Friday November 5, 2010 thought for today

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY 1-God's wrath is directed against all sin and he will deal with it righteously, justly with love and grace- 2-Without a sense of awe, it is too easy to use God's name without a sense of reverence- 3-Our relationship with God is not about us, it is all about God- 4-You cannot hold God for a ransom- 5-We will stand before God on his terms, not ours- STRANGE THOUGHT-Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time for you will not have a leg to stand on- I'VE LEARNED-With God, a delay is not a denial- DID YOU KNOW-The word accordion comes from the German word akkord, which means "agreement, harmony." 5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW 1-How long did it normally take for death to occur in a crucifixion? 2-Were the Jews and the authorities surprised that Jesus' death came so soon? 3-When did the two criminals crucified with Jesus die? 4-Did the two criminal crucified with Jesus have anyone mourning their death? 5-What was the "gall" that was offered in a wine drink to Jesus while he was on the cross? BIBLE TRIVIA-What evil king of Judah sacrificed has son as a burnt offering and built a Syrian style altar in Jerusalem? Yesterday's answer-Pekah SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY LUKE 14:25-33 The Cost of Being Jesus' Follower 25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and said to them, 26 "If anyone comes to me but loves his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, or sisters—or even life—more than me, he cannot be my follower. 27 Whoever is not willing to carry his cross and follow me cannot be my follower. 28 If you want to build a tower, you first sit down and decide how much it will cost, to see if you have enough money to finish the job.29 If you don't, you might lay the foundation, but you would not be able to finish. Then all who would see it would make fun of you, 30 saying, 'This person began to build but was not able to finish.' 31 "If a king is going to fight another king, first he will sit down and plan. He will decide if he and his ten thousand soldiers can defeat the other king who has twenty thousand soldiers. 32 If he can't, then while the other king is still far away, he will send some people to speak to him and ask for peace. 33 In the same way, you must give up everything you have to be my follower. I WISH YOU A DAY FILLED WITH LOVE, LAUGHTER, FORGIVENESS AND THANKSGIVING-JASPER