Thought For The Day

Our cold winter is over, things that we did to stay warm, are changed to now stay cool. Thank God for a new spring time. Thank Him for all the new life springing up. Thank Him for the beautiful colors that He gave us to enjoy. Once what looked dead now has resurrected life. As we think about our Lord Jesus and His crucifixion. We think about His body being placed in a borrowed tomb. meaning it will returned to the owner. Remember Jesus's words. "In 3 days I will raise this temple. John 10:17-18. "Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I might take it again. John 2:18 So the Jews answered and said to Him, "What sign do you show us, since you do these things" Jesus answered and said to them "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up" Some of the disciples remembered His words, when others didn't until He was raised from the dead. So who raised Jesus from the dead? Galatians 1:1 Paul, an apostle (not from man, b...

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. Wrong!  You can salt his oats and he will drink.  We are the salt of the earth, but only the Holy Spirit can persuade anyone to receive Jesus. John 6:44 "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day, Jesus made that clear, no one comes to Him unless the Father draws them. Mark 9:49-50 "For everyone will be seasoned with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt. Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves and have peace with one another. Human effort will fail, because only the compelling force of the Holy Spirit, will draw people to repentance, that will lead them to Jesus our Lord. God offers His gift of grace, but doesn't force anyone to accept it.  It takes the Holy Spirit to convince someone to receive salvation through the blood of Jesus.  When their hearts are ready, and they sens...

When you find yourself in a trial that looks like it will destroy you, Praise God! as more of your control is broken and self is going to die.  Like when Peter began to sink, yet God's loving hand was there to pull him up. More of Jesus is being transformed in you.   That's when God is leading to a place that will cause you to be more fruitful. Acts 28:-8-10 (When Paul ended up  at the Island of Malta, when their ship broke up.) In the region there was an estate of the leading citizen of the Island, whose name was Publius, who received us and entertained us courteously for 3 days. And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and prayed, and he laid hands on him and healed him. So when this was done, the rest of those on the Island who had diseases also came and were healed. They also honored us in many ways; and  when we departed, they provided such things as were necessary. Beloved, you see that what looked like t...

 When Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, He depended on the word of God. Matthew 4:3-11 Now the tempter came to Him, he said, "If You are the Son of God,(HE TRIED TO PLACE DOUBT IN JESUS MIND) command these stones become bread. (He dealt with the Lords natural hunger) But He answered and said, "It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. Then he took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down, for it is written, (From Psalms 91:11, notice the devil misquoted Gods word, and left out "to keep You in all your ways)  "He will give His angels charge over you. and, "In their hands their they  shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone. Jesus said to to him "It is written again, "You shall not tempt the Lord your God." Again, the devil took Him up to an exceedingly high moun...