Saturday October 1, 2011 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-Love is based on grace not works-

2-Peace abides when love rules-

3-Christianity is a religion of relationship-

4-Emotional healing begins with forgiveness-

5-Discipline by a loving father is never retribution-

STRANGE THOUGHT-Reaching high keeps you on your toes-

I'VE LEARNED-Riches consist not in the extent of your possessions but in the fewness of your wants-

DID YOU KNOW-On the new U.S. $100 bill, the time on the clock tower in Independence Hall is 4:10

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-What changes our ambitions?

2-What does it mean to "glorify God"?

3-What kind of investments should Christians make?

4-What should we value most in life?

5-What should motivate us the most?

BIBLE TRIVIA-Who heard a voice telling of the fall of Babylon?

Yesterday's answer-The cedars of Lebanon Psalm 29:5

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Help for a Church with Problems

¹ From Paul. God called me to be an apostle of Christ Jesus because that is what God wanted. Also from Sosthenes, our brother in Christ.

² To the church of God in Corinth, to you who have been made holy in Christ Jesus. You were called to be God's holy people with all people everywhere who pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours:

³ Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul Gives Thanks to God

⁴ I always thank my God for you because of the grace God has given you in Christ Jesus.⁵ I thank God because in Christ you have been made rich in every way, in all your speaking and in all your knowledge.⁶ Just as our witness about Christ has been guaranteed to you,⁷ so you have every gift from God while you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to come again.⁸ Jesus will keep you strong until the end so that there will be no wrong in you on the day our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. ⁹ God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father God, You have called us to be a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people set apart to show forth the praises of Christ who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light. Since You have enlightened our darkness we will not conceal it in the privacy of our home or car, but we want to shine it forth wherever we are; in the marketplace, in the business place, in the neighborhood, in the voting booth, in church and wherever we have opportunity to bring ofrth light in this world of darkness. We can make a difference and want to do so. We want to witness faithfully through Jesus Christ our Lord in whose name we pray. Amen.

LIVE SIMPLY! LOVE GENEROUSLY! CARE DEEPLY! SPEAK KINDLY! LEAVE THE REST WITH GOD!!