Friday May 25, 2012 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-The Christian faith is grounded in the love and grace of God, experienced through Jesus Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit-

2-The Christian life is our response to God's love and grace-

3-Discipleship is more than an acknowledgement of God's existence or a statement of belief regarding God, it is about totally loving God-

4-Either Jesus is Lord of our lives or we are-

5-Just because we cannot see satan does not mean he is not real-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT-If you spend 10% of your time keeping well, you won't have to give 100% getting over being sick-

 

I'VE LEARNED-Prayer is not just a "spare wheel" that you pull out when in trouble; it is also a "steering wheel" that directs us in the right path throughout life.

 

DID YOU KNOW-The Future's Museum in Sweden contains a scale model of our solar system-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Why wasn't Hosea's wife Gomer stoned to death as a prostitute?

2-How are we to act to being hurt by another person's sin?

3-What did Stephen's family think when they heard Saul became a convert to Christianity?

4-How did Jesus' mother Mary cope with all the events of the crucifixion week's proceedings?

5-When did Mary first know that Jesus had been arrested after being betrayed by one of his disciples?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA-Which epistles are addressed to God's people in exile?

Yesterday's answer-Amos 7:17

 

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY     Matthew 13:36-43

Jesus Explains About the Weeds

 ³⁶ Then Jesus left the crowd and went into the house. His followers came to him and said, "Explain to us the meaning of the story about the weeds in the field."

 ³⁷ Jesus answered, "The man who planted the good seed in the field is the Son of Man. ³⁸ The field is the world, and the good seed are all of God's children who belong to the kingdom. The weeds are those people who belong to the Evil One. ³⁹ And the enemy who planted the bad seed is the devil. The harvest time is the end of the age, and the workers who gather are God's angels.

    ⁴⁰ "Just as the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. ⁴¹ The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all who cause sin and all who do evil.⁴² The angels will throw them into the blazing furnace, where the people will cry and grind their teeth with pain. ⁴³ Then the good people will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let those with ears use them and listen.

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father, it comes very naturally to encourage and instruct others in Your teachings.  But it is far more difficult to bring loving rebuke and correction to one who has chosen to live in disobedience to Your commands.  Help me to go forth as one pure in heart, humble in spirit, and earnest in prayer when I am commissioned to be Your messenger of life-giving rebuke. It wasn’t Nathan who went after David, but it was You who sent Nathan, which served as the beginning of David’s spiritual restoration. When the messenger is pure in motive and obedient to the Spirit’s prompting, and the message is received in the right spirit, then correction will take place, just as it did with David. Though I cannot be assured of the desired results help me to find blessing in having been obedient to Your Spirit’s leading. When I am the recipient of a rebuke may I respond in humility and receive the correction as though it were delivered personally from You and respond accordingly.  In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.

SMILE, LAUGH, FORGIVE, BELIEVE AND LOVE, OVER AND OVER AGAIN!