Monday March 23, 2015 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

1-Jealousy may not seem to be a major sin but in reality it is only one stop short of murder and starts with resentment-

2-Loyalty is the most selfless part of love-

3-Loyal people not only stand by their commitments, they are willing to suffer for them-

4-God doesn't promise to protect good people from evil, but he does promise that ultimately all evil will be abolished-

5-An opportunity to do something against God's will can never be from God because God doesn't tempt us-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT-How is it possible to have a civil war?

 

I'VE LEARNED-You can't stay young forever but you can be immature for the rest of your life-

 

DID YOU KNOW-The word constipation comes from a Latin word that means "to crowd together"

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Was heaven different while Jesus was on earth for his 33 years?

2-Now that the Holy Spirit has been sent to the earth, is heaven different with his not being there?

3-Jesus said "I and my father are one".  What did he mean?

4-Jesus said "He who has seen me has seen the father".  How is that so?

5-If Jesus and God are one, how could Jesus subject himself to the will of the father?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA-What was Taverner's Bible?

Answer for today   An independent translation made by Greek scholar Richard Taverner in 1539

 

SCRIPTURE FOR THE DAY   Mark 12:1-11

Jesus began to use stories to teach the people. He said, “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it and dug a hole for a winepress and built a tower. Then he leased the land to some farmers and left for a trip. ² When it was time for the grapes to be picked, he sent a servant to the farmers to get his share of the grapes. ³ But the farmers grabbed the servant and beat him and sent him away empty-handed. ⁴ Then the man sent another servant. They hit him on the head and showed no respect for him. ⁵ So the man sent another servant, whom they killed. The man sent many other servants; the farmers beat some of them and killed others.

⁶ “The man had one person left to send, his son whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
⁷ “But the farmers said to each other, ‘This son will inherit the vineyard. If we kill him, it will be ours.’ ⁸ So they took the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
⁹ “So what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those farmers and will give the vineyard to other farmers. ¹⁰ Surely you have read this Scripture:

‘The stone that the builders rejected
    Became the cornerstone.
¹¹ The Lord did this,
    And it is wonderful to us.’” Psalm 118:22–23

 

PRAYER FOR THE DAY

  Father, we see the greatest example of temporal suffering in the person of Jesus Christ. By giving His all to pay the full ransom for our sins He underwent inhumane persecution to the fullest extent of giving His life through death that we might live. What seemed a hopeless cause turned into a victory above all other victories when His resurrected body made it possible for us, as His followers, to join in His eternal glory. But for now we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in His glory. We like the glory, but are repulsed at the idea of suffering, and are mindful of those presently undergoing injustice and persecution, as well as the families undergoing tremendous stress and often grief. Fix in our hearts and minds the needed perspective that it’s just a little while that we suffer, but it’s for eternity that we share in Your glory. May we be found faithful along the way! In Jesus’ name we pray.  Amen.

 

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, and enough hope to make you happy-