Saturday August 27, 2011 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-God did not call us to peace but to battle-

2-Don't be the father you want to be, be the dad your children need you to be-

3-The Christian life is not a dream, it is a reality-

4-What you believe determines how you behave-

5-Self pride drives out the presence of God-

STRANGE THOUGHT-Truth may be stranger than fiction, but it is never as strange as lies-

I'VE LEARNED-Knowing how you spend your time is more important than knowing what time it is-

DID YOU KNOW-China produces more than 280 billion eggs a year-

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-What is the baptism water symbolic of?

2-Is baptism necessary for forgiveness of sins?

3-Was the Gospel of Mark the main source of information of Jesus for the early church?

4-Were the books of the Bible each written all at one time or in separate times and later combined together?

5-Why were people attracted to John the Baptist's preaching?

BIBLE TRIVIA-Who visited a medium at night?

Yesterday's answer-David and Abishai 1 Samuel 26:7-12

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY Romans 9:14-18

¹⁴ So what should we say about this? Is God unfair? In no way.¹⁵ God said to Moses, "I will show kindness to anyone to whom I want to show kindness, and I will show mercy to anyone to whom I want to show mercy."¹⁶ So God will choose the one to whom he decides to show mercy; his choice does not depend on what people want or try to do.¹⁷ The Scripture says to the king of Egypt: "I made you king for this reason: to show my power in you so that my name will be talked about in all the earth."¹⁸ So God shows mercy where he wants to show mercy, and he makes stubborn the people he wants to make stubborn.

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father, it is easy to judge the Israelites in their wilderness wanderings as they were continually drawn into idol worship. And yet we ourselves must daily resist the temptation to make people or things more important than You, our heavenly Father. These idols will capture our hearts, our intellect, our passion, our time, and our finances so that the kingdom of God is no longer that which we seek first. All glory, honor, and worship belongs to You and You alone. Amen

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