Saturday March 24, 2012 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

1-We are shaped and fashioned by what we love-

2-"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind"-

3-Discontentment makes rich men poor while contentment makes poor men rich-

4-"Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past"-

5-Our duty is not to see through one another but to see one another through-

STRANGE THOUGHT-People too weak to follow their own dreams will always find a way to discourage yours-

I'VE LEARNED-Our own load is not as heavy when we help others-

DID YOU KNOW-The Nobel prize was first awarded in 1901. It resulted from a late change in the will of Alfred Nobel, who did not want to be remembered after his dearth as a propagator of violence-he invented dynamite-

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Why do we use the term "eternal life" for those going to heaven and not those going to Hell?

2-Is believing in Jesus all it takes to make it to heaven?

3-Since Nicodemus helped bury Jesus, what was his reaction when he learned Jesus was no longer buried?

4-Is it correct to say, "Give God your best and he will do the rest"?

5-Is believing in Jesus as the prophesied coming Messiah easy or hard?

BIBLE TRIVIA-Who had 10 concubines that were sexually assaulted by his wayward son?

Yesterday's answer-The daughter of Barzillai Ezra 2:61

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY Matthew 5:17-20

¹⁷ "Don't think that I have come to destroy the law of Moses or the teaching of the prophets. I have not come to destroy them but to bring about what they said. ¹⁸ I tell you the truth, nothing will disappear from the law until heaven and earth are gone. Not even the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will be lost until everything has happened.¹⁹ Whoever refuses to obey any command and teaches other people not to obey that command will be the least important in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys the commands and teaches other people to obey them will be great in the kingdom of heaven. ²⁰ I tell you that if you are no more obedient than the teachers of the law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father, we are grateful for the prophets through whom You spoke Your unchanging Word. Each from age to age proclaimed You, the one, righteous Lord. In this world of despair and turmoil, You are the one firm anchor holding us fast. You are King, Your throne is eternal; You are the First and You are the Last. You spoke through Christ Jesus, Your everlasting Son, Light of Light, to earth He descended, Christ as God in human form. God, You continue to speak by Your Spirit in Your ageless Holy Word expounding Your own message, now as then. Through the rise and fall of nations one sure faith still holds us fast; You abide, Your Word unchanging, You are the First and You are the Last. Though all hell should endeavor to shake this firm foundation we have built through Your Holy Word, we will never forsake it, for the darkened veil will soon be lifted and we will see You face to face in the fullness of Your glory. Praise be to God! Amen.

Adaptation from text of the hymn “God Has Spoken by His Prophets” by George W. Briggs

LAUGHTER IS GOOD EXERCISE, IT IS LIKE JOGGING ON THE INSIDE!