At this season, let us be mindful of each other.  Let us know the shelter of one another.  Let us be the angels we have heard so much about.

Corrine De Winter

But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.  And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.

Matthew 1:20-21
The King James Version

Jesus Christ—
He made each star and galaxy.
His birth fulfilled each prophecy.
His power made the blind to see.
His sacrifice set people free.
His resurrection proved to be
the turning point of history.

Unknown

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He little knew the sorrow that was in his vacant chair;
He never guessed they’d miss him, or he’d surely have been there;
He couldn’t see his mother or the lump that filled her throat,
Or the tears that started falling as she read his hasty note;
And he couldn’t see his father sitting sorrowful and dumb,
Or he never would have written that he thought he couldn’t come.
He little knew the gladness that his presence would have made,
And the joy it would have given, or he never would have stayed.
He didn’t know how hungry had the little mother grown
Once again to see her baby and to claim him for her own.
He didn’t guess the meaning of his visit Christmas Day
Or he never would have written that he couldn’t get away.
He couldn’t see the fading of the cheeks that once were pink,
And the silver in the tresses; and he didn’t stop to think
How the years are passing swiftly, and next Christmas it might be
There would be no home to visit and no mother dear to see.
He didn’t think about it—I’ll not say he didn’t care.
He was heedless and forgetful or he’d surely have been there.
Are you going home for Christmas?  Have you written you’ll be there?
Going home to kiss the mother to show her that you care?
Going home to greet the father in a way to make him glad?
If you’re not I hope there’ll never come a time you’ll wish you had.
Just sit down and write a letter—it will make their heartstrings hum
With a tune of perfect gladness—if you’ll tell them that you’ll come.

Edgar A. Guest

But you, O Bethlehem Eph′rathah, who are little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days.

Micah 5:2
The Revised Standard Version

If there is love in your heart Christmas can last forever.

Marion Schoeberlein

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Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most.

Ruth Carter Stapleton

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Isaiah 7:14
The King James Version

May the joy of Christmas fill your days with gladness
May the peace of Christmas take away your anxiety
May the light of Christmas shine through your deepest darkness, and
May the love of Him who was born on Christmas day go with you in all your ways.

Theodore Ferris

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We picture death as coming to destroy; let us rather picture Christ as coming to save.  We think of death as ending; let us rather think of life as beginning, and that more abundantly.  We think of losing; let us think of gaining.  We think of parting, let us think of meeting.  We think of going away; let us think of arriving.  And as the voice of death whispers “You must go from earth,” let us hear the voice of Christ saying, “You are but coming to Me!”

Norman Macleod

Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

Proverbs 27:1
The English Standard Version

Present to God your past, present, and future.

Unknown

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A Reminder…

We have used small business-sized-cards to invite others to join our daily Christian devotionals.  If you believe you might be able to share some of these cards with friends, church members or other such groups…just send us your mailing address along with the number of cards you would like and we will happily ship those right off to you.  And thank you for helping us grow This Day’s Thought to reach even more people than ever before!

Whensoever a man desireth aught above measure, immediately he becometh restless.  The proud and avaricious man is never at rest; while he poor and the lowly of heart abide in the multitude of peace.

Thomas à Kempis

With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes.

Psalm 60:12
The Revised Standard Version

There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world, that is not intended to make us rejoice.

John Calvin

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I wondered how often God had placed people in my daily path with needs that I never sensed…because I was always too busy.

Paul Stutzman

He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

Micah 6:8
The New Revised Standard Version

The face is the mirror of the mind; and eyes, without speaking, confess the secrets of the heart.

Jerome

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Faith is doing the right thing regardless of the consequences, knowing God will turn the ultimate effect to good.

Pamela Reeve

Then Jesus told them, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his relatives and his own family.”

Mark 6:4
The New Living Translation

Horizontal relationships—relationships between people—are crippled at the outset unless the vertical relationship—the relationship between each person and God—is in place.

Ed Young

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Beware of worshiping Jesus as the Son of God and professing your faith in him as the Savior of the world, while you blaspheme him by the complete evidence in your daily life that he is powerless to do anything in and through you.

Oswald Chambers

But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus,

Acts 15:11
The English Standard Version

Bring me a worm that can comprehend a man, and then I will show you a man that can comprehend the triune God.

John Wesley

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Dark as my path may seem to others, I carry a magic light in my heart.  Faith, the spiritual strong searchlight, illuminates the way, and although sinister doubts lurk in the shadow, I walk unafraid toward the enchanted wood where the foliage is always green, where joy abides, where nightingales nest and sing, and where life and death are one in the presence of the Lord.

Helen Adams Keller

As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.

Psalm 71:14
The New International Version

Our Father in heaven…help us to see that it is better to fail in a cause that will ultimately succeed than to succeed in a cause that will ultimately fail.

Peter Marshall

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Favorite Thoughts For Your Christian Walk

2500 Christian Quotations from This Day’s Thought…Celebrating 25 Years of Ministry!

Dear Ministry Members…

We are pleased to present this special collection of Christian quotations shared over the last twenty-five years of our ministry.  During the last year and half we have reviewed all of our previously shared daily Christian quotations, over ten thousand in total, to choose this body of what we consider to be the “best of the best,” now available in paperback, hardcover and digital PDF formats.

This volume can be used and enjoyed in one’s daily devotions, personal meditations and in times of need; perused at leisure in the same manner that you have become accustomed to in receiving with our emailed daily thoughts.  The book might also serve as a wonderful Christmas gift for your loved ones, used in your outreach efforts, or for pastors and church staff for reference use.

Many of these thoughts are so very short and concise, but in their simplest form they can have a profound effect on one’s life.  We hope they will offer you peace and comfort, wisdom and guidance, encouragement and inspiration.

Offered in paperback for $20, hardcover for $30 and digital downloadable PDF format for $10, all of which helps support our continued ministry.  You may view a sample of the book and place your order by visiting the link below.

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Thank you all for your prayers and support over all these many years.  And may God bless you in your continued walk with Him.

In His Love,
Greg for This Day’s Thought

Let dissolution come when it will, it can do the Christian no harm, for it will be but a passage out of a prison into a palace; out of a sea of troubles into a haven of rest; out of a crowd of enemies, to an innumerable company of true, loving, and faithful friends; out of shame, reproach, and contempt, into exceeding great and eternal glory.

John Bunyan

And the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying, “Thus says the Lord of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another, do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart.”

Zechariah 7:8-10
The English Standard Version

We exist to exhibit God, to display his glory.  We serve as canvases for his brush stroke, papers for his pen, soil for his seeds, glimpses of his image.

Max Lucado

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