Daily Thought for Friday, December 30th

December 30, 2011 

A Few Final Words

Today’s Thought:

“On wings of deed the soul must mount!

When we are summoned from afar,

Ourselves, and not our words will count –

Not what we said, but what we are!” – William Winter

Today’s Quote:

“If you have a big enough dictionary, just about everything is a word.” – Dave Barry

Today’s Question:

Have you ever stopped to ponder this tidbit of truth: “Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them?” – Adlai Stevenson

Today’s Bible Verses:             Revelation 12:10-11  &  Colossians 3:16-17

  

And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Today’s Spiritual Thought”

“Words.words, more words…..” – William Shakespeare (from ‘Troilus and Cressida’)

Today is the next to last day of this year:  and I have been blessed, to be afforded the opportunity to share many words with you all this past year.  But alas, they are just words.  It is my hope that in some of the expressions, thoughts and sentences typed; that God has inspired, encouraged, touched and challenged you, by His Spirit to walk closer, to Him: live a more productive spiritual life; and to desire a greater and deeper relationship with Him.

For if the many thousands of words I have typed this past year has done none of that then they are not more than vanity and vexations, as the wise King Solomon would say.

Words, like water are easy to pour out: but it is more important the actions that these words inspire us to attempt, achieve and accomplish.

We can say many things in the course of our lives and over a given interval of time: but more important than what we say are the things we do.  And most important of all are the things we do for the Glory of the Lord.

If I could leave you with just a few words to end this year it would be these:

Love the Lord with all your heart, mind and soul and love others with the love with which God loves you.

If we could but do this – the world would be a better place for you and me and the entire human race.

Today’s Prayer:

Father, may my actions speak louder than my words and may both words and deeds inspire, encourage and enable others to see you more clearly and love you more dearly.

“Go put your creed into your deed..”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson