Thurday February 23, 2012 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-The covetous person is never satisfied-

2-You can't keep the birds from flying over your head but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair-

3-Set your heart on God and your spirit will soar-

4-The Bible has basically two elements, law and gospel. Unless we get the proper relationship we will not find ourselves in a right relationship with God-

5-While God's laws are not just good advice, the basic message of the whole Bible taken together is that God had an amazing announcement to make to each of us, that of the birth of Jesus the Savior-

STRANGE THOUGHT-The best way to avoid dying from medical care is to avoid medical care-

I'VE LEARNED-True friendship, like everything else worthwhile requires work-

DID YOU KNOW-When the Titanic sank, there were seventy five hundred pounds of ham on it-

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Does God want to hear you complaining?

2-What is our point of greatest need?

3-Why is it hard to pray for and accept miracles for ourselves-

4-What was the contribution of the apostolic fathers to the Christian faith?

5-Who were the "Apologists" and what did they do?

BIBLE TRIVIA-Who had three sons and two daughters after giving up her first son to serve the Lord at Shiloh?

Yesterday's answer-Ruth 4:15

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY Galatians 3:15-18

¹⁵ Brothers and sisters, let us think in human terms: Even an agreement made between two persons is firm. After that agreement is accepted by both people, no one can stop it or add anything to it.¹⁶ God made promises both to Abraham and to his descendant. God did not say, "and to your descendants." That would mean many people. But God said, "and to your descendant." That means only one person; that person is Christ.¹⁷ This is what I mean: God had an agreement with Abraham and promised to keep it. The law, which came four hundred thirty years later, cannot change that agreement and so destroy God's promise to Abraham.¹⁸ If the law could give us Abraham's blessing, then the promise would not be necessary. But that is not possible, because God freely gave his blessings to Abraham through the promise he had made.

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father, I thank You for the marvelous transaction that took place when You delivered me from the domain of darkness and transferred me into the kingdom of Your Son in whom I have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. There is no earthly transaction that will ever bring about such a major change in my life or affect my future such as Your mighty deliverance. I was lost without hope, but now, because of Your transfer I am gloriously found and kept by Your grace. Praise be to Your name! Amen.

I WISH YOU A DAY FILLED WITH LOVE, LAUGHTER, FORGIVENESS AND THANKSGIVING-