Tuesday January18, 2011 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-There are no padded crosses-

2-God's history is our future-

3-If God is your co-pilot, you are in the wrong seat-

4-For every good thing in life, there were those who had to sacrifice for it-

5-Bitterness poisons you from the inside out-

STRANGE THOUGHT-The trouble with living alone is that it is always your turn to do the dishes-

I'VE LEARNED-Take pleasure in the simple things of life-

DID YOU KNOW-The next to last event is the penultimate, and the second to last is the antepenultimate-

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW-

1-Why do we need to be filled with the Holy Spirit?

2-What is the concrete evidence someone is filled with the Holy Spirit?

3-What is the "fullness" of the Holy Spirit?

4-Can being filled with the Holy Spirit be imitated?

5-Is there more than one filling of the Holy Spirit?

BIBLE TRIVIA-What king ordered Daniel thrown into the lions' den?

Yesterday's answer-Solomon

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY 1 Peter 3:15-22

¹⁵ But respect Christ as the holy Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to answer everyone who asks you to explain about the hope you have, ¹⁶ but answer in a gentle way and with respect. Keep a clear conscience so that those who speak evil of your good life in Christ will be made ashamed.¹⁷ It is better to suffer for doing good than for doing wrong if that is what God wants.¹⁸ Christ himself suffered for sins once. He was not guilty, but he suffered for those who are guilty to bring you to God. His body was killed, but he was made alive in the spirit.¹⁹ And in the spirit he went and preached to the spirits in prison²⁰ who refused to obey God long ago in the time of Noah. God was waiting patiently for them while Noah was building the boat. Only a few people—eight in all—were saved by water.²¹ And that water is like baptism that now saves you—not the washing of dirt from the body, but the promise made to God from a good conscience. And this is because Jesus Christ was raised from the dead.²² Now Jesus has gone into heaven and is at God's right side ruling over angels, authorities, and powers.

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