Friday February 21, 2014 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-The message of the cross is foolishness unless you have received Jesus as savior-

2-Being sanctified is a balance of both experience and discipline-

3-We never receive the gifts of the Spirit so that we can be recognized but to bring glory to God-

4-Don't let your talents go to your head, but let them go to your heart-

5-We can love God so much that we won't want to sin-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT-There is no egg in eggplant, no ham in hamburger and no pine or apple in pineapple-

 

I'VE LEARNED-Do not seek to be important-

 

DID YOU KNOW-The honey badger can withstand hundreds of African bee stings that would kill any other animal-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Is your spouse God's gift to you?

2-What is spiritual risk?

3-Was the old testament worship of God legalistic?

4-Before Jesus came, was there a personal God the people could experience?

5-How do you "fear God and keep his commandments"?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA-How did God deal with the Israelites who were complaining about their misfortunes in the wilderness?

Answer for today   His fire devoured them  Numbers 11:1-3

 

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY   John 5:26-29

²⁶ Life comes from the Father himself, and he has allowed the Son to have life in himself as well. ²⁷ And the Father has given the Son the approval to judge, because he is the Son of Man. ²⁸ Don’t be surprised at this: A time is coming when all who are dead and in their graves will hear his voice. ²⁹ Then they will come out of their graves. Those who did good will rise and have life forever, but those who did evil will rise to be judged guilty.

 

 

PRAYER FOR TODAY 

Father, Your love for us is most visible in the great sacrifice You made in giving us Your only Son to die for our sins. John writes, “God is love” and it is Your love for us that shows us how to love one another. The love we have for our spouse doesn’t always bring about a warm, fuzzy feeling but at times is costly requiring great sacrifice. Help us to take our vows seriously and carry out that which we promise so that our tested love becomes an enduring love. As we do so, we honor the sacrament of marriage that You ordained, we honor our spouse, we are an example to others especially our children, and we fulfill the Scriptural command to be faithful to our mate.

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