Wednesday December 22, 2010 thought for today

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-If you want something you never had, you may need to do something you never did before-

2-Satan cannot hold you against your will and God will not hold you against your will-

3-God may not take your storms away but he will see you through them-

4-I have lived long enough to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered-

5-Don't complain about the thorns in roses, but look for the roses among the thorns-

STRANGE THOUGHT-For fast relief, try slowing down-

I'VE LEARNED-Leave everything a little better than you found it-

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-What is the difference in predestination and predetermination?

2-Can you accidently sin?

3-What is God's obligation for the saved--the church--the unbeliever?

4-Is there ever a time when you stop praying for someone?

5-Do prayers always make a difference?

DID YOU KNOW-Hara kiri is an impolite way of saying the Japanese word seppuku, which means, literally, "belly splitting."

BIBLE TRIVIA-What Jewish girl became he queen of Persia?

Yesterday's answer-Belshazzar's

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY LUKE 24:36-49

Jesus Appears to His Followers

³⁶ While the two followers were telling this, Jesus himself stood right in the middle of them and said, "Peace be with you."

³⁷ They were fearful and terrified and thought they were seeing a ghost. ³⁸ But Jesus said, "Why are you troubled? Why do you doubt what you see? ³⁹ Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have a living body as you see I have."

⁴⁰ After Jesus said this, he showed them his hands and feet. ⁴¹ While they still could not believe it because they were amazed and happy, Jesus said to them, "Do you have any food here?" ⁴² They gave him a piece of broiled fish.⁴³ While the followers watched, Jesus took the fish and ate it.

⁴⁴ He said to them, "Remember when I was with you before? I said that everything written about me must happen—everything in the law of Moses, the books of the prophets, and the Psalms."

⁴⁵ Then Jesus opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. ⁴⁶ He said to them, "It is written that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day ⁴⁷ and that a change of hearts and lives and forgiveness of sins would be preached in his name to all nations, starting at Jerusalem.⁴⁸ You are witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹ I will send you what my Father has promised, but you must stay in Jerusalem until you have received that power from heaven."

I WISH YOU A DAY FILLED WITH LOVE, LAUGHTER, FORGIVENESS AND THANKSGIVING-JASPER