Wednesday March 25, 2015 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

1-The more you try to cover up a sin, the more insensitive you become to it-

2-The qualities we condemn in others are often our own character flaws-

3-Often we make choices that we condemn others for making-

4-A father's mistakes are often reflected in the lives of his children-

5-God wants to live in our hearts, not just meet us in a sanctuary-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT-If you ate both pasta and antipasto, would you still be hungry?

 

I'VE LEARNED-Discernment is one of God's greatest gifts-

 

DID YOU KNOW-"Corduroy" comes from the French cord du roi or "cloth of the  king"-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Is sanctification accomplished primarily through the Holy Spirit or through God's Word?

2- Does the word "sanctification" refer to the process of being made holy or the state of the Christian at the 2nd work of grace?

3-What makes a person Godly?

4-Can you serve God out of any reason other than love for him?

5-Can you be obedient for the wrong reason?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA-What is the alternative title of the Modern Language Bible (1969)

Answer for today     The New Berkeley Version

 

SCRIPTURE FOR THE DAY   Mark 12:18-27

Then some Sadducees came to Jesus and asked him a question. (Sadducees believed that people would not rise from the dead.) ¹⁹ They said, “Teacher, Moses wrote that if a man’s brother dies, leaving a wife but no children, then that man must marry the widow and have children for his brother. ²⁰ Once there were seven brothers. The first brother married and died, leaving no children. ²¹ So the second brother married the widow, but he also died and had no children. The same thing happened with the third brother. ²² All seven brothers married her and died, and none of the brothers had any children. Finally the woman died too. ²³ Since all seven brothers had married her, when people rise from the dead, whose wife will she be?”

²⁴ Jesus answered, “Why don’t you understand? Don’t you know what the Scriptures say, and don’t you know about the power of God? ²⁵ When people rise from the dead, they will not marry, nor will they be given to someone to marry. They will be like the angels in heaven. ²⁶ Surely you have read what God said about people rising from the dead. In the book in which Moses wrote about the burning bush, it says that God told Moses, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ ²⁷ God is the God of the living, not the dead. You Sadducees are wrong!”

 

PRAYER FOR THE DAY

  Father, in this depraved generation, darkness is broadly sweeping across the land. At one time morality and virtuous behavior was applauded, but we now live in a time where good is called evil and evil is called good. Those who uphold Biblical truths are seen as archaic, old-fashioned, unenlightened. May we not be confused by where the line crosses Your perfect will for our lives. We know in our hearts that teachings or lifestyles that defy Your holy Word is evil, not good. “Enable us to speak Your Word with great boldness” like Peter on the Day of Pentecost and Stephen prior to his stoning. May we not be intimidated or allow ourselves to be bullied into supporting a position that contradicts that which is revealed in Your Holy Word. We rely on the power of Your Holy Spirit to live out our lives in a way that honors You and shows others the way to heaven. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

 

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