Friday September 14, 2018 thought for the day

 

THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

1-"God inhabits the praise of his people"-

2-Joy comes from the Lord, it has nothing to do with circumstances-

3-Thanksgiving is a way of life-

4-Whenever we have more than we need, our natural assumption is that it is for our own consumption-

5-Being generous does not mean taking a vow of poverty-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT

A boiled egg is hard to beat-

 

I'VE LEARNED

In any contest, the start is important, but the finish is crucial-

 

DID YOU KNOW

Mongooses were brought to Hawaii to kill rats.  This plan failed because rats are nocturnal while the mongoose hunts during the day-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Would it have appeared odd that Jesus never married?

2-Could Jesus have done any miracle that would have convinced the Pharisees that he was the Messiah?

3-What was Decapolis?       

4-Why did Jesus call himself "the son of man"?

5-How could God be contained in a human body?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA

Who told the Moabites to live like doves nesting at the mouth of a cave?

Answer for today       Jeremiah     48:28

 

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY

Psalm 1:1-3     Happy are those who don’t listen to the wicked, who don’t go where sinners go, who don’t do what evil people do.
² They love the Lord’s teachings, and they think about those teachings day and night.
³ They are strong, like a tree planted by a river. The tree produces fruit in season, and its leaves don’t die.
Everything they do will succeed.

 

PRAYER FOR THE DAY

 

 

Father, today I ask you to grow in me the desire to delight in your pathway-

 

I PRAY THAT GOD GIVES YOU STRENGTH IN YOUR STRUGGLE, PEACE IN YOUR PAIN, AND VICTORY IN YOUR VALLEY-