TFTD - May 2012

[Resource Manager]

01 May 2012

 

"Do not say, 'It is morning,' and dismiss it with a name of yesterday.

See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name."

- Rabindranath Tagore

 

"Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,

for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go,

for to you I lift up my soul."

Psalm 143:8

[Resource Manager]

02 May 2012

 

"True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks."

- Jerome

 

"The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him,

and he makes known to them his covenant."

Psalm 25:14

[Resource Manager]

03 May 2012

 

"We are each of us born into the arms of mortality,

the Lord recognizing our need to be held."

- Robert Brault

 

"Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself;

the LORD will hear when I call to him."

Psalm 4:3

[Resource Manager]

04 May 2012

 

"There is much in the world to make us afraid.

There is much more in our faith to make us unafraid."

- Frederick W. Cropp

 

"Be glad; rejoice forever in my creation! And look!

I will create Jerusalem as a place of happiness.

Her people will be a source of joy."

Isaiah 65:18

[Resource Manager]

05 May 2012

 

"We have to pray with our eyes on God,

not on the difficulties."

- Oswald Chambers

 

"And he said, 'Father, if you are willing,

let this cup pass from me; however not my will,

but yours be done.'"

Luke 22:42

[Resource Manager]

06 May 2012

 

"Only that day dawns to which we are awake."

- Henry David Thoreau

 

"The fear of the LORD leads to life: Then one rests content,

untouched by trouble."

Proverbs 19:23

[Resource Manager]

07 May 2012

 

"The question for each man is not what he would do if he had

the means, time, influence, and educational advantages,

but what he will do with the things he has."

- Hamilton

 

"The Lord has filled me with joy ... I'm not saying this because I'm

in any need. I've learned to be content in whatever situation I'm in.

I know how to live in poverty or prosperity. No matter what the situation,

I've learned the secret of how to live when I'm full or when I'm hungry,

when I have too much or when I have too little. I can do everything through

Christ who strengthens me."

Philippians 4:10-13

[Resource Manager]

08 May 2012

 

"The vision must be followed by the venture.

It is not enough to stare up the steps -

we must step up the stairs."

- Vance Havner

 

"No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket.

Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand,

where it gives light to everyone in the house."

Matthew 5:15

[Resource Manager]

09 May 2012

 

"What a teacher writes on the blackboard of life

can never be erased."

- Unknown

 

"The wise in heart are called discerning,

and pleasant words promote instruction."

Proverbs 16:21

[Resource Manager]

10 May 2012

 

"When Jesus comes, the shadows depart."

- Unknown

 

"... Has not God chosen those who are poor in the

eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit

the kingdom he promised those who love him?"

James 2:5

[Resource Manager]

11 May 2012

 

"Security is having the Word of God in your own language.

Peace is having the Word of God in your heart."

- Corrie Ten Boom

 

"In all your ways acknowledge Him,

And He will make your paths straight."

Proverbs 3:6

[Resource Manager]

12 May 2012

 

"The winds of grace are always blowing,

but you have to raise the sail."

- Ramakrishna

 

"For by grace you have been saved through faith;

and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;"

Ephesians 2:8

[Resource Manager]

13 May 2012

 

"Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever."

- Unknown

 

"... When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, 'Son, why have you treated us like this?

Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.' 'Why were you searching for me?' he asked.

'Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?' But they did not understand what he was saying to them.

Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.

And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men."

Luke 2:48-52

[Resource Manager]

14 May 2012

 

"Wisdom is the abstract of the past,

but beauty is the promise of the future."

- Oliver Wendell Holmes

 

"How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those

who bring good news, who proclaim peace,

who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation,

who say to Zion, 'Your God reigns!'"

Isaiah 52:7

[Resource Manager]

15 May 2012

 

"We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish,

but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.,

Strength to Love, 1963

 

"A song of ascents. Of David.

How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!"

Psalm 133:1

[Resource Manager]

16 May 2012

 

"The future is always beginning now."

- Mark Strand

 

"The creation waits in eager expectation

for the sons of God to be revealed."

Romans 8:19

[Resource Manager]

17 May 2012

 

"Great beauty, great strength, and

great riches are really and truly of no great use;

a right heart exceeds all."

- Benjamin Franklin

 

"Listen, my son, and be wise,

and keep your heart on the right path."

Proverbs 23:19

[Resource Manager]

18 May 2012

 

"Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching."

- Thomas Jefferson

 

""It is written: "'As surely as I live,' says the Lord,

'every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God.'"

So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God."

Romans 14:11-12

[Resource Manager]

19 May 2012

 

"He bites his tongue who speaks in haste."

- Turkish Proverb

 

"He who loves a pure heart and whose speech

is gracious will have the king for his friend."

Proverbs 22:11

[Resource Manager]

20 May 2012

 

"Character is much easier kept than recovered."

- Thomas Paine

 

"When words are many, transgression is not lacking,

but whoever restrains his lips is prudent."

Proverbs 10:19

 

"If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves,

and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins,

he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and

to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

1 John 1:8-9

[Resource Manager]

21 May 2012

 

"All that we behold is full of blessings."

- William Wordsworth

 

"You take care of the earth and water it,

making it rich and fertile.

The river of God has plenty of water;

it provides a bountiful harvest of grain,

for you have ordered it so.

You drench the plowed ground with rain,

melting the clods and leveling the ridges.

You soften the earth with showers

and bless its abundant crops.

You crown the year with a bountiful harvest;

even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.

The grasslands of the wilderness become a lush pasture,

and the hillsides blossom with joy.

The meadows are clothed with flocks of sheep,

and the valleys are carpeted with grain.

They all shout and sing for joy!"

Psalm 65:9-13

[Resource Manager]

22 May 2012

 

"We look forward to the time when the

Power of Love will replace the Love of Power.

Then will our world know the blessings of peace."

- William Ewart Gladstone

 

" ... Even so, come, Lord Jesus."

Revelation 22:20

[Resource Manager]

23 May 2012

 

"Nobody can do everything,

but everyone can do something."

- Unknown

 

"To one he gave five talents of money,

to another two talents, and to another one talent,

each according to his ability.

Then he went on his journey."

Matthew 25:15

[Resource Manager]

24 May 2012

 

"The wise still seek Him."

- Unknown

 

"Look to the LORD and his strength;

seek his face always."

Psalm 105:4

[Resource Manager]

25 May 2012

 

"Thou hast given so much to me.

Give me one thing more - a grateful heart."

- George Herbert

 

"Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken,

and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe."

Hebrews 12:28