Thursday February 12, 2015 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

1-Your life is not over but your past is-

2-There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience-

3-The way to get what you want is to want less-

4-The simple message that changed the world forever was "He is not here, he is risen..."

5-The nail pierced hand of Jesus reveals the love filled heart of God-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT-Telephones never nap when we do-

 

I'VE LEARNED-There are 5 deadly words used by a woman-1 Fine, 2 nothing, 3 Go ahead, 4 whatever, 5 that's okay--

 

DID YOU KNOW-Pyrophobia is the fear of fire-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Besides holding the original 10 commandments from God, what was so special about the ark of the covenant?

2-When in scripture did the Hebrew people become the Jewish people?

3-The people on earth from Adam to Abraham were what race of people?

4-Why are most of the stories in 1 and 2 Chronicles also in 1 and 2 Samuel and 1 and 2 Kings?

5-Since the Jews broke the covenant with God by sinning so badly that he took away the promised land, does that mean they are no long God's chosen people?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA-Who parted the Jordan by striking it with his mantle?

Elijah     2 Kings 2:8-14

 

SCRIPTURE FOR THE DAY

⁸ Elijah took off his coat, rolled it up, and hit the water. The water divided to the right and to the left, and Elijah and Elisha crossed over on dry ground.

⁹ After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “What can I do for you before I am taken from you?”
Elisha said, “Leave me a double share of your spirit.”^[a]
10 Elijah said, “You have asked a hard thing. But if you see me when I am taken from you, it will be yours. If you don’t, it won’t happen.”
¹¹ As they were walking and talking, a chariot and horses of fire appeared and separated Elijah from Elisha. Then Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. ¹² Elisha saw it and shouted, “My father! My father! The chariots of Israel and their horsemen!” And Elisha did not see him anymore. Then Elisha grabbed his own clothes and tore them to show how sad he was.
¹³ He picked up Elijah’s coat that had fallen from him. Then he returned and stood on the bank of the Jordan. ¹⁴ Elisha hit the water with Elijah’s coat and said, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” When he hit the water, it divided to the right and to the left, and Elisha crossed over.

Footnotes:

1. 2:9 Leave . . . Spirit By law, the first son in a family would inherit a double share of his father’s possessions. Elisha is asking to inherit a share of his master’s power as his follower. He is not asking for twice as much power as Elijah had.

 

PRAYER FOR THE DAY 

Father, we know that none of us are 100% humble, for we are clothed in these mortal, fallible bodies. But we do know that Jesus is the model of One completely humble in His humanity and divinity. He did not consider equality with You, our Father, something to be grasped but took on His person hood as a man and became obedient to death on the cross. We look to Him as the supreme example of humility and obedience. As we clothe ourselves in Your righteousness we can overcome the pride that is ever before us. We recognize that no good thing can come from us, but all that is good comes from You. Remind us daily that the attitude of gratitude is the antidote for feelings of pride. When we acknowledge that everything we have and all that we are is due to Your merciful blessings we are humbled and grateful to You, the Giver of every good and perfect gift. Amen.


THURSDAY-MAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE LOVE TO SHARE, HEALTH TO SPARE AND FRIENDS THAT CARE!