Tuesday June 18, 2013 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

1-Finding and maintaining the balance between "freedom to" and "freedom from" is the essence of America-

2-We need to learn to live together as friends or perish together as fools-

3-The United States is never a finished product, it is always in the making-

4-Even perfect days sometimes end in rain-

5-Sometimes it is not enough to do our best, sometimes we must do what is required-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT-Those who walk in other people's footprints leave no footprints of their own-

 

I'VE LEARNED-World peace will never exist until Jesus returns-

 

DID YOU KNOW-The cheetah can reach a speed of up to forty five miles per hour in only two seconds-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-When Jesus said to the Samaritan woman at the well--"I would give you living water", did the phrase mean literally running water as from a stream as opposed from a pool or cistern?

2-What "Living water" was Jesus referring to?

3-When Jesus stayed at the Samaritan woman's village for a couple of days, he convinced many that he was the savior.  Since the Samaritans and the Jews disliked each other, why would they be accepting of Jesus?

4-Is suffering God's punishment for sin?

5-Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead.  Did he have an out of body experience or did his soul leave his body at death and then had to return to his body?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA-What priest, a prisoner in Babylon, was also a prophet?

Yesterday's answer-Zephaniah   Jeremiah 29:26

 

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY   Acts 7:54-60 ⁵⁴ When the leaders heard this, they became furious. They were so mad they were grinding their teeth at Stephen. ⁵⁵ But Stephen was full of the Holy Spirit. He looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at God’s right side. ⁵⁶ He said, “Look! I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at God’s right side.”
⁵⁷ Then they shouted loudly and covered their ears and all ran at Stephen. ⁵⁸ They took him out of the city and began to throw stones at him to kill him. And those who told lies against Stephen left their coats with a young man named Saul. ⁵⁹ While they were throwing stones, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” ⁶⁰ He fell on his knees and cried in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” After Stephen said this, he died.
PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father, Your works surround us and add such depth and beauty to our daily experiences in life.  You not only tend to our daily needs but through Your great works You delight our senses by that which we see, touch, hear, and feel as we admire Your handiwork. Help us to pause in our busy schedules to listen to the rippling brook, smell the tree blossoms, observe the mountain grandeur and  recognize Your creative power in the plentiful ornamentals that we have the privilege of planting, growing and tending over the warm months each year. Your great works are observed in the Scriptures and admired in our daily lives.  How wonderfully extravagant is Your works that we enjoy each day, for it is truly the heavens declaring Your glory and the firmament showing Your handiwork. For them we are grateful. Amen.

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