A Thought for Today 24-12-2014

Luke 12:40 (NRSVACE)

You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.’

"Immanuel, God with us in our nature, in our sorrow, in our lifework, in our punishment, in our grave, and now with us, or rather we with Him, in resurrection, ascension, triumph, and Second Advent splendor."
(Charles Spurgeon) 

A Thought for Today 22-12-2014

Luke 12:39 (NRSVACE)

‘But know this: if the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

"Between here and heaven, every minute that the Christian lives will be a minute of grace."(Charles Spurgeon)

A Thought for Today 19-12-2014

Mark 13:26 (NRSVACE)

Then they will see “the Son of Man coming in clouds” with great power and glory.

"Do not look to your hope, but to Christ, the source of your hope."
(Charles Spurgeon)

A Thought for Today 18-12-2014

Mark 11:10 (NRSVACE)

Blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David!
Hosanna in the highest heaven!’

"Infinite, and an infant. Eternal, and yet born of a woman. Almighty, and yet hanging on a woman's breast. Supporting a universe, and yet needing to be carried in a mother's arms. King of angels, and yet the reputed son of Joseph. Heir of all things, and yet the carpenter's despised son."
(Charles Spurgeon) 

A Thought for Today 17-12-2014

Mark 9:12 (NRSVACE)

He said to them, ‘Elijah is indeed coming first to restore all things. How then is it written about the Son of Man, that he is to go through many sufferings and be treated with contempt?

"The faith of Christ offers no buttons to push for quick service. The new order must wait the Lord's own time, and that is too much for the man in a hurry. He just gives up and becomes interested in something else." (A. W. Tozer)

A Thought for Today 11-12-2014

Mark 6:31 (NRSVACE)

He said to them, ‘Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.’ For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.

"We have become so engrossed in the work of the Lord that we have forgotten the Lord of the work."
(A. W. Tozer)

A Thought for Today 10-12-2014

Matthew 24:3 (NRSVACE)

When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, ‘Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?’ 

"Having the answers is not essential to living. What is essential is the sense of God's presence during dark seasons of questioning."
(Ravi Zacharias)

A Thought for Today 09-12-2014

Matthew 3:11 (NRSVACE)

‘I baptize you with water for repentance, but one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

"That world outside there is not waiting for a new definition of Christianity, it's waiting for a new demonstration of Christianity."
(Leonard Ravenhill) 

A Thought for Today 27-11-2014

Ephesians 6:19-20 (NRSVACE)

Pray also for me, so that when I speak, a message may be given to me to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it boldly, as I must speak.

"Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength."
(Corrie Ten Boom)

A Thought for Today 21-11-2014

Ephesians 3:18-19 (NRSVACE)

I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth,  and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.




"I do not believe that one can earnestly seek and find the priceless treasure of God's call without a devout prayer life. That is where God speaks. The purpose of prayer and of God's call in your life is not to make you number one in the world's eyes, but to make him number one in your life. We must be willing to be outshone while shining for God. We hear very little about being smaller in our own self-estimate."
(Ravi Zacharias)

A Thought for Today 18-11-2014

Ephesians 3:13 (NRSVACE)

I pray therefore that you may not lose heart over my sufferings for you; they are your glory.

"Worry is like a rocking chair-it keeps you moving but doesn't get you anywhere."
(Corrie Ten Boom)

A Thought for Today 17-11-2014

Matthew 21:13 (NRSVACE)

He said to them, ‘It is written, “My house shall be called a house of prayer”; but you are making it a den of robbers.’

"You cannot really have the world and hold on to it. It is all too temporary and the more you try to hold on to it, the more it actually holds you. By contrast, the more you hold on to the true and the good, the more you are free to really live."
(Ravi Zacharias)  

 

A Thought for Today 14-11-2014

Matthew 26:41 (NRSVACE)

Stay awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.’ 

"When a Christian shuns fellowship with other Christians, the devil smiles. When he stops studying the Bible, the devil laughs. When he stops praying, the devil shouts for joy."
(Corrie Ten Boom)

 

A Thought for Today 11-11-2014

Matthew 21:22 (NRSVACE)

Whatever you ask for in prayer with faith, you will receive.’

"It is not my ability, but my response to God's ability, that counts."
(Corrie Ten Boom)

A Thought for Today 10-11-2014

Matthew 26:41 (NRSVACE)

Stay awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.’

"Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God."
(Corrie Ten Boom) 

 

A Thought For Today 07-11-2014

Matthew 14:23 (NRSVACE)

And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,...


"Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?"
(Corrie Ten Boom)

 

A Thought for Today 20-06-2014

Matthew 5:11-12 (NRSVACE)

‘Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

When Jesus promised his blessings, he never promised us that his blessings would be easy!
(Dominik Peer) 

 

A Thought for Today 04-06-2014

Matthew 5:10 (NRSVACE)

‘Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

 

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.
(Gilbert K. Chesterton)

 

 

 

 

A Tought for Today 03-06-2014

Matthew 5:9 (NRSVACE)

‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

A man who says that no patriot should attack the war until it is over... is saying no good son should warn his mother of a cliff until she has fallen.
(Gilbert K. Chesterton)

 

A Thought for Today 30-05-2014

Matthew 5:8 (NRSVACE)

‘Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he that gets the most out of life.
(Gilbert K. Chesterton)

 

A Thought for Today 29-05-2014

Matthew 5:7 (NRSVACE)

‘Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.

If you do not understand a man you cannot crush him. And if you do understand him, very probably you will not.
(Gilbert K. Chesterton)

 

A Thought for Today 28-05-2014

Matthew 5:6 (NRSVACE)

‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.
(Gilbert K. Chesterton)

 

A Thought for Today 21-05-2014

Matthew 5:6 (NRSVACE)

‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide long words to cover the errors of the rich.
(Gilbert K. Chesterton)

A Thought for Today 20-05-2014

Matthew 5:5 (NRSVACE)

‘Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?
(Gilbert K. Chesterton)

 

A Thought for Today 19-05-2014

Matthew 5:4 (NRSVACE)

‘Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.
(Gilbert K. Chesterton)

 

A Thought for Today 16-05-2014

Matthew 5:3 (NRSVACE)

‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
(Gilbert K. Chesterton)

 

A Thought for Today 15-05-2014

Matthew 10:34-36 (NRSVACE)

‘Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.

For I have come to set a man against his father,
and a daughter against her mother,
and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
and one’s foes will be members of one’s own household.

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.
(Gilbert K. Chesterton)

 

A Thought for Today 14-05-2014

Luke 18:15-17 (NRSVACE)


People were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them; and when the disciples saw it, they sternly ordered them not to do it. But Jesus called for them and said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.’

The greatest destroyer of peace is abortion because if a mother can kill her own child, what is left for me to kill you and you to kill me? There is nothing between.
(Mother Teresa)

Abortion and racism are evil twins, born of the same lie. Where racism now hides its face in public, abortion is accomplishing the goals of which racism only once dreamed. Together, abortionists are destroying humanity at large and the black community in particular.
(Alveda King)