Wednesday June 22, 2011 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-Treat yourself as though you were someone with whom you were madly in love with-

2-God will never love you more than he does today-

3-If you always tell the truth you don't have to remember what you said to whom-

4-Never test the depth of the water with two feet-

5-God relates to us with grace-

STRANGE THOUGHT-The sooner you fall behind, the more time you will have to catch up-

I'VE LEARNED-A closed mouth gathers no foot-

DID YOU KNOW-A chili pepper isn't a pepper. In fact, more than two hundred kinds of chili peppers aren't peppers-

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Why did Jesus have to stay in the wilderness for 40 days, and not more or less time?

2-Did Jesus know why he was being sent to the wilderness?

3-What was the purpose of Jesus' testing in the wilderness?

4-Did Satan really think he could cause Jesus to fail in the wilderness testing?

5-How did the human part of Jesus survive in the wilderness for 40 days?

BIBLE TRIVIA-Who was the Kate Smith of the Hebrews?

Yesterday's answer-Ruth Ruth 1:2-5

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY Ephesians 2:11-18

One in Christ

¹¹ You were not born Jewish. You are the people the Jews call "uncircumcised." Those who call you "uncircumcised" call themselves "circumcised." (Their circumcision is only something they themselves do on their bodies.) ¹² Remember that in the past you were without Christ. You were not citizens of Israel, and you had no part in the agreements with the promise that God made to his people. You had no hope, and you did not know God.¹³ But now in Christ Jesus, you who were far away from God are brought near through the blood of Christ's death.¹⁴ Christ himself is our peace. He made both Jewish people and those who are not Jews one people. They were separated as if there were a wall between them, but Christ broke down that wall of hate by giving his own body.¹⁵ The Jewish law had many commands and rules, but Christ ended that law. His purpose was to make the two groups of people become one new people in him and in this way make peace.¹⁶ It was also Christ's purpose to end the hatred between the two groups, to make them into one body, and to bring them back to God. Christ did all this with his death on the cross.¹⁷ Christ came and preached peace to you who were far away from God, and to those who were near to God.¹⁸ Yes, it is through Christ we all have the right to come to the Father in one Spirit.

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Now, oh heavenly Father, I ask to be called as a witness to your love by the love I extend to others; a precursor of your justice by my unfailing commitment to what is right and good; a lamp set on a hill, reflecting the light of Christ in my forgiveness, mercy and compassion; and a harvester of souls through my humble and dedicated servant hood. In Jesus' name, I pray,

Amen.

WISHING YOU LOVE IN YOUR HEART.....PEACE IN YOUR SOUL.....AND JOY IN YOUR LIFE.....ALWAYS