Tuesday July 11, 2017 thought for the day

 

THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

1-Satan knows he can hinder God's kingdom by provoking division among God's people-

2-You can find someone's heart if you discover what they truly value-

3-Our actions, our life style and our decisions are all reflections of our belief system-

4-If we truly believe what God says about our value to him, our lives would be dramatically altered-

5-The bottom line of hypocrisy is the need for people to think more highly of us than we really are-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT

You will have either the pain of discipline or the pain of regret-

 

I'VE LEARNED

Your spiritual gifts are not for your own benefit but are given to you to help other people-

 

DID YOU KNOW

The color of diamond dust is black-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Was Jesus physically alive after his resurrection?  If so, why is there no record of where or how he lived?

2-Some portions of the new testament have footnotes saying "this portion was not included with the earliest reliable manuscripts" so how and why was it included?

3-The Gospel of Mark is reported to be the earliest Gospel written, but it's original manuscript makes no reference to any resurrection appearances.  Why?

4-What was the first new testament scripture written and when was it done?

5-Is there any importance in knowing in what order the Gospels and Acts were written?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA

This New Testament passage is found in what old testament book--"Galatians  4:27

“Be happy, Jerusalem.
    You are like a woman who never gave birth to children.
Start singing and shout for joy.
    You never felt the pain of giving birth,
But you will have more children
    Than the woman who has a husband.”

Answer for today     Isaiah 54:1

 

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY

Ephesians 2:4-6

    But God’s mercy is great, and he loved us very much. ⁵ Though we were spiritually dead because of the things we did against God, he gave us new life with Christ. You have been saved by God’s grace. ⁶ And he raised us up with Christ and gave us a seat with him in the heavens. He did this for those in Christ Jesus-

 

PRAYER FOR TODAY

 

Father, bring to my mind special moments so that I might live a  life of gratitude to you-

 

I WISH YOU A DAY FILLED WITH LOVE, LAUGHTER, FORGIVENESS AND THANKSGIVING-