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This Day’s Thought-Tuesday

This Day's Thought

Ask the earth and the sea, the plains and the mountains, the sky and the clouds, the stars and the sun, the fish and the animals, and all of them will say, “We are beautiful because God made us…” This beauty is their testimony to God.

Augustine

This Day's Verse

Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty; listen to me, God of Jacob. Look on our shield, O God; look with favor on your anointed one.

Psalm 84:8-9
The New International Version

This Day's Reprise

No man can break any of the Ten Commandments. He can only break himself against them.

G. K. Chesterton

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This Day’s Thought-Ministry Update

This Day's Thought

Common Cent$ for Christians by Greg Potzer    

Ministry Update…

We are pleased to announce two new publications that we hope will be both helpful and enjoyable.

As with all of our resources, these books are available as free PDF downloads on our Books & Resources page. For those who prefer a printed copy, paperback editions may be ordered through Amazon at cost—we add no markup beyond Amazon’s printing charges, plus applicable tax and shipping. Our goal has always been to make these materials as widely available as possible.

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NEW! Common Cent$ for Christians

This booklet is not intended to be a lengthy, comprehensive work on financial strategies, investing, or related topics. Rather, it is a concise, practical guide designed to help you manage your money wisely and become a more faithful steward of the resources God has entrusted to you.

While there is a wealth of information available on subjects such as investing, retirement planning, and estate planning, this booklet focuses on the foundational principles upon which all sound financial decisions rest.

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NEW! 5000 Quotations: Collected Over the Past 50 Years

While our primary focus remains Christian encouragement and discipleship, we are also pleased to make available a collection of quotations gathered over many years on a wide variety of subjects.

Over the past fifty years I have collected thousands of quotations and reflections offering wisdom, insight, and occasional humor on such subjects as art and music, health and fitness, business and enterprise, motivation, etiquette, and many other fascinating facts.

In response to growing interest in this broader collection, I am pleased to make these more general (secular) quotations available. They are presented in no particular order, simply for your reading pleasure, amusement, and, I hope, encouragement.

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We also continue to offer our most recent Christian quotation collection, which remains available both as a free PDF download and as a paperback edition.

As this volume was published three years ago in celebration of our 25th anniversary, we are already looking ahead to a special 30th anniversary book, which we hope to release in approximately two years.

Favorite Thoughts for Your Christian Walk
2500 Christian Quotations from This Day’s Thought: Celebrating 25 Years

Edited by Greg Potzer, Favorite Thoughts for Your Christian Walk is a carefully curated collection featuring 2,500 of the most impactful Christian quotations from more than 10,000 previously shared through This Day’s Thought. This 415-page volume brings together many of the ministry’s most memorable and meaningful insights.

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As always, all of our books—both new and previous publications—may be downloaded free of charge or ordered in paperback form through Amazon at cost, with no ministry markup. To view or download any of these resources, please visit our Books & Resources page:

https://thisdaysthought.org/books-resources/

Thank you for your interest, encouragement, and support of this ministry!

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This Day’s Thought-Monday

This Day's Thought

In times of affliction we commonly meet with the sweetest experiences of the love of God.

John Bunyan

This Day's Verse

And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

Luke 11:1-4
The King James Version

This Day's Smile

Stubbornness should have been my middle name.

Martin Luther

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This Day’s Thought-Friday

This Day's Thought

Man can become part of God’s unity, which is eternal, only by forgetfulness of self.

Nachman of Breslov

This Day's Verse

For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the Lord our God is to us, whenever we call upon him?

Deuteronomy 4:7
The Revised Standard Version

This Day's Smile

The greater number of men pass through life with souls asleep.

Paul Sabatier

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This Day’s Thought-Thursday

This Day's Thought

The Gospel is open to all; the most respectable sinner has no more claim on it than the worst.

David Martyn Lloyd-Jones

This Day's Verse

God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.

2 Samuel 22:33
The King James Version

This Day's Reprise

I count all that part of my life lost which I spent not in communion with God or in doing good.

John Donne

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This Day’s Thought-Wednesday

This Day's Thought

Grief can be your servant, helping you to feel more compassion for others who hurt.

Robert Harold Schuller

This Day's Verse

“Offer to God thanksgiving, And pay your vows to the Most High. Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”

Psalm 50:14-15
The New King James Version

This Day's Smile

Silence is the fence around wisdom.

Akiva ben Joseph

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This Day’s Thought-Tuesday

This Day's Thought

Sin is not exhausted in describing individual acts which aren’t very nice. “Sin” is fundamentally a description of our entire situation, one of separation from God, alienation from him, arising out of our rebellion, our refusal to do his will, our insistence upon following our own wills.

John Stott

This Day's Verse

And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.

2 John 1:6
The New International Version

This Day's Reprise

Lord, the Scripture says: “There is a time for silence and a time for speech.” Saviour, teach me the silence of humility, the silence of wisdom, the silence of love, the silence of perfection, the silence that speaks without words, the silence of faith. Lord, teach me to silence my own heart that I may listen to the gentle movement of the Holy Spirit within me and sense the depths which are of God.

Frankfurt prayer (Sixteenth century)

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This Day’s Thought-Monday

This Day's Thought

If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.

Fred Rogers

This Day's Verse

Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

Luke 5:31-32
The New King James Version

This Day's Smile

The soul of man is the lamp of God.

Unknown

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This Day’s Thought-Friday

This Day's Thought

There is no emptiness of soul ever for those whose life is devoted to God.

William Lawson

This Day's Verse

How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron’s beard, down on the collar of his robe. It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.

Psalm 133
The New International Version

This Day's Smile

The person who goes quietly, goes with health and goes far.

Itailian proverb

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This Day’s Thought-Thursday

This Day's Thought

To admit that it is a world to which God seems not to be speaking is not a renunciation of faith: it is a simple acceptance of an existential religious fact. It should not disconcert anyone who knows…that the silences of God are also messages with a definite import of their own.

Thomas Merton

This Day's Verse

I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus, for in every way you have been enriched in him, in speech and knowledge of every kind—just as the testimony of Christ has been strengthened among you—so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you may be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:4-9
The New Revised Standard Version

This Day's Reprise

In our pursuit of righteousness, we cannot be unrighteous. Being on our way home is no justification for tramping through a flower bed.

Unknown

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