Thursday April 26, 2012 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-Love for God and love of neighbor are two aspects of the same love-

2-To love God, our neighbor, our enemy and ourselves requires persistent commitment to the way of Jesus-

3-What God wants from us is usually the one thing that we are not willing to give up-

4-Jesus does not want us to be admirers of him but to be followers-

5-Discipleship was and always will be costly-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT-No one is more self centered than a very sick person-

 

I'VE LEARNED-Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they never fail to imitate them-

 

DID YOU KNOW-The Hoover Dam was built to last two thousand years.  The concrete in it will not even be fully cured for another five hundred years-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Does God give lots of money only to those he can trust?

2-What is wisdom?

3-Are Christians supposed to treat everyone the same?

4-Does God withhold his blessings if you don't give your tithe-

5-Is God in control of everything?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA-What apostle was exiled to Patmos?

Yesterday's answer-Benjamin    Judges 20:48

 

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY    Matthew 10:5-10

⁵ Jesus sent out these twelve men with the following order: "Don't go to the non-Jewish people or to any town where the Samaritans live. ⁶ But go to the people of Israel, who are like lost sheep.⁷ When you go, preach this: 'The kingdom of heaven is near.'⁸ Heal the sick, raise the dead to life again, heal those who have skin diseases, and force demons out of people. I give you these powers freely, so help other people freely.⁹ Don't carry any money with you—gold or silver or copper. ¹⁰ Don't carry a bag or extra clothes or sandals or a walking stick. Workers should be given what they need.

 

PRAYER FOR TODAY

  Father, we want to be like the trees planted by streams of water that remain vibrant, healthy, and growing in spite of drought, storm and the extremes of the heat and cold. As we are rooted and built up in You we continue to grow, mature, and remain firm when the raging storms of life seek to topple our faith. No matter what we’re dealt we continue to live in You, rooted and built up, strengthened in our faith, and overflowing with thankfulness for all that You are to us. Amen.

 

MAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE LOVE TO SHARE, HEALTH TO SPARE AND FRIENDS THAT CARE!