Thursday April 7, 2011 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-If you stay where God plants you, you will bring forth fruit-

2-Losers always want winners to lose, winners want losers to win-

3-Just because we are anxious about something does not mean that God is anxious about it-

4-God is at work in my life even if I don't know it-

5-God said "I am", he didn't say "I am not"-

STRANGE THOUGHT-Today I am going to make yesterday jealous-

I'VE LEARNED-Health is only the slowest possible rate at which we can die-

DID YOU KNOW-The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley chewing gum-

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-What is it about Noah's life we need to imitate?

2-How do you know God intimately?

3-Should we trust and believe everything our spiritual leader says and does?

4-What effect would it have on Christians if the real ark was found?

5-What does it take for a person to become a "believer"?

BIBLE TRIVIA-What prophet told king Rehoboam that Judah would be abandoned to the forces of the Egyptian king?

Yesterday's answer-Zedekiah

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY TITUS 1:10-16

Titus' Work in Crete

⁵ I left you in Crete so you could finish doing the things that still needed to be done and so you could appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.⁶ An elder must not be guilty of doing wrong, must have only one wife, and must have believing children. They must not be known as children who are wild and do not cooperate. ⁷ As God's managers, overseers must not be guilty of doing wrong, being selfish, or becoming angry quickly. They must not drink too much wine, like to fight, or try to get rich by cheating others. ⁸ Overseers must be ready to welcome guests, love what is good, be wise, live right, and be holy and self-controlled. ⁹ By holding on to the trustworthy word just as we teach it, overseers can help people by using true teaching, and they can show those who are against the true teaching that they are wrong.

¹⁰ There are many people who refuse to cooperate, who talk about worthless things and lead others into the wrong way—mainly those who insist on circumcision to be saved. ¹¹ These people must be stopped, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching things they should not teach, which they do to get rich by cheating people.¹² Even one of their own prophets said, "Cretans are always liars, evil animals, and lazy people who do nothing but eat."¹³ The words that prophet said are true. So firmly tell those people they are wrong so they may become strong in the faith,¹⁴ not accepting Jewish false stories and the commands of people who reject the truth.¹⁵ To those who are pure, all things are pure, but to those who are full of sin and do not believe, nothing is pure. Both their minds and their consciences have been ruined.¹⁶ They say they know God, but their actions show they do not accept him. They are hateful people, they refuse to obey, and they are useless for doing anything good.

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Lord God, I pray that you will fill my heart with the blessing of your Holy Spirit. Grant me this day the strength to be temperate in all things, diligent in my duties, and patient under my afflictions. Direct me in all my ways. Give me grace to be just and upright in all my dealings; quiet and peaceable; full of compassion; and ready to do good to all people, according to my abilities and opportunities. For the sake of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,

Amen.

GREATLY BLESSED, HIGHLY FAVORED, IMPERFECT BUT FORGIVEN CHILD OF GOD!!!