Friday November 11, 2011 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-If God is not the God of your valleys he cannot be the God of your mountaintop-

2-It is hard to fly with the eagles in the morning if you've hooted with the owls all night-

3-God's love is free but it isn't cheap-

4-There is healing power in good memories-

5-Adversity can often be a blessing in disguise-

STRANGE THOUGHT-Don't answer questions that no one is asking-

I'VE LEARNED-Shut out all of your past except that which will help you weather your tomorrows-

DID YOU KNOW-In the 1985 Boise, Idaho, mayoral election, there were four write in votes for Mr. Potato Head-

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW-

1-Scripture says "The spirit led Jesus into the desert where Satan tempted him for 40 days". Does that mean he didn't want to go but willing went anyway?

2-Why did the spirit have to lead Jesus into the desert?

3-Was Jesus tested in the desert only one time?

4-Was Jesus tested in the desert 24/7 for 40 days?

5-Was Jesus actually tempted by Satan's testing?

BIBLE TRIVIA-Who had troublesome dreams that kept him from sleeping?

Yesterday's answer-King Ahasuerus Easter 6:1

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

²³ The teaching I gave you is the same teaching I received from the Lord: On the night when the Lord Jesus was handed over to be killed, he took bread ²⁴ and gave thanks for it. Then he broke the bread and said, "This is my body; it is for you. Do this to remember me." ²⁵ In the same way, after they ate, Jesus took the cup. He said, "This cup is the new agreement that is sealed with the blood of my death. When you drink this, do it to remember me." ²⁶ Every time you eat this bread and drink this cup you are telling others about the Lord's death until he comes.

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father, You make Your will known to us through the authority of the Holy Scriptures. And yet each day we are exposed to opinions and lifestyles that are a direct contrast to Your teaching through Scripture and the life of Jesus. It helps us deal with such conflict when we remember that though we must be in the world we are not to partake of the world’s ways. We recall the temptations of Jesus over the 40 days He spent in the wilderness fasting and praying. Matthew writes that it was Your Spirit that led Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Was that to show us that even Jesus could be tempted by the evil one? Did Jesus go through this testing to show us how to resist the devil’s crafty lies by responding with Scripture? Was it to show us that being prayed up helps us to resist the evil one? Thank You for this inspiring and instructive Scripture passage that helps us in our own wilderness journeyings that are filled with baited traps along the way. We want to be prayed up and read up so that we will not give the devil a foothold in our lives. We want to be victorious through Christ Jesus our Lord in whose name we pray. Amen.

I WISH YOU ENOUGH---