Monday August 29, 2011 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-The greater the heat, the greater the expansion-

2-God gives us faith as generously as he gives us his love-

3-Some people die at 24 but aren't buried until 74-

4-You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your handsome prince-

5-There is no such thing as an overnight success-

STRANGE THOUGHT-I am not sure how ambivalent I should be-

I'VE LEARNED-You cannot save up time-

DID YOU KNOW-If China imported just 10 percent of its rice needs, The price on the world market would increase by 80 percent-

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Is there anything God will not or cannot forgive you of?

2-Why did Jesus appoint his apostles from his 12 disciples?

3-Did Jesus have more than 12 men who were his disciples?

4-If a parable is confusing to those who don't understand it, why didn't Jesus speak so everyone would understand what he was saying-

5-Was Jesus more critical of his day's religious leaders than ordinary people?

BIBLE TRIVIA-Who paid the young Samuel a late night call?

Yesterday's answer-Gideon and his men Judges 7:19

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY Romans 9:26-33

²⁶ "They were called,
'You are not my people,'
But later they will be called
'children of the living God.' " — Hosea 1:10

²⁷ And Isaiah cries out about Israel:
"The people of Israel are many,
Like the grains of sand by the sea.
But only a few of them will be saved,
²⁸ because the Lord will quickly and completely punish the people on the earth." — Isaiah 10:22–23

²⁹ It is as Isaiah said:
"The Lord All-Powerful
Allowed a few of our descendants to live.
Otherwise we would have been completely destroyed
Like the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah." — Isaiah 1:9

³⁰ So what does all this mean? Those who are not Jews were not trying to make themselves right with God, but they were made right with God because of their faith.³¹ The people of Israel tried to follow a law to make themselves right with God. But they did not succeed,³² because they tried to make themselves right by the things they did instead of trusting in God to make them right. They stumbled over the stone that causes people to stumble. ³³ As it is written in the Scripture:
"I will put in Jerusalem a stone that causes people to stumble,
a rock that makes them fall.
Anyone who trusts in him will never be disappointed."

— Isaiah 8:14; 28:16

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father, during life’s testings You are providing us opportunities to examine our spiritual condition. It’s far too easy to make faulty assumptions. When we fail we often cast blame on others, on circumstances, or sometimes we even question Your hand in the matter. Give us the courage and thoroughness to turn the search light on our own hearts rather than shining the spotlight on others. We invite the spiritual scrub brush of Your Holy Word to do the needed cleansing and purging. Your love is ever before us and will lead us in the way we should go! It’s not by our strength or power, but by walking in Your Spirit that we cast out wrong attitudes and stop undesirable behavior. Thank You for never giving up on us and for Your Spirit’s conviction in our life! Amen.

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