Thursday August 16, 2018 thought for the day

 

THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

1-Discriminate among your fears.  Learn to tell which ones are useful and which ones are destructive-

2-Basis for happiness-something to do, someone to love and something to look forward to-

3-It is better to be poor and honest than to be foolish and tell lies-

4-God does not bless dishonesty-

5-You always lose when you give up your integrity-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT

Borrow money from pessimists for they don't expect it back-

 

I'VE LEARNED

A word to the wise is unnecessary-

 

DID YOU KNOW

Traveling at a rate of two to three miles per hour, camels can carry five hundred to one thousand pounds on their back-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Why is there no record of Jesus appearing to his mother after his resurrection?

2-When Jesus four fishermen friends cast their nets into the water at his command, were the fish waiting to be caught or did they appear as a result of the fishermen's obedience?

3-Why has Capernaum never been rebuilt?

4-Why did the people of Capernaum not fully believe in Jesus after all the miracles he did in that city-

5-Isn't it strange that the demon Jesus cast out of the man at the Capernaum synagogue knew Jesus was God's son but the religious leaders couldn't recognize him?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA

Who said that he had become a companion of owls?

Answer for today       Job      30:29

 

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY

Psalm 5:11-12     But let everyone who trusts you be happy; let them sing glad songs forever.
Protect those who love you and who are happy because of you.
¹² Lord, you bless those who do what is right; you protect them like a soldier’s shield.

 

PRAYER FOR TODAY

  

Father, Jesus  is my joy.  Today I reaffirm my trust in him and with gratitude receive afresh the precious gift of his joy-

 

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