Monday September 17, 2018 thought for the day

 

THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-Don't lose your life chasing after something God didn't intend for you to catch-

2-Forgiveness doesn't excuse someone's behavior.  It prevents their behavior from destroying your heart-

3-Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous-

4-Your outlook determines your outcome-

5-Humility is the true path to wisdom-

 

STRANGE THOUGHT

Did you hear about the man whose whole left side was cut of?  He is all right now-

 

I'VE LEARNED

Be careful of what you promise to God in prayer for he may take you at your word?

 

DID YOU KNOW

Victorian society rejected the notion  that pets were capable of feelings or expressing emotions-

 

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Why did the disciples suddenly worry about who would be the greatest in Jesus' new kingdom?  Were they serving Jesus for the wrong reason?

2-What was "Jesus Kingdom"?

3-Why do people turn away so easily from God to follow false religions?

4-Who were the Samaritans and why were they hated so?

5-Why did Jesus mention a Levite and a priest in his parable of the Good Samaritan?

 

BIBLE TRIVIA

Who compared Israel with a speckled bird of prey, surrounded and attacked by other birds of prey?

Answer for today           Jeremiah       12:9

 

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY

Micah 7:18-19      There is no God like you. You forgive those who are guilty of sin;
You don’t look at the sins of your people who are left alive.
You will not stay angry forever, because you enjoy being kind.
¹⁹ You will have mercy on us again; you will conquer our sins.
You will throw away all our sins into the deepest part of the sea.

 

PRAYER FOR TODAY

 

Father, today I delight in you and thank you for your forgiveness-

 

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-