defining right and wrong, good and bad as taught in Scripture not in the “scholarly” academia of our time. We must keep our head in all situations on a personal level as well as that which affects our society at large. We desire a clear mind, trusting spirit, and a steady aim at following You no matter the cost. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen.

 

MAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE LOVE TO SHARE, HEALTH TO SPARE AND FRIENDS THAT CARE!