Monday July 22, 2013 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

1-Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that.  So it is, hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that-

2-If you want a rainbow, you must put up with the rain-

3-Excellence is not a skill, it is an attitude-

4-God is not great for what he has done for us but for who he is-

5-Anger destroys the beauty of the heart as well as the beauty of the face-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT-Many girls like to marry a military man for he can cook, sew, make beds, is in good health and is used to taking orders-

 

I'VE LEARNED-Without money we would all be rich-

 

DID YOU KNOW-The spur winged goose can fly at 88 miles per hour-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-When did King Herod realize the wise men were not returning to him?

2-Why did King Herod not seek out the wise men and kill them for disobeying him?

3-How long did the wise men stay and visit the holy family?

4-How long did the holy family live in Bethlehem?

5-Did Mary have any more children while living in Bethlehem or in Egypt?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA-How many people were baptized on the day of Pentecost?

Yesterday's answer-Lydia   Acts 16:14-15

 

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY    Acts 11:19-21

¹⁹ Many of the believers were scattered when they were persecuted after Stephen was killed. Some of them went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch telling the message to others, but only to Jews. ²⁰ Some of these believers were people from Cyprus and Cyrene. When they came to Antioch, they spoke also to Greeks,^[a] telling them the Good News about the Lord Jesus. ²¹ The Lord was helping the believers, and a large group of people believed and turned to the Lord.

Footnotes:

1. 11:20 Greeks Some Greek copies read “Hellenists,” non-Greeks who spoke Greek.

PRAYER FOR TODAY

 

Father, as we look at the ancient paths, we must make choices that reflect truths and principles established from the beginning of time as taught in the Scriptures. Help us to align ourselves with Your teaching and reject anything that would lead us to compromise or forsake that which we learn from Your Holy Manuscript, the Word of God. Change is inevitable and often inviting, but not the kind of change that would lead us to forsake the teachings of old, the lifestyle that reveals to others that we are set apart unto holiness, a people who reflect Christ living within us. Our days on earth are like grass; we bloom and die. The wind blows, and we are gone, as though we had never been here.  In a changing world You are our unchanging holy God and Your love endures forever. You are indeed the same yesterday, today, and forever and because of that we give you our full allegiance. Amen.

 

 

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