Sunday May 1, 2011 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-Sometimes we have to lose something before we learn how important it really is-

2-It is always better to live in divine health than to experience divine healing-

3-God is not honored when people with pure hearts cannot work out their differences-

4-People with pure hearts don't always have perfects minds-

5-The joy of faithful commitment can never be matched by the lusts of adultery-

STRANGE THOUGHT-Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow-

I'VE LEARNED-A person is not old until regret takes the place of dreams-

DID YOU KNOW-George Washington Carver invented peanut butter-

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Do you need to be responsible with honesty?

2-Do Christians often become nonchalant about their salvation?

3-Do we sometimes lose the "wonder" of our salvation?

4-Can we be so happy that we are in denial?

5-Is the Sabbath a day of worship or a day of rest?

BIBLE TRIVIA-What harlot fled a burning city and took her family with her?

Yesterday's answer-Puah and Shiprah

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY 2 TIMOTHY 2:14-26

A Worker Pleasing to God

¹⁴ Continue teaching these things, warning people in God's presence not to argue about words. It does not help anyone, and it ruins those who listen. ¹⁵ Make every effort to give yourself to God as the kind of person he will approve. Be a worker who is not ashamed and who uses the true teaching in the right way. ¹⁶ Stay away from foolish, useless talk, because that will lead people further away from God.¹⁷ Their evil teaching will spread like a sickness inside the body. Hymenaeus and Philetus are like that.¹⁸ They have left the true teaching, saying that the rising from the dead has already taken place, and so they are destroying the faith of some people. ¹⁹ But God's strong foundation continues to stand. These words are written on the seal: "The Lord knows those who belong to him," and "Everyone who wants to belong to the Lord must stop doing wrong."

²⁰ In a large house there are not only things made of gold and silver, but also things made of wood and clay. Some things are used for special purposes, and others are made for ordinary jobs.²¹ All who make themselves clean from evil will be used for special purposes. They will be made holy, useful to the Master, ready to do any good work.

²² But run away from the evil desires of youth. Try hard to live right and to have faith, love, and peace, together with those who trust in the Lord from pure hearts. ²³ Stay away from foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they grow into quarrels.²⁴ And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, a good teacher, and patient.²⁵ The Lord's servant must gently teach those who disagree. Then maybe God will let them change their minds so they can accept the truth.²⁶ And they may wake up and escape from the trap of the devil, who catches them to do what he wants.

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