Student Newsletter - February 24, 2009

ROCK SOLID STUDENT NEWSLETTER February 24, 2009
Contents
1. Something for Your Heart
2. Surf Report
3. Forgettable Fact
4. Potent Quotables
5. Movie Reviews
6. Uh, That's Funny?
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1. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART

Our God Is Better

"And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm." (Daniel 1:19-20 KJV)

Our God reigns. Maybe you've sung a song with those words in it, Usually, I think of that phrase to mean that the one true God of heaven is in control of the universe. To modern unbelievers, it means that we believe in God while others don't.

But the ancient world was full of the worship of all kinds of gods. To say, "Our God reigns" meant, "Our God is better than your god." Occasionally, God would graciously prove to unbelieving people that His power was real, while the power of their false gods and false spirituality was either severely limited or completely non-existent.

God used Daniel and his boys to make that point at this moment in history. They were tapped into real power, the power of the God of creation. It's not surprising that they were ten times better than all the other spiritual leaders serving false gods. God used their faithfulness to prove His power.

Think: Does God's power show up in your life in a way that can be seen by others? What is the evidence that God is alive and at work in you?

Pray: Ask God to make His reality in your life through faith in Jesus evident to those who know you well.

Do: Read in Daniel 3 how Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego risked their lives to stand up for God -- and how God used that choice to make His power obvious to everyone.

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A Daily Devotional from PlanetWisdom.com, copyright 2009 Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission.

2. SURF REPORT
~ Surfshot - How's the surf in Hawaii?http://www.surfshot.com/

~ Love Is Respect - National Teen Dating Abuse Hotlinehttp://www.loveisrespect.org/

3. FORGETTABLE FACT
To burn off one plain M&M candy, you need to walk the full length of a football field.

4. POTENT QUOTABLES
"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will."~ Vince Lombardi

"The end of wisdom is to dream high enough not to lose the dream in the seeking of it."~ William Faulkner

5. MOVIE REVIEWS
Fired Up!
http://www.planetwisdom.com/movies/firedup.php

He's Just Not That Into You
http://www.planetwisdom.com/movies/hesjustnotthatintoyou.php

6. UH, THAT'S FUNNY?
Q: What kind of shoes are made from banana skins?
A: Slippers