Monday June 17, 2013 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-Truth is its own reward-

2-The door of opportunity won't open if you don't do some pushing-

3-Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself-

4-When you give joy, joy is your reward-

5-Smiling increases your face value-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT-Hard work pays off in the future, laziness pays off now-

 

I'VE LEARNED-The best peace the world can offer is a restless peace-

 

DID YOU KNOW-Tigers have stripes to help them hide in the rain forest undergrowth.  The black and gold stripes break up the outline of the tiger's body, making it very hard to see-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Why is the turning of water into wine told only in the book of John and not also in the other gospels?

2-Isn't it most likely that the wine that Jesus made and drank at the wedding was a full bodied wine?

3-What is the correct meaning of the term "born again"?

4-Jesus said a person must be "born of water and the spirit".  Is the water part referring to physical birth or baptism?

5-Do Palestinians and Samaritans have anything in common?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA-What priest received a letter criticizing him for not putting an iron collar on Jeremiah's neck?

Yesterday's answer-Abiathar   1 Kings 2:27

 

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY    Acts 7:51-53

⁵¹ Stephen continued speaking: “You stubborn people! You have not given your hearts to God, nor will you listen to him! You are always against what the Holy Spirit is trying to tell you, just as your ancestors were. ⁵² Your ancestors tried to hurt every prophet who ever lived. Those prophets said long ago that the One who is good would come, but your ancestors killed them. And now you have turned against and killed the One who is good. ⁵³ You received the law of Moses, which God gave you through his angels, but you haven’t obeyed it.”

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father, we know that without a fresh manifestation of Your Holy Spirit power in our lives, our faith will not prevail in the midst of the evil that abounds in our day. Just as Habakkuk pleaded for You to manifest Yourself to Him, we also pray for renewal in our spirit so that we remain a part of the faithful remnant fully committed to You. We choose to rejoice in the Lord our God who enables us to hold tightly to our godly faith in the midst of enemy invasion. We pray for deliverance and sustaining power so that we emerge victorious during the battle even as Job declared, “Though God slay me yet I’ll trust Him”.  Amen.

GREATLY BLESSED, HIGHLY FAVORED, IMPERFECT BUT FORGIVEN CHILD OF GOD