Monday April 3, 2017 thought for the day

 

THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

1-We cannot avoid suffering but we can determine our response to it-

2-Don't occupy yourself with another persons assignment.  Stay focused on your own-

3-The Israelites reused to enter the promised land so they languished in the desert-

4-The christian's promised land is not real estate but a real state of heart and mind-

5-To get into your promised land you must leave your wilderness-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT

Why is sleeping in being lazy but going to bed early is not-

 

I'VE LEARNED

You can't recover a person after they die-

 

DID YOU KNOW

Leonardo da Vinci invented the scissors-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Who were the Samaritans and why were they so disliked by the Jews?

2-How do you worship in spirit and truth?

3-If God is spirit as Jesus said , how can he also be a father?

4-What does it mean to glorify the Lord?

5-Why is John 7:53-8:11 included in scripture if it was not part of the earliest and most reliable  manuscripts.  Who added it, why and when was it done?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA

Who said    "Then he told me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘You will not succeed by your own strength or by your own power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord All-Powerful."

Answer for today      Zechariah

 

SCRIPTURE FOR THE DAY

Matthew 6:9-13   ‘Our Father in heaven,
May your name always be kept holy.
¹⁰ May your kingdom come
And what you want be done,
    Here on earth as it is in heaven.
¹¹ Give us the food we need for each day.
¹² Forgive us for our sins,
    Just as we have forgiven those who sinned against us.
¹³ And do not cause us to be tempted,
But save us from the Evil One.’ [The kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours forever. Amen.]^[a]

Footnotes:

1. 6:13 The . . . Amen. Some Greek copies do not contain the bracketed text.

 

PRAYER FOR THE DAY

 

Father, we bless your holy name.  We place your priorities above our own.  We submit to you as Lord-

 

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-